A weekly digest of current trends in housing and community development. The discussion examines topics from infrastructure to community fabric.
Next Steps for the Rural Housing Network
(RECAP: Housing Virginia has wrapped up the rural housing provider discussion forums around the state, carried out in partnership with local Realtors® Associations, and has begun work on a final report. This report, the preliminary findings of which will be released at the Governor's Housing Conference in November, tracks the changes in a range of data points to present the new picture of rural housing in Virginia.)http://www.housingvirginia.org/news/next-steps-rural-housing-network/
House calls: Finding shelter for local homeless vets
(RECAP: It’s been almost one year since Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that Virginia was the first state in the U.S. to functionally end homelessness among veterans—and while it may not seem that way when residents drive through Charlottesville and see people begging, evolving housing programs are having positive effects on the city and surrounding counties. Partnerships between Veterans Affairs medical centers, programs that support veterans families and local homeless organizations such as The Haven continue to piece together a complex, and often sensitive, puzzle.)http://www.c-ville.com/house-calls-finding-shelter-local-homeless-vets/#.WATrrWQrLfo
The Next Generation of Model Planning, U.S. Zoning Legislation
(RECAP: States and their local governments have practical tools to help combat urban sprawl, protect farmland, promote affordable housing, and encourage redevelopment. They appear in the American Planning Association's Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Model Statutes for Planning and the Management of Change. The Guidebook and its accompanying User Manual are the culmination of APA's seven-year Growing Smart project, an effort to draft the next generation of model planning and zoning legislation for the United States.)https://www.planning.org/growingsmart/
U.S. incomes increasing, but school workers still struggle to afford housing
(RECAP: “Paycheck to Paycheck 2016: A Snapshot of Housing Affordability for School Workers” focuses on five school-related occupations: bus drivers, social workers, daycare teachers, groundskeepers and high school teachers. In many metropolitan areas across the country, the salaries of these workers don’t allow them to live in the communities that they serve.)http://www.nhcopenhouse.org/2016/10/us-incomes-increasing-but-school.html
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