Housing

In this episode, Stephen Goldsmith interviews Carin Clary, the director of Homelessness and Housing at Harvard's Government Performance Lab. They discuss the challenges faced by cities in addressing homelessness, the crucial role of data in guiding...

Homelessness in America is not new. During colonial times, people living on the streets were called ‘the wandering poor’, ‘sturdy beggars’ or ‘vagrants’ [i] and were viewed by the Puritans as ‘morally deficient.’ [ii] Fortunately, our views have evolved...

December 6, 2023 Housing At a recent event held at Harvard University Victoria Brown, at the time serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, spoke to chiefs of staff and deputy mayors of 30 large US...

As federal moratoriums ended in August 2021, and many cities experienced an increase in evictions along with rising rents, this one-two punch left many renters in even worse positions than before. Compounded by soaring inflation rates, eviction filings...

At a recent event held at Harvard University the author and professor Gregg Colburn spoke to chiefs of staff and deputy mayors of 30 large US cities, and we're releasing the audio of that speech with a bonus question and answer session. Listen to Colburn...

The impact of blight on urban communities cannot be overstated. Abandoned properties, vacant lots, and other signs of neglect can lead to economic decline, increased crime, and decreased quality of life for residents. However, cities across the United...

April 21, 2023 Housing This article originally appeared in Government Technology. Local governments often struggle to keep up with every development that requires changes in policy or operations. And the more dynamic those conditions, the greater the...

Map: Long Beach Homelessness Dashboard Geographic Area: City of Long Beach Year Published: 2023 Goal: Provide information about services available to unhoused folks in Long Beach, as well as provide demographic data and track status of homeless population...

March 28, 2023 Civic Data Our #DataReads series curates links and examples for those looking for an introduction to a particular civic data topic. In 2021 we published an article about mapping climate migration, Map Monday: Where Will Climate Migrants...

March 15, 2023 Infrastructure In this episode Professor Goldsmith interviews Carlos Martín about his work as the project director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. They discuss Martín's...