[Summit] Public input requested - City Comprehensive Housing Strategy

[Breslers]

We were already forced out of our 20+ years apartment in Providence by
prices
and upscaling to benefit from that market
Wanting to remain in our religious community, we managed to find a place in
Oak Hill
under a mile away.
Our solution was the existence of a SMALL place for sale.
But even that was a big stretch many folks would not have been able to
handle.

Although all sorts of creative ideas to help with housing costs are welcome
the simplest solution is to make MUCH more smaller, naturally lower cost
options available
We need to build LOTS of both efficiency & 1 bedroom apartments & apartment
type condos
and duplexes & townhouse condos 600 -1000 square feet.
(Building such small homes individually is not so cost effective to build
or heat.)
Those choices will also help compete with and lower the prices of the
larger stuff.

This is especially necessary with a growing demographic of older couples &
older singles with fixed incomes
A lot of people in this group, that I know, have completely left the state.
We are losing our living history & wisdom.

Mrs B



On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 10:59 AM Ethan Gyles <ethangy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi neighbors,
>
> The SNA Board will draft a public response for the following, which we
> successfully lobbied for a public input deadline extension on. We welcome
> input from neighbors on this - please send to SNAProv at gmail.com. Please
> send to us *by 1/13*. You're also, of course, welcome and encouraged to
> directly submit individual input, by 1/19.
>
> The SNA Board is acutely aware of the sharply increasing housing prices in
> our neighborhood, while Rhode Island incomes have been slower to grow, and
> how that creates a higher and higher barrier to entry to new families and
> may displace others, including renters. Many residents - my own family
> included, actually - would no longer be able to afford to become a
> first-time home buyer in our neighborhood. We're eager to participate in a
> process toward fair and equitable solutions.
>
> Best,
> Ethan
>
> *City of Providence Charts Bold New Course for Affordable Housing*
>
> *This month, the City of Providence unveiled the City’s Anti-Displacement
> and Comprehensive Housing Strategy (the Strategy) and first-ever City
> Affordable Housing Bond. As COVID-19 amplifies the critical housing needs
> facing Providence residents, the City’s comprehensive housing plan builds
> an actionable 10-year road map for policy recommendations, new programs and
> housing investments. Key findings outlined in the plan include:*
>
>    - *Providence households are cost-burdened*
>    - *The City’s older housing stock creates challenges *
>    - *Extremely low-Income households are underserved*
>    - *Housing choice and type are limited in several areas of the City*
>
> *The key findings reflect Providence’s diverse housing ecosystem and the
> varying needs of renters, homeowners, landlords, developers, and community
> members. They helped shape the programmatic, policy, and regulatory
> approaches the City will take to advance affordable housing, including:*
>
>    - *Identifying new financial resources to invest in Providence’s
>    existing housing stock to preserve and enhance its affordability and
>    quality.*
>    - *Building upon collaborative partnerships to leverage existing
>    housing resources with new funding sources in targeted areas to accomplish
>    shared goals of safe and healthy housing, increased prosperity for all
>    residents, and improved quality of life citywide.*
>    - *Encouraging price diversity in all new housing construction through
>    incentive programs that both ease the cost development and create safer,
>    affordable units in underserved areas.*
>    - *Implementing innovative regulatory changes and new policies to
>    allow for creative housing solutions including increased homeownership,
>    more robust rehabilitation of existing housing, incremental density in
>    areas close to transit and job centers and reducing displacement of
>    long-term Providence residents.*
>
> *A full overview of recommended policy and programmatic changes, including
> recommended funding strategies, is available in the draft report, here
> <http://www.providenceri.gov/planning/comprehensive-housing-strategy/>.*
>
>
>
> *As the City anticipates the release of the Anti-Displacement and
> Comprehensive Housing Strategy, the public is encouraged to review the
> draft report and provide comments over the next 30 days. The City will
> integrate community feedback into the final plan, to be released in early
> 2021. For more information about the Strategy—including how to submit
> feedback—visit the City’s website, here
> <http://www.providenceri.gov/planning/comprehensive-housing-strategy/>. For
> more information & to read the full press release, please click here
> <https://www.providenceri.gov/city-providence-charts-bold-new-course-affordable-housing/>.
> *
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