Quantifying Spatial Polygamy Among Low-Income Housing Residents in NYC: A GPS StudyD. Duncan
Overall, the report momentarily sets aside the perennial conversation about the housing affordability crisis to assess the state of the homes that low-income residents can afford. We find that despite worrying conditions in public housing, the administrative infrastructure needed t...
The S.U.N. campaign is the first successful solar group purchasing campaign that focuses on multifamily affordable housing in NYC. “Replicating this innovative model in similar neighborhoods is crucial to expanding access to solar energy to urban communities, particularly low and moderate-in...
Affordable housing has been in short supply for decades across the United States; chronically unable to meet the demand of lower income individuals and families. This unwavering demand does not exist in the commercial nor luxury real estate spaces. In fact, not only do we already need significant...
sustainability Article Improving Thermal Comfort of Low-Income Housing in Thailand through Passive Design Strategies Nafisa Bhikhoo 1,*, Arman Hashemi 2,3 ID and Heather Cruickshank 3 1 Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK 2 School of Environment and Technology,...
The City of Philadelphia Basic Systems Repair Program (BSRP) provides low-income homeowners with grants to repair structural damage to their homes.31 More than half of the housing units in Philadelphia were built before 1945, and aging houses are more likely to experience structural problems.31 ...
During heat waves in Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1960s and 1980s, “there were people who were too poor to turn on their air conditioning” and died, said David Jones, a professor and historian of science at Harvard University. Some older adults in housing projects died at night because th...
to just a handful of cities, you’ll also limit your job prospects. Key to this is you can’t be too picky with cities. No, St. Louis does not have everything New York City has, but it has a lot. And, by the way, lots of those things NYC has are not things you want anyway...
Housing The rule of thumb is that your housing expenses should be no more than 30% of your income. But not all of us are adhering to this rule. More than a quarter of Americans are paying 50% of their income on housing. If you’re among them, it will be almost impossible to get ...
He shows us how we can all make a difference in our own unique way. Please help us celebrate this true hero by sharing his inspiring story. Watch the video here: https://abc7news.com/education/bay-area-grandfather-builds-desks-for-low-income-students/7468278/...