Local leaders are turning to layered programs, new financing tools and deeper community engagement to prepare for extreme ...

The RTA warned in 2022 that the agency would hit a fiscal cliff this year as federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds run out and fare revenues couldn’t cover operating expenses. By last year, the RTA ...

As cities across the country face a dearth of affordable housing options, some are turning to social housing programs, which can help maintain majority city or nonprofit control over housing ...

The FHA change rescinds a 2013 update to the guidance, according to HUD. The agency said the previous guidance imposed more than $110 million in repair costs on builders over the past five years. “The ...

This is the second in a series of three articles examining local policies that give tenants a right to cooling equipment. Click here to read the first story and here to read the third. Nearly five ...

As part of its strategy to address rising rents and a shortfall of more than 50,000 affordable housing units, Cleveland is kickstarting development using a public-private partnership model. The ...

California needs to build 2.5 million housing units by 2030 to meet demand, according to the state’s 2022 Statewide Housing Plan. At least 1 million of those new homes must be affordable for ...

As more cities incorporate AI into operations, governance over the technology is still catching up. A 2023 state audit of AI use in New York City from 2019 through 2022 found an array of different ...

New York City will spend $8.4 million to turn three concrete roadway medians in the Queens borough into green infrastructure “sponges” designed to absorb stormwater and prevent extreme weather ...

The state law provides localities with some flexibility, according to the Association of Bay Area Governments. Local governments can adopt their own local transit-oriented development plan, as long as ...

For many, last week’s cyberattacks on water systems throughout the U.S. was a wake-up call. Many municipal water systems are sitting ducks for hackers. But experts say there’s plenty that operators ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed streamlining the process for state transportation departments and railroads to lease land alongside roads, tracks or utility tunnels to carry ...