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3 workers die in Pennsylvania highway construction zone crash

Construction Dive

The fatalities occurred after a truck driver entered an active work area during the state’s Work Zone Awareness Week.

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NY launches work zone safety crackdown

Construction Dive

In order to combat a rise in speeding violations, the state has equipped 30 highway work zones with radar-based monitoring systems.

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How Zoning Impacts Housing Development

The Pro Builder

million homes—some jurisdictions have updated zoning codes and improved planning processes to increase the amount of land where residential developments are allowed and make it more efficient to build. To address the housing shortage—estimated at 4.5

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Arup and Ordnance Survey partner to identify potential heat network zones in England

New Civil Engineer

Arup will provide technical and consulting services for the identification and development of heat network zones in England, in partnership with Ordnance Survey (OS). The post Arup and Ordnance Survey partner to identify potential heat network zones in England appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Opportunity Zones See Strong Home Price Growth

The Pro Builder

housing market, and in Opportunity Zones—low-income areas targeted for economic redevelopment—this trend can also be observed. A recent report from real estate data tracker ATTOM shows from Q1 to Q2 2024, home and condo prices increased in 61% of Opportunity Zones. Annually, they were up in 62% of the zones analyzed in the report.

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Despite Ongoing Housing Shortage, New Zoning Laws Continue to Receive Backlash

The Pro Builder

Efforts to overhaul zoning laws and address the housing crisis are facing significant pushback from single-family homeowners across the U.S. Over the past several years, governments at the state and local levels have rolled back single-family zoning to allow more multifamily housing.

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Models of Affordability: Houston, Beyond Zoning

The Pro Builder

But for those looking to Houston as an affordability model based on zoning's role in helping to keep housing costs relatively low—Houston is the only major U.S. city without use zoning—it's important to note that government intervention is still needed to provide housing to Houston's lowest-income residents.

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