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Make housing available & affordable to poor people.
(i.e. ''Lower the cost of housing'')
 
==Things that would help==
==Things that would help==
===Physical===
===Physical===
* [[Let tenants decide what work needs to be done]]
:{{minor|New construction:}}
* [[Don't demolish existing buildings]] (except for ones that are condemned, of course)
:* '''[[Build low-cost neighborhoods that don't suck]]'''
* [[Subdivide housing]] (especially if there's a [[shortage of single-person homes]])
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* [[Create new walkable neighborhoods]]
* [[Create new walkable neighborhoods]]
* [[Low-cost construction]]
* [[Build new neighborhoods]]
* [[Build good neighborhoods]]
* [[Build good low-cost neighborhoods]]
* [[Build good new low-cost neighborhoods]]
* [[Build low-cost walkable neighborhoods]]
* [[Build low-cost healthy neighborhoods]]
* [[Build low-cost, safe, healthy, walkable neighborhoods]]
* [[Build low-cost, safe, healthy, walkable neighborhoods that aren't boring]]
* [[Build low-cost neighborhoods that don't suck]]
* [[Build low-cost neighborhoods that aren't crap]]
* [[Build low-cost neighborhoods that aren't crappy]]
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:{{minor|Repurpose<!-- / retrofit-->:}}
:* '''[[Convert office space into housing]]'''
:* [[Subdivide housing]] <small>(especially if there's a [[shortage of single-person homes]])</small>
:* [[Don't demolish existing buildings]] <small>(as long as they're structurally safe)</small>
 
:{{minor|Existing homes:}}
:* '''[[Let tenants decide what work needs to be done]]'''


===Socioeconomic===
===Socioeconomic===
* [[Rent control]]
* [[Rent control]]
* [[Affordable (subsidized) housing]]
* [[Subsidized housing]]
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==Action plans, by local region==
''Got something to say about what your city or town needs? Join the {{tp2}} and help draft up open plans for what should be done!''
==See also==
* [[Universal basic housing]]

Latest revision as of 22:19, 24 October 2025

(i.e. Lower the cost of housing)

Things that would help

Physical

New construction:
Repurpose:
Existing homes:

Socioeconomic

Action plans, by local region

Got something to say about what your city or town needs? Join the discussion and help draft up open plans for what should be done!

See also