It’s Progressives vs. Labor over Transportation Money
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It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about HUD
All Hail! Gov’t Workers Using Uber Way Too Much
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Government workers are turning to Uber and Lyft on business trips, with a 922-percent increase in spending last year, newly released records from the General Services Administratiaon show. At the same time, workers are using less transit.
Today Trump Gags the EPA. Tomorrow the GOP Strangles the Census.
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Republicans want to cut off federal data that social science researchers depend on, limiting our ability to understand the effects of transportation and land use policy, especially on the most vulnerable Americans.
HUD Tells Cleveland: Don’t Let Opportunity Corridor Go “Horribly Wrong”
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It was a sad day in Washington, DC, last year when Harriet Tregoning left the DC Office of Planning. But it’s becoming clear that she’s a great addition at HUD. In her capacity as the agency’s principal deputy assistant secretary for community development, Tregoning issued a stern warning to the city of Cleveland and Ohio DOT last […]
Will Julián Castro Follow Shaun Donovan’s Smart Growth Path at HUD?
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Losing Shaun Donovan at the helm of HUD was a blow for urbanists. This afternoon President Obama formally announced the nomination of San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to replace Donovan as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. What will the transition mean for the agency, which under Donovan championed smart growth and the integration of […]
HUD and U.S. DOT Embrace Housing + Transportation Metric for Affordability
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A few years ago, the Center for Neighborhood Technology gave a wonderful gift to urbanists and planners: the Housing + Transportation Index. This simple calculation clarified and popularized a key concept: that transportation costs must be taken into account in any measurement of “affordability.” Without that, potential homebuyers and renters make the mistake of “saving” […]