Another Car-Sharing Startup Is Dead. Why Is Car Sharing So …
Nov 20, 2024 · Car-sharing and the last-mile problem. Gig Car Share was backed by AAA Mountain West Group (MWG), which had set up a new entity, A3 Ventures, to support new innovations in mobility. For an organization with a history of supporting America’s car-centric culture and opposing investments into public transit, it was a noticeable shift. AAA MWG declined an interview request from Next City, while ...
Fixing the Housing Crisis, Beyond Supply - nextcity.org
Next City Event: Fixing the Housing Crisis, Beyond Supply Engage with speakers who will discuss methods for increasing affordability and making units and homes permanently affordable, such as establishing community land trusts, expanding housing assistance, and more!
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Follow top urban news headlines and discover how cities can be reimagined as truly inclusive. Next City publishes stories on solutions to pressing urban issues.
Meet the Bill To Ban Hedge Funds From Owning Single-Family …
Mar 28, 2024 · While the overall ownership of single-family homes by private equity remains relatively small, a 2022 report by MetLife estimated that by 2030, 7.6 million single-family rental homes in the United States—more than 40 percent—could be owned by corporate investors. According to a November report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) the estimate of 1.6 million housing units ...
How Chicago Organizers Managed To Rid the City of ShotSpotter
Dec 9, 2024 · Overall, 88.72% of incidents flagged by ShotSpotter ended with police finding no incident of gun crime. The City of Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General conducted its own study and determined that ShotSpotter-related deployments “rarely produce evidence of a gun-related crime.” “There’s no way to prove whether ShotSpotter saves lives,” said Ed Vogel, a member of both the ...
Blocking the Bus Lane? Cities Are Using AI To Find and Fine You
Nov 8, 2024 · Transit agencies in America’s biggest cities are working with startup Hayden AI to catch drivers blocking the bus by deploying cameras on buses.
These Social Housing Projects Around the World Can Inspire …
Oct 7, 2024 · With the nation in the midst of a seemingly intractable affordable housing crisis, new possibilities are becoming visible. Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a number of policies to make homes more affordable, including the potential to construct over three million new housing units in her first term should she be elected.
Weekend Transit Cuts Are Crippling Atlanta’s Cultural Events. Will ...
Nov 26, 2024 · A version of this story was first published by The Xylom, a nonprofit newsroom that covers the communities influencing and being shaped by science.. Organizing Atlanta Pride, America’s largest free Pride festival, is always an uphill battle. But perhaps neither organizers nor Pridegoers expected the biggest hurdle this year to be getting to the venue.
History of Gentrification in America: A Timeline | Next City
1993. Under the influence of real estate industry lobbyists, New York State legislators pass into law several loopholes, including one that allows NYC landlords to flip rent-stabilized apartments into market-rate apartments by gradually increasing the rent each time a tenant moves out until the rent hits a certain threshold, upon which the apartment loses rent-stabilized status.