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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

," " Park View Residents Continue To Oppose Redevelopment at Bruce Monroe Park " Washington City Paper , also see " "Temporary" uses as a way to foil development: Bruce Monroe Elementary School site, DC | from school to park to housing "). Transit and economic development.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Since 2016, the state has taken steps to facilitate the creation of accessory dwelling units , small apartments in garages or basements or backyards, by reducing regulations of the size and shape of the units and limiting local governments’ ability to require the units to come with a parking spot, among other changes. Kim, UC Irvine.

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