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California Forests Are Disappearing–And So Are Air Pollution Disparities

The Lowe Down

California wildfires, 1980-2000 and 2001-2020 Source: California Fire Perimeters (1898-2020) dataset by Conservation Biology Institute. for 2016-2020. The 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and claimed 85 lives, was one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires occurring in recent years.

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Eviction practices across subsidized housing in New York State

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The authors find evidence that average eviction filing rates were consistently higher in public housing than in other types of subsidized housing in the pre-pandemic period (2016-2019). 2020; Preston & Reina, 2021) compared public housing authorities to private landlords in individual markets. One study (Gromis et al.,

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Will the GSEs Repeat 2007 - 2009’s Large Losses?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

First, house prices increased by 57 percent 1 over the nearly nine years from their post-financial crisis bottom (2011 Q2) through the last quarter before the pandemic (2020 Q1). By comparison, median household income was rising from 2016 through 2020 by only 2.6 This is a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.98

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Data Update: Analysis Of Renters At Risk As Eviction Moratorium Expires

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Rather, since the New York City Housing Court began to accept new eviction filings again on June 20, 2020, certain types of cases moved forward despite a complex intersection of Local, State, and Federal protections. Since March 17, 2020 (through the most recent data update of January 9, 2022) there have been 78,652 new eviction filings.

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

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Even under the new system, heavily white, wealthy cities that got lower targets than other cities responded to those targets just like everyone else—by committing to more density, providing authors further evidence that legislative reforms spurred action and accountability in how California cities plan for housing. Kim, UC Irvine.

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Key Facts and Figures, and Some Unusual Economics (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MH units 1 currently account for about 6% of the U.S. Having to travel down highways naturally accounts for its long thin shape (which acts as a considerable design constraint). 2] Also, See Fannie Mae, “Manufactured Housing Landscape 2020,”( [link] ). million MH units (meaning structures) in 2020, 4.8

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Four | Seasonality, Activation and Public Art as an element of facilities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

At Branch Park, the design team took these various experiences into account, incorporating seating options, shaded areas, viewing gardens, open spaces conducive to informal games, and a playground. The park allows all community members to enjoy the space simultaneously. The park allows all community members to enjoy the space simultaneously.