This one, the issue is obvious, so it was also a little hard to brainstorm around.
Here are the items that got the most votes:
– Lack of economic incentive
– Co-op housing/cohousing
– Lack of political will in “city hall” and county
– Long waiting lists for subsidized and transitional housing
– Ineffective government policy
– More TIF $ for affordable housing and less for other developers, less TIF use for high-end housing
– Lack of public transit & connecting housing and jobs, infrastructure/transportation/access to retail and services
– Profit & Non-profit partnerships lacking
These had a few votes
– Zoning code
– Financing options
– Racism and classism
– Property Tax Exemption
– Lack of county and state trust fund
– Lack of paid sick leave
– Not enough section 8 vouchers, projects, public housing, supportive housing
– Stronger requirements – # of units – affordable – larger units, 3 br+; very low income
– NIMBYism, stigma, Resistance to mix-income neighborhoods
– Predatory lending
– Lack of affordable housing in “desirable” areas
– Lack of revenue stream for city trust fund
– Lack of minimum requirement of affordable housing units w/in a neighborhood
– Lack of living wage
– Mobile home protections – need some more!
– Nimbyism regarding affordable housing
– Some communities more acceptive
These received no votes:
– First time homeownership
– Surplus of high-end housing (increase tax base)
– Metrics of growth, necessary?
– Quality of existing affordable housing pool, building inspections
– Cost of development of accessible housing
– Condo conversions – fees set artificially low, no reserve fund, special assessments
– Predatory practices – bad financial products, scams
– Distribution of Development
– Family size & ages
– Madison elitist city/culture
– Increased access to home loans
– Definition of affordable housing
– Lack of subsidies – developers or renters
Again, let us know what we missed.
