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Three City Parks that Encourage Inclusion in Their Communities If parks aren’t designed with residents in mind, they can go underutilized, or the opposite—price long-time residents out of the neighborhood.All Five Federal Mortgage Programs Should Treat Student Loan Debt the Same Way Many of the 44.7 million Americans with student loan debt are also in their prime homebuying years.Cities Losing Population Could Still Be Gaining Households Population counts don’t show everything cities should know about their housing needs.Urban’s Role in Presidential Campaigns—Elevating the Debate with Rigor and Independence As candidates offer ideas, Urban's scholars apply data and analytics to deepen public understanding of their potential impacts.When Targeting Food Insecurity, Don’t Forget Teens and College Students School resuming after the holidays can be a welcome return for young people facing food insecurity.A New Tool Can Help Assess Opportunity Zone Investments’ Social Impacts Opportunity Zone regulations allow a broad range of uses and do not require investments to benefit residents.