Top 5 Stories This Week (July 23-27, 2018)
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1. “Why Are Developers Only Building Luxury Housing?”
by Daniel Herriges | July 25, 2018
"Developers in my city are only building luxury housing. They're not building anything that ordinary people can afford." If you’ve said this lately, or heard someone else say it, here are five possible reasons why.
by Charles Marohn | July 23, 2018
When your community is financially fragile, you lose options. In the case of Brainerd, Minnesota, that may mean letting go of a landmark.
3. Mapping the Effects of California's Prop 13
by Connor Nielsen | July 23, 2018
New maps from Urban3 visualize the shocking disparities in who is actually footing municipal bills in California.
4. What a Difference $1,000 Makes: Part One and Part Two
by Jen Jones Donatelli | July 24 + 25, 2018
When the housing market is depressed and you can’t get a return on your investment, there is little incentive to put any money into improvements. It’s a vicious cycle that several Akron nonprofits are trying to break.
5. Our streets are an emergency situation for cyclists. Why should we fix them incrementally?
by Kea Wilson | July 26, 2018
The smallest step might actually be the smartest one.