October 9: What we’re reading
Some articles we found interesting this week:
The Housing Revolution is Coming: Accessory dwelling units might just spell the end of the American suburb as we know it—in the best possible way, via The Atlantic.
A new study looks at how zoning reforms (like the kind Raleigh has adopted) affect the housing supply and costs in Greater Boston, via The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
There have been a few articles exploring the recent trend of “Build to Rent” communities across the country. There are a couple in development in the Triangle as well. We thought this article offered an interesting perspective, via The Washington Post.
Along those same lines, the UNC School of Government recently published a post about how build-to-rent communities fit within the North Carolina land use regulatory framework, via the UNC School of Government.
Micro residential units have been in the Raleigh news lately as part of the pending rezoning for North Hills and the discussion about housing affordability. Here is an article about VERY micro units, 95-square-foot, via the New York Times.
Interesting report on data from 20 guaranteed income projects, via Bloomberg.
Here’s an interesting article exploring the different ways Raleigh and Charlotte have developed over time: A Tale of Two Skylines, via The Assembly.
As Raleigh eases out of the COVID pandemic, there will inevitably be discussions about keeping the very few “positive” aspects of the pandemic, like more outdoor spaces, parklets and outdoor dining. Here is an article that speaks to those issues in the context of small businesses, via Bloomberg.
A ‘Black Tax’ Costs US Cities Millions They Can’t Afford, via Bloomberg.
Triangle Remains a ‘Shining Star’ Despite Economic Slowdown, via WRAL TechWire.
Wake County September Median Real Estate Value increased $10,000 to $465,000, via Wake County.
Boston set to require private real estate development projects to report diversity data, via Bloomberg.
Other items of interest:
In doing research about how and why Lake Lynn and Shelley Lake were built in the 1970’s as regional stormwater control purposes to facilitate future development, we came across this history of the Raleigh Greenway system and wanted to pass it along for those interested.
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