YIMBY News for 2/14

[Eric Budd]

The Weekly Wrap: Mamdani Walks Back Housing Voucher Expansion

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 30.61. development, growth, housing, urban, walk

[image: The Weekly Wrap] New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura / AP) *Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic, environmental and social justice. * *If you enjoy this newsletter, share it with a friend or colleague and tell them to subscribe.* ------------------------------ Mamdani Wants To Restrict Housing Voucher Expansion New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will walk back a

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What’s Working: Denver prices grew faster than US in January

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 22.67. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, growth, house, housing, income, project, rent, walk

------------------------------ *Tamara Chuang* *Business/Technology Reporter* ------------------------------ *Quick links: Denver inflation up 2.6% | November imports, exports down | Free tax-prep day | Take the reader poll* When prices go up, people shift their spending patterns. In Colorado, that’s meant scaling back on travel, streaming services and dining out. But cutting back on outdoor activities? Not so much, according to a poll put together by Red Rocks Credit Union. “We have three of the most premier sports teams in the country and we also have one of the most attractive outdoor scene

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Concerns about better transit for all lead second Broncos Burnham Yard community meeting

Denverite

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KEYWORD SCORE: 20.98. construction, development, downtown, mixed-use, mobility, parking, project, rent, transportation, walk

Hundreds of people packed into the La Alma Recreation Center to hear from the Broncos about the latest plans for the team’s preferred stadium site in Burnham Yard — and share what they want to see in the new development. These “preliminary concepts” weren’t for the new stadium itself, but rather for the surrounding area in the decommissioned railyard in Denver’s La Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood. The massive mixed-use development is expected to cover 150 acres southwest of downtown, between 13th and Sixth avenues. Wilma Jones, a cyclist who lives on the west side of La Alma Lincoln Park, was a

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Vehicle Barrier Plan for Pike Place Market Comes Into View

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 18.23. development, parking, project, rent, transportation, urban, walk, zone

Plans to strengthen one of Seattle’s most pedestrian-oriented spaces ahead of the FIFA Men’s World Cup are quickly coming together. This week the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) presented early designs for an access management pilot at Pike Place Market, a project intended to increase safety and security as Seattle opens itself up to the world stage this summer. Proposed in former Mayor Bruce Harrell’s final budget, the new infrastructure is set to be paired with bollard upgrades at Seattle Center and Westlake Park, and comes in the wake of vehicle ramming attacks in New Orleans an

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