Deyanira Martinez

4 days ago | civilbeat.org | Deyanira Martinez |Kim Gamel

What made the Model Cities program unique wasn’t just its scale but its philosophy. At the heart of the program was an insistence on “widespread citizen participation.”In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has reached a breaking point. Rents are skyrocketing, homelessness is rising and working-class neighborhoods are threatened by displacement. These challenges might feel unprecedented. But they echo a moment more than half a century ago.

1 week ago | phys.org | Deyanira Martinez |Lisa Lock |Andrew Zinin

In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has reached a breaking point. Rents are skyrocketing, homelessness is rising and working-class neighborhoods are threatened by displacement. These challenges might feel unprecedented. But they echo a moment more than half a century ago.