Carly Berlin
Housing/Infrastructure ReporterCarly covers housing and infrastructure for Vermont Public and VTDigger and is a corps member with the national journalism nonprofit Report for America.
Previously, she was the metro reporter for New Orleans Public Radio, where she focused on housing, transportation and city government. Before working in radio, she was the Gulf Coast Correspondent for Southerly, where she reported on disaster recovery across south Louisiana during two record-breaking hurricane seasons.
Carly grew up in Atlanta and is a graduate of Bowdoin College. She’s an avid bird watcher and ultimate frisbee player.
Have a story idea or a tip? Get in touch at cberlin@vermontpublic.org
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‘Disaster response’: The extraordinary efforts to prevent homeless Vermonters from freezing to deathThe state has begun funding pop-up shelters in four additional locations this year, a formidable effort that materializes and evaporates based on the weather. -
We made a map of shelter locations with information on how to use them. -
The $5 million proposal would staunch the loss of housing vouchers this year, but is much less than housing authorities had requested. -
The bipartisan bill would also cover travel for people experiencing homelessness to leave Vermont if they have ties to another state. -
The Community and Housing Infrastructure Program allows municipalities and developers to borrow money for infrastructure like roads, sidewalks and sewers for a housing development — and then use the property tax revenue boost from the new homes to help pay back the debt. -
The specter of a lengthy court dispute can throw cold water on housing construction. Vermont’s new Act 250 board thinks it can resolve these disputes faster. -
Those who knew Brown well recounted a tireless advocate and prolific poet who preached compassion and empathy for Vermonters living on the margins. -
Vermont has in recent years lost hundreds of homes to flood damage and subsequent property buyouts. -
Brave Little StateQuestion-asker Manny recently got out of prison. He’s curious about finding a place where he could stay sober while readjusting to life outside a prison cell. It turns out, his options look different today than they would have even a few years ago. -
The organizations that administer Section 8 housing vouchers are running out of federal money, and they want the state to intervene to stop a downward spiral of the system.
