The city provided shelter for over 1,600 unhoused people and put hundreds of new affordable housing units into the construction pipeline.
San Antonio has surpassed its 2022 goal for placing people in supportive housing and approving new affordable housing units, reports Kriston Capps for Bloomberg CityLab, housing over 1,600 people. This still falls short of housing all of the city’s unhoused population. “According to the 2022 point-in-time report, some 2,995 individuals in San Antonio and Bexar County were reported as homeless, with 1,036 people listed as unsheltered.”
The goal of housing 1,500 people is part of the federal ‘House America’ initiative. “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has set a target for House America to find housing for 100,000 people and to build at least 20,000 new affordable units, with help from federal emergency dollars assigned to city and state governments through the American Rescue Plan.”
San Antonio voters also approved a $1.2 billion bond measure that includes $150 million for affordable housing. “The housing measure authorizes funding to preserve existing affordable housing, provide support for chronically homeless people and build new apartments affordable to extremely low-income households (those earning less than 30% of area median income).”
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California Governor to Cities: Homelessness is a Crisis. “Act Like it.”
Days before facing reelection, Governor Newsom rejected every California locality’s plan for addressing homelessness, calling the proposals inadequate in fighting the massive crisis in a state where over 100,000 people are unhoused.
The Slow Death of Ride Sharing
From the beginning, TNCs like Lyft and Uber touted shared rides as their key product. Now, Lyft is ending the practice.
In Most U.S. Cities, Archaic Laws Limit Roommate Living
Critics argue laws preventing unrelated adults from living in the same home fail to understand the modern American household.
Ten Signs of a Resurgent Downtown
In GeekWire, Chuck Wolfe continues his exploration of a holistic and practical approach to post-pandemic urban center recovery, anchored in local context and community-driven initiatives that promote livability, safety, and sustainability.
California Moves to Limit Autonomous Trucks
A bill passed by the State Assembly and moving on to the Senate would require autonomous semi trucks to have a trained human operator in the vehicle.
Minnesota Budget Includes Significant Transit Investments
After a contentious debate, the state legislature passed a budget that changes how transportation projects are funded and supports increased transit service in the state.
Proposed Land Value Tax Plan in Detroit
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan proposes hiking property taxes for vacant land and buildings while lowering the rate for occupied homes and businesses in a split tax plan he contends will resolve many of Detroit's blight and high property tax woes.
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