Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) condemns the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s decision to abolish the Affirmatively Further Fair Housing…
Category: Policy
Who Pays the Most? COVID-19, Utility Accessibility, and Race
By Madilyn Keaton, Energy Justice Project Consultant Introduction Right now COVID-19 is the topic of conversation on everyone’s lips. The United States is facing a national emergency unlike any other…
Quick Take: Housing Affordability & Transit Costs
Transit costs are tightly tied to the real estate. Accordingly, the same quality of home, with similar rent, can be vastly less affordable depending on where it located. When you…
Inclusive Zoning Overlay- Pittsburgh, PA
Bob Damewood helped research and draft an Inclusive zoning (IZ) overlay zoning district that would require that new housing developments in one of Pittsburgh’s most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods (Lawrenceville) set…
Statewide Survey of Housing Connectors
Rachel Blake partnered with colleagues at the Self Determination Housing Project (SDHP) and the Housing Alliance to craft and disseminate a survey about issues, desires for connections and education to…