Housing

The Best Books of 2016 for Urbanists

Have some time off this holiday season? Curl up with one of these engaging reads.

The Urban Edge: Our Most-Read Stories of 2016

The stories cover everything from Astrodome redevelopment to gentrification battles.

Q+A: How Los Angeles' First Homeless Coordinator Approaches Her Job

Turns out supporting the homeless at the ballot box and supporting them in the neighborhood are two different things.

For Young People, Homelessness is a Different Type of Struggle

Indigent youth will often do whatever it takes to avoid a homeless shelter: They couch surf. They crash with relatives. They may trade sex for a bed. But that resilience poses unique challenges to the very programs designed to serve them.

What Ben Carson at HUD Might Mean for Houston

In Houston, where debates about housing are fierce, questions remain about how a Carson-led HUD would operate.