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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.
A lower homeownership rate is the new normal We need strategies to deal with the coming surge in rental housing demandNew evidence should drive policies on neighborhoods and economic opportunity The case for "place conscious" investments that target both people and neighborhoodsLessons from the LaCour data fraud case on how to responsibly consume and produce research How to be a better consumer and producer of researchHow benefit cuts affect vulnerable DC families Proposed benefit cuts in DC will make the Mayor's 'pathway to the middle class' more challengingHow can we strengthen local government responses to displacement in Africa? Most of Africa's refugees end up in cities rather than camps, presenting a challenge for protecting them