We take a broad approach to building wellbeing and supporting people as they weather the storms that life can bring to any of us. Central to wellbeing is the ability to obtain housing that is safe, stable, and affordable.
Building on What’s Already There:
We support housing solutions that build on strengths that already exist in our neighborhoods, while undoing damage created by redlining and other exclusionary zoning and housing practices. We support preservation of existing affordable housing and stabilizing people in need rather than displacing them.
Building on What’s Already There:
We support housing solutions that build on strengths that already exist in our neighborhoods, while undoing damage created by redlining and other exclusionary zoning and housing practices. We support preservation of existing affordable housing and stabilizing people in need rather than displacing them.
Variety:
We support a combination of solutions that addresses the multiplicity of short- and long-term needs found in each municipality and ward. The scope of solutions we seek and support will serve the full range of stakeholders—homeowners, landlords, and renters—as community equals. We support solutions that include new building, preservation, and subsidies as key tools for housing affordability.
We support a combination of solutions that addresses the multiplicity of short- and long-term needs found in each municipality and ward. The scope of solutions we seek and support will serve the full range of stakeholders—homeowners, landlords, and renters—as community equals. We support solutions that include new building, preservation, and subsidies as key tools for housing affordability.
Well-Done Density:
We support density as a way to increase affordability, social and health supports, racial justice, access to public transportation, environmental sustainability, and economic development. Well-done density is an increase in the supply of quality housing tailored to each neighborhood that makes more housing available to current and future residents at affordable rates and that preserves or improves the environment and the ability of residents to access necessities such as work, food, school, and services as well as amenities such as recreational facilities.
Equity-Based Zoning:
We support changing and streamlining zoning codes throughout the region to eliminate segregation and remove barriers to affordability. We support allowing multi-family housing in all municipal zones and permitting reasonable variations in household size and make-up, building configuration, height, size, and parking requirements.
We support changing and streamlining zoning codes throughout the region to eliminate segregation and remove barriers to affordability. We support allowing multi-family housing in all municipal zones and permitting reasonable variations in household size and make-up, building configuration, height, size, and parking requirements.
Spending:
We support housing as a budget priority for public entities and private stakeholders that serve the community such as universities, hospitals, retirement homes and others. We support municipal efforts to proactively seek and create new sources of revenue specifically for housing-related programs and development.
We support housing as a budget priority for public entities and private stakeholders that serve the community such as universities, hospitals, retirement homes and others. We support municipal efforts to proactively seek and create new sources of revenue specifically for housing-related programs and development.
