May 28: What we’re reading this week
Some articles we found interesting this week:
Here’s an interesting working paper exploring how Arlington’s Transit Oriented Development may have helped restrain housing costs in DC: How DC Densified.
With local media reporting on high office vacancy rates in Raleigh, here are three articles discussing exploding office vacancies in New York, Chicago and LA: 26 Empire State Buildings Could fit into New York City’s Vacant Office Space. That’s a Sign. Along those same lines, here is an article about LA’s Office Vacancy and Chicago’s Empty Office Towers Threaten its Future as a Major Financial Hub.
New York Universal Basic Income for Mothers is set to Expand, according to Bloomberg.
The Model City for Transforming Downtowns? It’s in Canada. Read about it in the Washington Post.
A Nascent ‘YIMBY’ Movement? Via the New York Times.
Cities Need Fast, Frequent Service to Halt Transit “Death Spiral.” Read more.
Home Appraisals Reveal Racial Disparities in Every Major City. Read about it in Bloomberg.
Granny Flats Play Surprising Role in Easing California’s Housing Woes, according to the Washington Post.
Imagine a Renters’ Utopia —It Might Look Like Vienna. From the New York Times.
The Associated Press is running a series of articles exploring how structural racism impacts Black Americans from cradle to grave. It’s worth the read.
Germany’s Love of Autos Puts the Brakes on Berlin’s Car-Free Dreams. Read it in Bloomberg.