Ryan Kushner
EditorRyan Kushner covers housing, including innovative ways to address homelessness and increase affordable housing, as well as artificial intelligence and emerging technology in local government. An award-winning journalist with more than eight years of experience in B2B media, Kushner holds degrees in English and Communication from Mercyhurst University. Outside of work, he can be found reading and biking through Chicago (although not at the same time).
135 articles by Ryan Kushner
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Manhattan’s housing crisis has gotten worse, report finds
Dec. 23, 2025 -
Addressing housing, climate change and AI in an unpredictable year
Dec. 22, 2025 -
How do cities accelerate housing? Partnerships, land buying and zoning, experts say
Dec. 18, 2025 -
San Francisco’s new zoning opens the door for more housing — but it might bring less than expected
Dec. 17, 2025 -
Bellevue, Washington, wants faster permitting. Can AI help?
Dec. 16, 2025 -
Making special days special in the world’s wedding capital: 2024 Exemplary Public Servant Paula Cook
Dec. 12, 2025 -
Climate change is rapidly altering cities. Here’s how some are responding.
Dec. 10, 2025 -
How AI is impacting homebuying
Dec. 9, 2025 -
Massachusetts lost its ‘middle’ housing. This study has 6 tips for getting it back.
Dec. 8, 2025 -
In a tech-focused world, this city’s deputy CIO puts people first: Exemplary Public Servant Ryon Saenz
Dec. 5, 2025 -
5 steps to increasing biodiversity in cities
Dec. 4, 2025 -
HUD withdraws homelessness grant opportunity ahead of court hearing
Dec. 3, 2025 -
Congress mulls preempting state-level AI laws — again
Dec. 1, 2025 -
City leaders ‘aren’t thinking big enough’ about AI, tech expert says
Nov. 26, 2025 -
NLC leaders address cities’ time of ‘uncertainty’
Nov. 25, 2025 -
With flat revenues and increasing costs, more cities are tightening their belts
Nov. 24, 2025 -
States agree on AI’s economic advantage — whether they’re ready for it is another story
Nov. 18, 2025 -
New Orleans’ housing market is stagnating. Affordability mandates are holding it back, a study says.
Nov. 17, 2025 -
HUD is back online — and is making cuts to its homelessness program
Nov. 14, 2025 -
Trump called the Digital Equity Act ‘racist and illegal.’ This nonprofit is pushing back.
Nov. 13, 2025 -
AI came to San Francisco. A ‘homebuying boom’ followed.
Nov. 12, 2025 -
AI is moving fast. This project aims to help states keep up — responsibly.
Nov. 10, 2025 -
As ICE raids rage on, Chicago is faced with a question: Should evictions be paused?
Nov. 7, 2025 -
Baltimore, eyeing a ‘renaissance,’ passes a slew of housing reforms
Nov. 6, 2025 -
San Jose, California, will clear homeless encampments on state land within the city
Nov. 5, 2025