February 12: What we’re reading this week
Some articles we found interesting this week:
White People Flocked Back to City Centers and Transformed them, via the Washington Post.
The Tricky Challenge of being a ‘Neighborhood’ Mayor, from Governing.
Are Bike Buses the Future of School Transportation?, from NextCity.
This Doctor wants to Prescribe a Cure for Homelessness. Read it from NPR.
If you don’t believe institutional racism shaped racial attitudes in America, consider this article: Mississippi banned ‘Sesame Street’ for showing Black and White kids playing, in the Washington Post.
This article explores the implications for Charlotte as it loses engaged corporate leaders. As Raleigh has grown over the last couple of decades, it continues to struggle with the issue now confronting Charlotte. This makes it difficult for elected officials to generate support for regulatory reform and bold policy initiatives. Who’s in Charge in Charlotte, from Charlotte Magazine.
As urban sprawl consumes prime agricultural land, cities must find better ways to accommodate new residents in more dense, urban environments: N.C. ranks second in nation in potential agricultural land lost by 2040, in Morning Ag Clips.
Here is an interesting affordable housing program by Housingwire.com that discusses various ways to address housing affordability.
This article discusses how affordable housing failed to develop in the Atlantic Yards project in New York City due to vague promises rather than contractual obligations, via ShelterForce.
Across the country, state leaders are putting the nation’s housing shortage at the center of their agendas this year. But it's still uncertain whether their proposals to solve the problem will gain traction and some question whether the plans go far enough. Read more here. (See also: Vermont legislators considering statewide legislation to address housing inventory, via WCAX).
City Council establishes a fund to help address displacement and gentrification associated with New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, writes WRAL.
Raleigh can relate: The U.S. needs more affordable housing – where to put it is a bigger battle, via NPR.