Cities Turn To AI To Speed Housing Permitting

A person works on a condominium in Chicago. Some U.S. cities are trying to modernize the housing permitting process by adopting AI tools. (Robbie Sequeira / Stateline) By Robbie Sequeira Stateline New housing projects can sometimes stall out as a developer applies to city or county planning boards and goes through cycles of inspections, reviews and approvals. Now, cities are increasingly turning…