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…
Category: Policy: Affordable Housing
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…
Housing Trust Fund work in Pittsburgh
Bob Damewood worked to secure the creation of a Housing Trust Fund in Pittsburgh, which will provide $10M per year for housing-related activities. The work was remarkable for many reasons,…
Create LIHTC Preference for CHODOs
 Mark Schwartz & Dina Schlossberg worked with DCED to secure change to the QAP to provide a preference for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHODOs). The state receives money that it…