Land Use Policies

Taking Stock of the Great American Rail Trail

A pedal-powered tour through the geographic midpoint of the proposed 3,700-mile Great American Rail Trail.

By Rowan Moore Gerety

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With $32 Billion in Aid, Native Americans Push Against History of Neglect

A pandemic relief bill set aside long-term funds for tribal lands that have lacked the tax revenue, and infrastructure, to spur businesses and wealth.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

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Big Energy Issue in Pennsylvania Is Low Natural Gas Prices. Not Fracking.

Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris.

By Rebecca F. Elliott

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What Kalamazoo (Yes, Kalamazoo) Reveals About the Nation’s Housing Crisis

A decade ago, the city — and all of Michigan — had too many houses. Now it has a shortage. The shift there explains today’s costly housing market in the rest of the country.

By Conor Dougherty and Jamie Kelter Davis

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