YIMBY News for 1/1

[Eric Budd]

26 things we think will happen in 2026

Vox - Politics

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KEYWORD SCORE: 40.45. apartment, construction, growth, house, housing, project, rent, single-family, supply, walk, zone, zoning

[image: an illustration of a young woman wearing a red sweater looking through a telescope. An eyeball is seen in the lens. Behind her is an endless sky spotted with clouds] For the seventh year in a row, the Future Perfect staff — plus assorted other experts from around Vox — convened near the end of the year to make forecasts about major events in 2026. Perhaps in keeping with the year we just experienced, the prognostication had grim overtones. Will the US remain an electoral democracy? Will the country fall into a recession? Will there be war in Taiwan? Will more states ban lab-cultivated

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Fort Morgan’s “Home Town Takeover” was anything but perfect. But nearly 3 years on, it’s still reaping the benefits.

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 21.78. construction, development, downtown, growth, house, income, project, public space, rent, zoning

*FORT MORGAN — *Just as there is no Santa Claus or Tooth Fairy or debt consolidation company wanting to ease your burden out of the goodness of its heart, HGTV and its hit series “Home Town Takeover” aren’t going to transform an entire village without some strings attached. And no Colorado town knows that better than Fort Morgan, which was chosen for a major facelift for the show’s second season that aired over six episodes starting in May 2023. But as the town of 12,000 people about 80 miles east of Denver rounds the corner to the three-year anniversary of its makeover, the question is: Was i

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How To Save The Movie Theater

Darrell Owens Substack

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KEYWORD SCORE: 19.56. development, downtown, housing, income, preservation, project, rent, transportation, urban

*Disclaimer: this article and every article on my Substack do not represent the opinions of my employer, or any affiliated organizations and public bodies I volunteer with or serve on. These posts are my private opinions in my individual capacity.* *I’ve gotten feedback from paid subscribers about the very few paid articles I wrote in 2025. This article will be paid subscribers only, but it will be made free by next week and re-released in time for the next articles on two big transportation topics.* [image: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/3bZ-GYZepBbIxNavkV8fMA/o.jpg] When Downtown Be

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