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As data centers see a surge in demand because of generative AI, Henrico County, Virginia, shows how local governments can turn the economic gains of this new industry into sustainable funding for affordable housing.
What it really takes to reduce mass incarceration What do states actually need to do roll back their prison populations by 10 percent? 20 percent? 50 percent?How will we know when the mortgage market has fully recovered? Though several concrete signs lately point to a broad-based housing recovery across the nation, not everything is back to normal.Disarming the great affordable housing debate Blaming "the poverty housing industry" hinders the kind of collaboration that will be necessary to build lasting solutions.Addressing the costs of chronic violence in DC The spate of homicides this week makes it clear that living with chronic violence threatens children’s life chances and silences their voices.What data tell us about public safety in DC The latest chapter of Our Changing City explores how DC, once the nation’s “murder capital,” went on to experience dramatic drops in violent crime.To reduce inequality among neighborhoods, make inclusion the central goal Often we invest in advantaged neighborhoods, but investments need to be used as leverage for inclusion of lower-income households.
