The National Guard Won’t End Homelessness. Housing Resources Can. Despite a nationwide trend toward criminalizing people experiencing homelessness, decades of research show that housing resources and other supports remain the best solution to helping people exit hom...

Will sending in the National Guard end homelessness in DC?

Short answer: no.

Powerful insights from my colleague Samantha Batko: The National Guard Won’t End Homelessness. Housing Resources Can. | Urban Institute share.google/v7uSY9b92umE...

Our latest blog post highlights why solving the housing crisis requires more than simply increasing supply. Cities must also ensure that an adequate share of affordable units is reserved for households with lower incomes.
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Mass Deportations Would Worsen Our Housing Crisis Mass deportations would reduce the construction labor force, which is highly dependent on immigrant workers, exacerbating the US housing crisis—but some states are more at risk than others.

In our latest Urban institute blog, my colleagues and I explore how large-scale deportations could exacerbate housing affordability challenges, with Texas and California at the highest risk of construction labor supply shortages: www.urban.org/urban-wire/m...

9 predictions about what 2025 may hold for US cities “Playground” cities will thrive, innovative housing programs will proliferate and technology will transform transit and municipal services, these sources say.

Curious what 2025 might hold for US cities? Explore my predictions and insights from other experts below. What predictions do you have for 2025? #PredictionsFor2025