YIMBY News for 5/13

[Eric Budd]

Michael Bennet puts housing costs at center of gubernatorial bid

Colorado Public Radio

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KEYWORD SCORE: 50.14. affordable, affordable housing, bike lane, condo, construction, cost of housing, development, growth, house, housing, housing cost, housing stock, income, project, real estate, rent, rent control, renter, transportation, urban, zoning

Michael Bennet says Coloradans in his age cohort cashed in on years of economic growth and a red-hot Colorado housing market that contributed to a windfall for those possessing land and stocks. The problem, the 61-year-old U.S. Senator notes, is that the asset boom not only failed to serve younger Colorado residents, but it may have closed the door on their prospects in the state entirely. “Let me tell you what these young people are saying to me. They’re saying, f— you, boomer,” Bennet told Colorado Matters Senior Host Ryan Warner, punctuating his passion for the topic with a four-letter word

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In gubernatorial bid, Phil Weiser sets sights on affordability, opportunity

Colorado Public Radio

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KEYWORD SCORE: 44.28. affordable, bike lane, construction, development, growth, housing, housing stock, income, multimodal, parking, project, real estate, rent, renter, transit-oriented, transportation, walk, zoning

Should Colorado voters send him to the governor’s mansion, Phil Weiser says he wants to draw on a pair of tools from his time as Attorney General to steer the state: consensus building for new initiatives and scrutiny of existing systems. Weiser was elected Colorado Attorney General in 2019 and is now setting his sights on being the Democratic nominee for governor. He sees affordability, education, water and tax reform as among the challenges facing the next governor, and he believes collaboration will be key to all. “There will be some mandates, there will be some oversight, transparency, and

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What does it mean to be short 27,000 housing units in Colorado Springs?

Colorado Public Radio

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KEYWORD SCORE: 34.75. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, construction, development, growth, homeowner, house, housing, income, project, rent, supply, zoning

Affordable housing advocates and city officials say there’s a shortage in the Pikes Peak region, with estimates showing Colorado Springs is tens of thousands of housing units short of meeting current needs. The eye-popping number came late last year when Chief Housing and Homeless Response Officer Amy Cox delivered key highlights from a 310-page housing needs assessment. “The city’s 27,000-unit housing shortage has been decades in the making, and this dates back to the great recession and years of under building,” Cox said. Ad: In a 10-year period from 2006 to 2016, state data shows around 80,

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