Nell Salzman at the The New York Times published a story about Chicago's very expansive use of tax increment financing. It extensively quotse an underlying report by the UIC Great Cities Institute at University of Illinois at Chicago. I'm quoted as being critical of the report's methodology -- I think TIF accounted for more than 1-2% of the increase in property values -- but overall the story and the report are directionally correct. Like so many other cities, #Chicago has fo

Bill Fulton in the Times of San Diego: “Legislators are vague and fail to define what a walkable pathway is, and now it’s left up to a judge to be the one to define it.” https://timesofsandiego.com/housing/2026/08/18/san-diego-sued-for-misinterpreting-state-housing-law-that-allows-for-projects-near-transit-areas/

Bill Fulton in the L.A. Times: “What we’re building has not kept up with who we are. Our households are smaller than ever, our houses are bigger than ever.” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-17/aging-californians-arent-moving-out-of-their-longtime-homes

https://theoverheadwire.com/2026/07/fundamental-truths-about-cities-and-urban-growth/