• In this 5k, runners experience the history and resilience of North St. Louis

    In this 5k, runners experience the history and resilience of North St. Louis

    Sep 29, 2023 09:33 PM EDT

    ... According to the 2021 St. Louis Affordable Housing Report Card, which measures housing needs in St. Louis and St. Louis County based on income and housing data from the American Community Survey and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, St. Louis received an “F” for affordable housing for several ...

  • Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes

    Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes

    Sep 22, 2023 10:08 PM EDT

    ... are needed to prevent a rebuilt Lahaina from becoming a haven exclusively for the wealthy, for example by changing zoning to allow smaller and more affordable housing units like duplexes and apartments. “We need to be seriously focusing on multifamily housing,” he said. “That’s the way you get housing ...

  • Energy Department invests $325 million in new batteries that can store surplus renewable energy

    Energy Department invests $325 million in new batteries that can store surplus renewable energy

    Sep 22, 2023 04:50 PM EDT

    ... with sites in Georgia, California, South Carolina and Louisiana will use old, but still potent electric vehicle batteries for back-up power for senior centers, affordable housing complexes, and EV chargers. Another project led by Rejoule, a battery diagnostics company, similarly will use retired EV batteries at three locations, Petaluma ...

  • How rising mortgage rates are increasing the cost of living for millions of Americans

    How rising mortgage rates are increasing the cost of living for millions of Americans

    Sep 20, 2023 10:50 PM EDT

    ... life situation happening, like a marriage, a divorce, or a new baby on the way. Amna Nawaz: We know we have long had an affordable housing shortage in this country that's gotten worse in recent years. What have the last 16 months of rate hikes meant overall for housing ...

  • With new newspaper and new businesses, Afghan refugees finding new community in Missouri

    With new newspaper and new businesses, Afghan refugees finding new community in Missouri

    Sep 18, 2023 09:34 PM EDT

    ... a community and we felt that if we build a community, people will stay.” But while the new initiatives have been helpful, the lack of affordable housing in the St. Louis area has posed a problem.“We had families stay in hotels for four months before we could get them ...

  • After leaving prison, returning citizens find new ground on this Michigan farm

    After leaving prison, returning citizens find new ground on this Michigan farm

    Aug 21, 2023 08:45 PM EDT

    ... reincarceration, so stable employment and vocational training are key to decreasing recidivism. Washington said as employment outcomes have improved, new challenges have emerged, such as affordable housing and accessible transportation. “Leaving prison is only one step on a person’s journey,” Washington said. That’s why We The People Opportunity ...

  • Concerns over 'climate gentrification' rise after devastating fire in Maui

    Concerns over 'climate gentrification' rise after devastating fire in Maui

    Aug 18, 2023 05:18 PM EDT

    ... seriously now, he said. Maui has stringent affordable housing requirements for new multifamily construction, Tyndall said. But the practical effect has been that very little housing gets built. So new supply is low, both for affordable housing and rentals at market rate, "which just makes housing more expensive for everyone ...

  • After wildfires, Hawaii vows to protect Maui landowners from pressure to sell

    After wildfires, Hawaii vows to protect Maui landowners from pressure to sell

    Aug 17, 2023 01:07 PM EDT

    ... for cheaper housing.ANALYSIS: Burning of Lahaina’s sacred sites is a major loss for Native Hawaiians. But their history will live on Green made affordable housing a priority when he entered office in January, appointing a czar for the issue and seeking $1 billion for housing programs. Since the ...

  • How some U.S. cities are converting vacant office spaces into housing

    How some U.S. cities are converting vacant office spaces into housing

    Aug 08, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    ... would mean more affordable housing for some, but, of course, not everyone. Matthew Murphy: We're not going to get affordable housing, purposeful, low-income housing. Paul Solman: Not if the market dictates price, says Murphy.Matthew Murphy: To get low-income housing or the type of housing that really ...

  • British housing crisis creates new conflicts as developers seek to build homes

    British housing crisis creates new conflicts as developers seek to build homes

    Jul 17, 2023 10:25 PM EDT

    Kelly Penfold, born and raised here, has joined the local resistance movement.    Kelly Penfold, Don't Urbanise The Downs:  Personally, I'd like more housing, because I'd like more affordable housing, but not at the expense of concreting over all of this.    I think there has to ...