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Housing & Neighborhood Planning

Nov 21 2017

Planning for Thriving Communities in Connecticut

by Vanessa Barrios

RPA Lab
Nov 15 2017

Yes, We Still Need to Talk About TOD

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Nov 13 2017

City Limits
A New Housing Resource for the Region, Right in the Parking Lot

In the Media
Nov 05 2017

Times Herald-Record
Future Looking Brighter For Investment In Stewart Airport

In the Media
Nov 02 2017

Newsday, November 3, 2017
Assisted living facilities spread on LI as population ages

In the Media
Oct 17 2017

The Bronx Deserves Better Than the Current Plan for the Sheridan Expressway

by Kate Slevin

RPA Lab
Oct 12 2017

How the Next Governor Can Build a Thriving New Jersey

by Vanessa Barrios

RPA Lab
Oct 11 2017

City Limits
Lessons from Vancouver for NYC’s Debate Over Taxing Vacant Land to Ease Housing Crunch

In the Media
Sep 22 2017

Renters Call for Local, National Action as Rents Rise

by Pierina Ana Sanchez

RPA Lab
Sep 18 2017

The Island Now
Great Neck Plaza Sets Date for Introducing Zoning Law

In the Media
Sep 12 2017

Q&A: Visualizing the Future of the Region’s Coast

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Sep 07 2017

Newark City Council Hears Controversial Rezoning Proposals

by Tom Wright & Kate Slevin

RPA Lab
Sep 07 2017

Immigrants Are Not the Problem. They Are the Solution.

by Tom Wright

RPA Lab
Sep 05 2017

Ending DACA Will Destabilize Families, Homes and Communities in the New York Region

by Vanessa Barrios & Walter Barrientos

RPA Lab
Aug 30 2017

City & State
How a Pied-a-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis

In the Media
Aug 29 2017

Q&A: Visualizing the Future of the Highlands

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Aug 20 2017

Newsday
Great Neck Plaza Trustees Hear Ideas on Creating Affordable Housing

In the Media
Aug 17 2017

The Island Now
Regional Plan Association Presents Zoning Report to G.N. Plaza Officials

In the Media
Aug 05 2017

Crain's New York Business
Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Could Transform Waterfront Without Gentrifying It

In the Media
Aug 04 2017

Introducing ‘4C: Four Corridors: Foreseeing the Region of the Future’

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Jul 26 2017

EVENT: 4C: Four Corridors: Foreseeing the Region of the Future

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Jul 24 2017

Bloomberg
NYC's Northern Suburbs Get Urban Makeover With Apartment Towers

In the Media
Jul 17 2017

Swier: Everyone Has a Right to Control How Resources Are Used in Cities

by Kate Slevin

RPA Lab
Jul 13 2017

What Could the NY Region Look Like in 25 Years?

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Jul 11 2017

AM New York
Sutton Place Rezoning Plan May Force De Blasio to Address Affordable Housing Program

In the Media
Jul 07 2017

Connecticut Can’t Afford to Weaken Affordable Housing Laws

by Melissa Kaplan-Macey

RPA Lab
Jul 06 2017

Hartford Courant
Malloy Issues First Three Vetoes Of Year

In the Media
Jul 06 2017

CT Mirror
Malloy Vetoes Looser Affordable Housing Rules, May Face Override Vote

In the Media
Jul 06 2017

Lewis: Include Underrepresented Voices in Planning Process from the Beginning

by Vanessa Barrios

RPA Lab
Jul 04 2017

Planetizen
New Tools for Affordability in New Jersey

In the Media
Jun 28 2017

Solving the Affordability Crisis in Newark

by Mark Lohbauer

RPA Lab
Jun 27 2017

You Can Dance If You Want To

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Jun 08 2017

Tips and Tools for Designing Your Town

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Jun 06 2017

Affordable Homes in NJ: What the Candidates for Governor Have and Haven’t Said

by Vanessa Barrios

RPA Lab
Jun 01 2017

Cohen: How Will the Fourth Plan Be Implemented in New Jersey?

by Mark Lohbauer

RPA Lab
May 23 2017

Barrientos: Planners Should Meet Community Organizations Where They’re At

by Renae Widdison

RPA Lab
May 16 2017

A Response to ReThinkNYC

by Tom Wright

RPA Lab
May 12 2017

Walking Is a Magic Cure. So Why Are Some of Our Most Walkable Communities So Unhealthy?

by Mandu Sen

RPA Lab
May 11 2017

One Way Connecticut is Fighting to Keep Jobs

by Melissa Kaplan-Macey

RPA Lab
May 10 2017

City Limits
Clash of Opinions on De Blasio’s Approach to Rezoning

In the Media
May 09 2017

Defending Planning Autonomy in New Jersey

by Mark Lohbauer

RPA Lab
May 08 2017

Map Monday: Anchor Institutions in the NY Region

by Alex Moscovitz

RPA Lab
May 05 2017

Learn about the Fourth Regional Plan at the National Planning Conference this Weekend

by Kate Slevin

RPA Lab
May 01 2017

How the Affordability Crisis Is Changing the Way We Think About Food Deserts

by Alexandra Moscovitz

RPA Lab
Apr 26 2017

Testimony on Heartland Town Square Project

by Vanessa Barrios

Testimony
Apr 26 2017

Biden to RPA Assembly: Get Loud About Infrastructure Needs

by Emily Thenhaus

RPA Lab
Apr 23 2017

CT Mirror
Housing Shift: More Apartments, Fewer McMansions

In the Media
Apr 18 2017

City Limits
The Real Math of an Affordable Housing Lottery: Huge Disconnect Between Need and Allotment

In the Media
Apr 04 2017

City Limits
Is it Time for a Housing Plan Reset?

In the Media
Apr 03 2017

MapMonday: Where Do People With Disabilities Live in the NY Region?

by Alex Moscovitz

RPA Lab