HUD's Los Angeles Housing Authority is replacing its older, "oppressive", public housing stock with friendlier, mixed-income complexes to ease the city's housing crisis.
With demand for affordable housing in Los Angeles increasing, the city's Housing Authority is attempting to recast public housing in a new light, using a model of mixed-income communities designed in a more traditional manner.
"Given that very little land is available in Los Angeles, it's not difficult to understand that the city will be going more vertical as population increases...Los Angeles is one of the least affordable cities in the nation, yet the population is actually growing, as opposed to, for example, Chicago, where the population is stable or declining. It's a very challenging situation."
The agency is redeveloping many of its older "projects" and exploring joint-use opportunities with the local school district in hopes of providing healthy communities for its residents, and not just housing.
Thanks to Josh Stephens
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