It's upstreamist week ... housing as a solution to addiction.
Want to contribute as a person in recovery to the "movement"? Don't become a therapist and definitely don't become a peer support specialist.
Get another job, stabilize your life, and start hanging out at your city council and zoning board meetings. And as soon as an opening comes up for the zoning board ... do what you can to get appointed (usually these are mayoral or council appointments).
Why do you want to be on the zoning board?
The root of all our housing ills (and then some) is zoning ... specifically, exclusionary single-family zoning.
It is almost impossible in pretty much Anytown, USA to build dense(ish), multi-family units (not talking about apartment complexes), in small town downtowns or surrounding neighborhoods.
(p.s. apartment complexes are not the answer)
If we were able to build 2-to-4-unit row homes and clusters near and within commercial centers (downtowns, mostly), we can:
▶ increase supply w/o significantly increasing development costs (= lower rents);
▶ expand the property tax base per square footage (= improved services for all);
▶ further promote walkability (= less obesity, less stress);
▶ cause new community collisions for good (= more connection, serendipity, joy); and
▶ give a shot in the arm to local businesses and economics (= building local, generational wealth).
Review two examples.
Ex 1: An article from Washington post detailing the end of single-family zoning in Alexandria, VA.
https://lnkd.in/gf-uxpu8
Ex. 2: A thorough but succinct review of housing in North America by About Here
https://lnkd.in/gR57r-C6
#zoning
#urbandesign
#recoverycapital
CEO at ARCH Design
2moCongratulations on another beautiful new community. Looks amazing!