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Highway humor is over some drivers’ heads
June 10, 2024 | News, InfrastructureStates to drivers: READ OUR WITTY HIGHWAY SIGNS. Feds to states: YOU’RE NOT FUNNY.
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Housing boom in most of the US could ease shortage, but cost is still a problem
May 16, 2024 | News, InfrastructureThere are 5 million new housing units since 2020, mostly in the South and West, but supply has still not caught up with demand.
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Too many cubicles, too few homes spur incentives to convert offices to housing
April 17, 2024 | News, InfrastructureStates are stepping in with tax breaks and zoning changes to help replace the unwanted cubicle farms with much-needed housing.
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No fare! Free bus rides raise questions of fairness, viability.
February 21, 2024 | News, ManagementThe strategy is especially helpful to lower-paid workers, but it might not be sustainable.
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Some cities see migrants as a ‘lifeline.’ Policy could follow, experts say.
January 16, 2024 | News, ManagementFeds should help new arrivals settle in the places that would welcome them, a new report says.
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Some towns get funding boost from census corrections
February 10, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsCensus population count corrections have started to roll out, but officials say the bureau needs to be more transparent about the process as valuable funding opportunities remain on the line.
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Tech counties boomed in pandemic, new data shows
December 13, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsThe pandemic rejuvenated the economy of tech-based areas such as California's Silicon Valley, but the unexpected spike is starting to flatten.
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Census bureau finishes some local count challenges
September 06, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsSome cities complained that flawed counts cut off population-based funding, and others cited mapping mistakes that placed buildings in the wrong municipality.
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Detroit challenges 2020 census count
April 07, 2022 | News, State & LocalIf Detroit’s count is reversed, it could help the city reclaim $150 million in federal funding that is distributed by population.
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The census missed some folks. These cities want them counted.
April 04, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsState data centers are trying to account for inaccuracies in census data brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in college towns across the country.