Jared Brey

A new report shows housing costs increasingly out of reach for Houstonians. Black homeownership shrank by the biggest margin on record.

Somerville, Mass., officials say their success is rooted in tried-and-true best practices for traffic safety.

Steve Waldrip, a senior adviser on housing for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, will lead a new state Division of Housing and Community Development. He wants to cut regulations and boost housing supply for younger people.

Maine Democrats have coalesced around Troy Jackson, a progressive former state senator who lost a gubernatorial election earlier this summer, to replace Graham Platner on the Senate ticket. Also: A new slate of Black officials is poised to lead some of Maryland's biggest counties.

Former Austin Mayor Steve Adler has written a new book about his time in office. He shares some of the highlights and lowlights in an interview with

Two Urban Institute reports explore the potential impact of the BUILD Act, a surface transportation bill under consideration by Congress. The bill would reduce funding for public transit by millions from current levels when adjusted for inflation.

Seattle voters will consider a measure to increase taxes to buy more bus service this fall. They have a history of supporting transit, while similar measures in other cities face more uncertain prospects.

Data published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis suggests that rates of home ownership are lower than we believed.

North Carolina is the latest state to lift minimum parking requirements in its cities, an action it says will help the environment and lower housing costs.

The state's Senate primary, pitched as a battle between the insurgent left and the establishment center in the Democratic Party, was closer than most of the polls predicted. But the left-leaning candidate won. It was different on the gubernatorial side.