Deeply affordable units in new housing developments
Resident asks that new buildings include plenty of housing affordable to households under 50% of area median income, so minimum-wage residents can stay in their neighborhoods.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Ensure that there is plenty of affordable housing for those in less than 50% AMI in all these new builds
Who it helps and why
There are people living on a minimum wage who cannot afford to stay in the neighborhoods they grew up in. This would offer more access and opportunity for all. When people have their basic need for safe shelter covered, they can focus on other things and not stay in survival mode.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- August 1, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Other
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Affordable housing & rent stability from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (60 matching)
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2024–25 (62 matching)
- Programs for affordable housingResident asks for programs that provide affordable housing, saying everyone deserves access to housing.2024–25City-wide
- Rent control plus pothole and rodent fixesResident asks for rent caps, pothole repair, rodent control, tax refunds and traffic relief, citing high cost of living.2024–25City-wide
- More deeply affordable housing in mixed-income buildingsResident asks the city to build more deeply affordable housing for extremely low-income households within mixed-income developments, helping workers live closer to jobs.2024–25City-wide