Neighborhood Fundamentals, LLC was founded in 2017 by Michael A. Spotts, with a mission to conduct applied housing policy research. This website also highlights Michael’s personal and professional perspectives on housing and community development issues.
Recent Neighborhood Fundamentals Blog Posts
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2022
- Oct 24, 2022 Arlington Public Comment Letters - Missing Middle and Plan Langston Boulevard Oct 24, 2022
- Aug 30, 2022 Missing Middle as an Opportunity for More Comprehensive Solutions to Legitimate Challenges Aug 30, 2022
- May 27, 2022 Comments in Support of the County Staff Missing Middle Housing Proposal May 27, 2022
- Apr 29, 2022 Comments on Arlington's S. George Mason Drive Multimodal Study Apr 29, 2022
- Jan 14, 2022 Plan Langston Boulevard Process, the Affordable Housing Master Plan, and the County’s Duty to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing Jan 14, 2022
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2021
- Sep 29, 2021 New ULI Report Presents New Vision for Infrastructure & Housing Investment Sep 29, 2021
- Aug 3, 2021 Arlington’s Role in Addressing the Washington Region’s Missing Middle Housing Challenges Aug 3, 2021
- May 25, 2021 Comments on Supporting Housing for Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities in Arlington May 25, 2021
- May 20, 2021 Comments in Response to Plan Lee Highway Community Engagement Effort May 20, 2021
- Apr 15, 2021 Comments on Arlington County's Affordable Homeownership Policies Apr 15, 2021
- Mar 26, 2021 Recapping Recent Neighborhood Fundamentals Projects: Federal Policy, Statewide Housing Needs, and Local Rental Preservation Mar 26, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 New Research: ULI Terwilliger Center 2021 Home Attainability Index Mar 16, 2021
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2019
- May 21, 2019 New Research: Improving Rules and Engagement in the Washington, DC Region May 21, 2019
- Feb 22, 2019 Building a Better Understanding of the Dimensions of Housing Supply Feb 22, 2019
- Jan 28, 2019 Building Northern Virginia’s Future: Yes, preservation has a role in equitable supply growth Jan 28, 2019
- Jan 23, 2019 New Publication - Building Northern Virginia's Future: Policies to Create a More Affordable, Equitable Housing Supply Jan 23, 2019
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2018
- Jul 30, 2018 Northern Virginia's Preservation Challenge: A Closer Look at the Route 1 Corridor Jul 30, 2018
- Jul 3, 2018 June Roundup: Cross-Sector Coordination, Preserving Rental Housing, Comments on Facility Co-Location, and Other Notes Jul 3, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 New Report: Northern Virginia's Preservation Challenge Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 7, 2018 Measuring Housing Credit Cost-Effectiveness Post-Tax Changes Jun 7, 2018
- Jun 6, 2018 New Resource: Meeting the Housing Needs of Older Adults in Montgomery County, MD Jun 6, 2018
- May 1, 2018 Thoughts on the latest proposals to adjust Northern Virginia's I-66 tolls May 1, 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 To better facilitate neighborhood growth, should we first start with small changes? Apr 24, 2018
- Mar 20, 2018 Enterprise releases new report on equitable TOD Mar 20, 2018
- Mar 1, 2018 Follow Up: Tactical Transportation vs. the Megaproject in Arlington Mar 1, 2018
- Feb 28, 2018 "Tactical Transportation" vs. the Megaproject Feb 28, 2018
- Feb 21, 2018 Quick Links: thoughts on meeting missing middle housing demand Feb 21, 2018
- Feb 12, 2018 New for Shelterforce: Reversing the community benefits paradigm for publicly owned parcels Feb 12, 2018
- Feb 1, 2018 People need to live somewhere: the unintended consequences of micromanaging zoning and building codes Feb 1, 2018
- Jan 25, 2018 Arlington reports progress toward achieving affordable housing goals Jan 25, 2018
- Jan 22, 2018 Can Arlington scale up affordable housing efforts to meet ambitious goals? Jan 22, 2018
- Jan 12, 2018 Multiple approaches to densification are needed Jan 12, 2018
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2017
- Nov 21, 2017 Beyond minimums and creative infrastructure: An incremental approach to efficiently managing parking demand for resource-constrained municipalities and developers Nov 21, 2017
- Oct 27, 2017 Stretching affordable housing funding further: misconceptions, challenges and opportunities Oct 27, 2017
- Oct 24, 2017 What to expect from the Neighborhood Fundamentals Blog and Website Oct 24, 2017
- Aug 12, 2017 Welcome to the Neighborhood Fundamentals Blog Aug 12, 2017
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