YIMBY News for 10/30

[Eric Budd]

To Support Families, Repair the Housing Ladder

Governing

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KEYWORD SCORE: 33.92. affordable, apartment, construction, house, housing, housing cost, housing stock, income, occupancy, rent, single-family, urban, zoning

This year, the U.S. population could shrink for the first time in history, and it’s not just because of immigration trends. Since 2008, the country’s total fertility rate has been below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman. The perils of this trend are well-trod ground by now: A falling population will mean challenges for entitlement programs and for meeting the needs of a growing number of retired people dependent on a smaller working-age population. There are several explanations for this decline in birth rate. One underappreciated reason is high housing costs and a shortage of affo

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Latest affordable housing complex opens in Boulder

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 29.02. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, development, growth, house, housing, income, project, rent, supply

Boulder Housing Partners celebrated the opening of Hawthorn Court, the city’s latest affordable housing site, on Wednesday. The two-building, 73-unit complex at 2950 and 2960 Hawthorn Ave. brings BHP’s inventory to more than 2,000 affordable units at a time when the city grapples with rising costs, economic uncertainty and a tight housing supply. Of Hawthorn Court’s 73 units, eight are for families exiting or experiencing homelessness. Hawthorn Court residents can make between 40-60% of the area median income annually, an income figure that varies on family size. The AMI for a single person in

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Inside a Florida Prison, Women Train To Fill Construction Workforce Gaps

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 21.22. construction, house, housing, project, rent, transportation, urban

(Photo by Getty Images / Unsplash) Anne Marie Pham grew up helping her father with his “messiest” home renovation projects. “I’ve always been interested in dirty jobs,” says Pham, a 21-year-old student in the Heavy Equipment Operator training class at Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, Florida. “When my counselor at Lowell Main Unit asked me if I wanted to learn to drive a forklift, I couldn’t say yes fast enough.” Before she was incarcerated, Pham worked as a manicurist and nail tech. She’s hopeful that the training will lead to a job after she’s released. “Driving forklifts or an exca

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Sound Transit CEO Lays Out Approach to Second Seattle Rail Tunnel

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 20.63. construction, downtown, project, rent, transportation, urban, zone

Last week, transit advocates had the rare opportunity to hear an in-depth hour-long conversation from Sound Transit’s top officials. Transportation Choices Coalition hosted a “Transit Talk” with Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine and Deputy CEO Terri Mestas. The conversation centered around getting the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) measure on course after the agency recently revealed a major budget shortfall exceeding $30 billion. Spurred by an audience question, Constantine also discussed the agency’s latest thinking on Seattle’s second downtown transit tunnel. In short, new technology and system upgr

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