Hacker News with Generative AI: Urban Development

One possible housing crisis solution? Public housing for all income levels (npr.org)
A few miles outside Washington, D.C., a large dirt and gravel lot dotted with construction equipment was the site of a recent celebration. Local housing officials lined up in hardhats, each holding a shovel decorated with a brightly colored bow.
A mountain? Multistorey car park? Both? Inside Shanghai's £225M summit (theguardian.com)
China is no stranger to moving mountains. It has levelled hundreds of peaks in Gansu for urban expansion, blasted away hills in Yunnan to build railway stations, and bulldozed bluffs in Hubei for economic development zones.
Possible housing crisis solution? New kind of public housing for all incomes (npr.org)
A few miles outside Washington, D.C., a large dirt and gravel lot dotted with construction equipment was the site of a recent celebration. Local housing officials lined up in hardhats, each holding a shovel decorated with a brightly colored bow.
City Infrastructure (cityinfrastructure.com)
California city plan funded by Silicon Valley investors put on hold (nytimes.com)
In shock move, California Forever pulls measure to build Bay Area city (sfgate.com)
Seattle tumbles to No. 20 in global ranking of startup ecosystems (geekwire.com)