This week, we're reading:
- Minneapolis chooses affordable housing over parking: Minneapolis recently relaxed parking requirements for transit-adjacent develops to attempt to mitigate rising housing costs
- Why walking or biking to workis just as important in suburbs as cities: Far too few people have active commutes, in either cities or suburbs, which is why it is so critical to provide infrastructure that will encourage active commutes
- Millennials will live in cities unlike anything we've ever seen before: This excellent Gizmodo piece explores how millennials are really living – and what it means for the future of cities
- Do taller buildings have to mean darker streets?: This Next City piece challenges the idea that taller buildings limit natural light on city streets, thanks to new tools and approaches to urban design
- Big city dreaming: the sometimes mixed results of mixed use: This opinion piece from a ULI Foundation Governor argues that mandating mixed use isn't always the best way to incentivize development
- Which streetscape features best generate pedestrian activity?: This blog post describes findings from a new JPER article on pedestrian activity
- Edmonton, Canada's city manager prioritizes building a city rather than just projects: Great interview with Edmonton's city manager about his city's approach to growth and development
- Public-private alliance can solve affordable housing crunch: This article describes how private capital is needed to solve our affordable housing crisis
- How school districts seal their students into poverty: Economic segregation in schools matters deeply, and this new data shows how we need financing reform for fairer education in this country
- Between the World and Me: Ta-Nehisi Coates' latest book offers a bold and personal literary explanation of America's racial history. You can learn more about the book by listening to Coates on Fresh Air.
