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Portland’s Cully Neighborhood To Use “The One Ring” for Good
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Portland’s Cully neighborhood is about to embark on a big urban renewal experiment with the intention of maintaining that area's current affordabili...
The Governor of Missouri Wants to Spend $859 Million on Highway Expansion
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The state of Missouri has a $6 billion budget surplus due to an increase in tax revenue and unspent federal aid. Governor Parson wants to use $859 mil...
The U.S. Is Running Out of Skilled Labor. Is It Gen-Z’s Fault?
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. is crying out, saying we NEED more carpenters, plumbers, and other people in skilled trades and technical industries—but the generation abo...
People Move to Places with Zoning Laws, Ergo Zoning Is Good?
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent Planetizen article titled, “Is Exclusionary Zoning a Good Thing?” author Michael Lewyn examines a theoretical argument presented by Ju...
Thanks for a Great Year
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a great year here on Upzoned; thanks for listening. We wanted to close out 2022 with one last message, and to wish you Happy Holidays and a ...
Homeowners Struggling to Get Insurance in Wildfire-Prone Colorado
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An increasing risk of wildfires has made insurance carriers wary of certain areas in Colorado—according to a recent Denver Post article—raising th...
These 3 Cities Are Eliminating Parking Minimums. Are They Going About It the Right Way?
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's #BlackFridayParking week at Strong Towns, which means we've got a special parking-related episode of the Upzoned podcast today. Host Abby Kinney,...
Why Is It So Expensive To Build Public Transit in the U.S.?
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A recent VICE article shares the conclusions of a report published by an NYU research group. The research, led by Alon Levy, spans some 15 years and d...
This Man Overcame Homelessness by Building His Own Tiny Home…on Hollywood Boulevard!
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An army veteran who was homeless in Los Angeles got tired of having his tent cleared out by the city's sanitation teams...so he decided to build his o...
What Does the ”Airbnbust” Mean for the Housing Market?
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's been much speculation on the internet lately—to the point of almost becoming a meme—about whether we are witnessing the great "Airbnbust."...
This Seattle Highway Is Facing a $29 Million Financial Crisis
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During the winter of 2019, a tunnel for State Route 99 (SR 99) opened, running beneath downtown Seattle, Washington. It was a long-anticipated project...
We Need More Housing—But Also More People Who Can Build More Housing
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are there enough construction workers to build the housing we need in the U.S. and Canada? According to The Globe and Mail, the Ontario government ha...