Sarah Mitchell, a teacher, shares her story of how Austin's home prices have made life a challenge while continueing her career and providing for her family.
STEP 1:
INCREASE SUPPLY
Step one is dramatically increasing the number of homes getting built by easing up on restrictions to homes, pre-approving all types of neighborhood scale housing forms, reducing expensive parking mandates, simplifying the rules and speeding up the permitting process.
Ed Martinez, a construction worker, shares how Austin's home prices have made life a challenge while continueing her career and providing for her family.
STEP 2:
SET BOLD GOALS
FOR AFFORDABILITY
Our city is quickly losing the essential personnel that makes any community thrive, from teachers, nurses, and construction workers, to TSA personnel, we need at least 20,000 units of new and refurbished homes EVERY YEAR to keep Austin working.
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STEPS TO AFFORDABILITY
STEP 3:
WELCOME FAMILIES OF ALL FORMS
Families come in all different forms, so shouldn’t our homes reflect that? We need to legalize all forms of family-friendly housing, from backyard cottages, to smaller homes to neighborhood scaled apartments, with easy access to daycares, healthy food, and safe transportation options.
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STEP 4:
BE NEIGHBORLY
In city politics, neighborhood associations may get a bad rap, but we still have murals to Mr. Rogers. Neighborhood associations should be our partners in building the sidewalks, public art, parks and trails that creates a sense of place, unique to Austin.
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STEP 5:
PUBLIC MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE
From crushing student loans to rising costs, homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many, the City can step in with public assistance to bring that dream closer to reality for many, and for less than a subsidized unit.
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