There is a pressing need for more affordable housing in Pennsylvania, and state legislators responded this fall by passing a state-level low-income housing tax credit bill with bipartisan support. The Low-Income…
Category: Policy: Affordable Housing
Important Changes to HUD’s Section 3 Provision
What is Section 3? Section 3 is a provision of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968 that is intended to foster local economic development, neighborhood economic improvement,…
The Case for Housing Justice in Philadelphia from PolicyLink
The housing crisis in Philadelphia is not new. The racial inequities in the distribution of housing and resources are not new. But with COVID-19 causing unprecedented levels of unemployment, they…
Quick Take: Housing Affordability & Transit Costs
Transit costs are tightly tied to the real estate. Accordingly, the same quality of home, with similar rent, can be vastly less affordable depending on where it located. When you…
Inclusive Zoning Overlay- Pittsburgh, PA
Bob Damewood helped research and draft an Inclusive zoning (IZ) overlay zoning district that would require that new housing developments in one of Pittsburgh’s most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods (Lawrenceville) set…