YIMBY News for 4/1

[Eric Budd]

Euclid v. Ambler: A Century-Old Lesson for American Urbanism

Streetsblog Net

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KEYWORD SCORE: 49.55. apartment, density, development, growth, housing, housing crisis, parking, project, segregation, single-family, transit-oriented, transportation, urban, walk, zoning

In 1926, the Supreme Court of the United States decided *Euclid v. Ambler*. It was a seemingly minor case out of the Midwest, between a small municipality and a local developer, over the latter’s right to place industrial buildings on empty land. In a quirk of fate almost 100 years ago, *Euclid* became a legendary turning point in the history of American urbanism. By enshrining zoning in law, the Supreme Court entrenched decades of segregation and raised the price of new housing. The justices made no secret of the snobbery and prejudice that guided their decision, which described apartment bui

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North Philly Has a New Option To Invest in a Future It Sees For Itself

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 38.92. affordable, affordable housing, development, homeowner, house, housing, income, mobility, project, real estate, rent, zone

Yazmin Auli’s neighbors in North Philly were the first to believe in El Coqui Panaderia y Reposteria. After almost two decades, 28 employees hired and millions of loaves of pan sobao, Auli is excited to be investing back into that same community. Literally. In December, Auli opened up new accounts for herself and for her bakery at Finanta Credit Union, which had just opened its first branch in Philly just a five minute drive from El Coqui’s location at the Harrowgate Plaza shopping center. She’s moving the bakery’s everyday banking out of the big bank that’s been charging her for daily operati

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RiNo’s growth brings money and visitors — but who controls its future?

Denverite

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KEYWORD SCORE: 30.28. affordable, construction, development, downtown, growth, house, housing, project, public space, rent, walk

RiNo has become one of Denver’s biggest draws — with millions of visitors each year and a national reputation as an arts destination. But behind that success, a major restructuring has changed how the district is run, and raised new questions about how its future will be shaped. As of January, the RiNo Art District has split from the business and infrastructure groups it once operated alongside. Now, three separate entities share responsibility for the area that stretches across the Five Points, Globeville, Elyria-Swansea and Cole neighborhoods. Each has its own boss, board, budget and mission

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Highland Park Bikelash Presents Early Test for Katie Wilson's SDOT

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 26.28. bike lane, downtown, multimodal, project, rent, transportation, urban, walk

[image: Highland Park Bikelash Presents Early Test for Katie Wilson's SDOT] A safety project along a harrowing four-lane road in West Seattle is moving forward as a flagship bike connectivity project funded by the Seattle Transportation Levy, but is facing significant opposition from driving advocates. It represents an early test for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) under Mayor Katie Wilson, who campaigned on expanding the city's multimodal infrastructure. A steep, half-mile connection between the Highland Park neighborhood and the Duwamish Valley, Highland Park Way SW features

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To Get Ahead of ICE, New York Leaders Learn from Other States and Cities

BOLTSmag

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KEYWORD SCORE: 24.09. downtown, house, parking, parking garage, parking lot, public space, rent, urban

At a recent online webinar for Local Progress, a coalition organization for local elected officials, council members from around the country were instructed to, among other things, think about public parking lots. It wasn’t a discussion about public transit or land use, but the possibility that federal agents could use city lots and other publicly-controlled property to stage mass ICE-led operations of the sort that had already come to cities like Minneapolis and Chicago. The session was part of a broader “No Secret Police” campaign Local Progress had put together, where participants also disc

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Colorado SunFest 2026 Panel: Housing – Any relief in the high country?

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 20.31. affordable, apartment, development, housing, housing authority, housing crisis, project, real estate, urban

[image: Signs of available real estate option hang in the office of a realtor] Colorado SunFest 2026 is a daylong event bringing Coloradans together to discuss what makes A Better Colorado. Find out more about specific sessions planned for Friday, May 1 below. *Panel Name:* Housing: Any relief in the high country? *Moderator:* Reporter Jason Blevins The housing crisis in the high country continues, but has anything taken place to take off some of the pressure? What’s happening to make it better after communities and the state implemented a litany of new laws and regulations? The panel will inc

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