and railing are all unified in a single hue—are making a significant impact in modern interiors,” she says. Of course, painting just the wall beside the staircase is also a viable option.

Revising building codes that require more than one stairway in small apartment buildings could increase the supply of affordable housing.

A study published last month by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that the rate of fire deaths in New York City between 2012 and 2024 was no different in modern single-staircase buildings as in ...

When Gannon learned of the single-stair movement a few years ago, he said, everything clicked. "I was like, 'Oh, my god,'" Gannon told me. "A light went on, like, 'Oh, this is why apartments in ...

Raman’s motion seeks numerous reports on a single-stair regulation from the Los Angeles ... landing page on the California YIMBY website. “Modern buildings across the U.S. and Europe have ...