How cities tackled the housing crisis in 2024

Revisit our stories on some of the most interesting ideas for tackling the housing shortage.

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This week we'll be taking a look back at some of our favorite stories from our 2024 coverage. CityLab 2024: Tackling the housing crisis Why a White House Plan to Fund Office-to-Housing Conversions Isn't Working Yet Citing lengthy delays and red tape, developers have been slow to tap a Biden administration program designed to finance office conversions near transit.  To Ease Housing Crunch, Theme Parks Are Becoming Homebuilders Orlando, Florida, is on the front line of an industry trend as major employers like Universal and Disney look to close the area's workforce housing gap.  A Warehouse Store Promises Housing for South LA, in Bulk A mixed-use project with 800 small units above a big-box store was dubbed a "Costco prison," but housing advocates see a future model for building affordable apartments.  Why Turning Churches Into Housing Is So Hard Religious groups own millions of acres of land and thousands of empty buildings across the US. But converting this real estate into affordable homes takes more than just faith.   An Irish Experiment in How to End a Housing Crisis The city of Limerick's new mayor, John Moran, is the first of a kind in the country, where housing costs are the EU's highest and 41% of young adults still live with their parents.

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