Comments on: Market conditions, poor economy not conducive to affordable housing

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:09:08 +0000

Housing for low income working service groups need to be placed near jobs. Ideally, close enough to walk there without depending on a mass transit system or a car. Providing for mixed use zoning helps, build apartments and homes on top of or right next to employers. Build small scattered projects, avoid huge complexes built in ‘job deserts’ ie, suburbs. Dont depend on a bus line to get people to work. Mass transit is weak in terms of weekend and night service, times when low income workers need it the most. As the cost of having a car goes up fewer people can afford them. Service workers are being priced out of housing, and the sheer distance between jobs and housing willl price people out of jobs too.

By: Mike Caputo

Mike Caputo — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:52:42 +0000

Would it help ameliorate some of the costs for affordable housing if they were dispersed elsewhere through the city? With the expanding MAX lines, accessibility to jobs and services would still be available – and the costs of developing property elsewhere would be cheaper. Downtown has the highest land values, so why are so many affordable housing projects being built there?

By: Mike Caputo

Mike Caputo — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:52:08 +0000

Would it help ameliorate some of the costs for affordable housing if they were dispersed elsewhere through the city? With the expanding MAX lines, accesibility to jobs and services would still be available – and the costs of developing property elsewhere would be cheaper. Downtown has the highest land values, so why are so many affordable housing projects being built there?