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Selling federal land often worries conservationists, but an environmental law professor says this proposal is different.
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This week, the Biden administration announced more than $300 million in funds are being distributed to states and local communities aimed to help make housing more affordable.
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Boulder has an ongoing shortage of affordable homes for middle-class families. One local group has proposed an unconventional solution: They want to get rid of the city's airport and build affordable homes on that land. We hear from one of the campaign’s organizers on today’s episode of In The NoCo.
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Boulder residents in November might vote on a controversial proposal to decommission Boulder Municipal Airport and use the land for housing.
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Coloradans love our pets. But these days, with higher costs for almost everything, including housing, some folks are having a tough time keeping their pets. On In The NoCo, we hear how two shelters are working to help keep people and their pets together.
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A Greeley-based company that uses state-of-the-art 3D printing technology to build homes has partnered with Habitat for Humanity on a new affordable housing project. Hope Springs is Habitat's largest development in the West and a test of Alquist 3D's ambitious plans for Weld County. The Colorado Sun Editor David Krause spoke with KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story.
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The state's Democratic majority passed reforms to help renters and several bills to spur housing development during the 2024 legislative session. One of those reforms requires local governments along the Front Range to zone for more apartments and townhomes near transit. The Colorado Sun editor Larry Ryckman joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story.
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Eagle County school officials struggle with twin issues: a shortage of affordable housing and a shortage of teachers. A new housing complex designed for educators offers a solution. We’ll hear from one of the first teachers to live there in today’s episode of In the NoCo.
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A plan in Fort Collins to build 140 condos on land north of Odell Brewing Company has resurfaced. The Tapestry development has gone through several years of planning and neighborhood meetings. It would be developed on 12 acres donated by the brewery's founders. Tapestry developer Hartford Homes said the project is intended to serve the "missing middle." Coloradoan Associate Editor Sarah Kyle joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to break it down.
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Eight Colorado State University students are graduating after some rocky years of couch surfing and being unhoused. They relied on subsidized housing through a local nonprofit to make it through.