YIMBY News for 7/18

[Eric Budd]

The Weekly Wrap: ROAD to Housing Act Passes, Bringing Long-Awaited Permitting Reforms

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 38.27. affordable, affordable housing, construction, development, downtown, housing, hud, infill, project, rent, supply, urban, walk, zoning

[image: The Weekly Wrap] A watercraft sits in the Detroit River near the skyline during poor air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Detroit. (Photo by Paul Sancya / 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.* ------------------------------ Landmark Bipartisan Federal Housing Legislation Passes

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This closed Denver school building is the new home of a French immersion charter school

Colorado Public Radio

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KEYWORD SCORE: 21.27. affordable, affordable housing, development, house, housing, housing authority, project, rent

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat . Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat A French immersion charter school and two community arts organizations will move into an elementary school building that Denver Public Schools shuttered last year. This fall, the French American School of Denver will occupy the northeast Denver building that once housed the International Academy of Denver at Harrington, which was one of 10 schools that closed or partially closed in spring 2025 due to low enrollment. “We feel a great sense of pride and a great sens

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‘Big Brother’ At U.S. DOT: Bike Lanes Aren’t Just ‘DEI,’ They’re Also Unsafe

Streetsblog Net

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KEYWORD SCORE: 19.30. bike lane, complete street, mobility, parking, project, transportation

Bike lanes are unsafe. Speed cameras cause crashes. Safety redesigns cause congestion and injuries. Or, as Big Brother said, freedom is slavery, war is peace, ignorance is strength. President Trump and federal Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have made it clear for more than a year that they object to bike lanes, automated enforcement cameras and other proven safety measures — with Duffy going so far as to say that bike lanes are just government “DEI” activism — but neither man went out of their way say that such safety measures were, in fact, unsafe. Until now. Sometime between June 30 and

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