Affordable Housing Toolkit

Posted by on July 16, 2007

Toolkit Provides Means to Advance Affordable Housing

What guidance is available to help local governments assure an adequate supply of affordable housing in their communities? The Washington (DC) Area Housing Partnership provides assistance through its eight-section Toolkit for Affordable Housing Development, which addresses issues from preserving existing housing to design and advocacy.

The toolkit explores techniques such as lot size and setback modifications, affordable housing districts, infill development, expedited permitting, and developer incentives to promote the creation of affordable housing. Readers will also find information about adaptive reuse, green building, financial tools, and
programs that provide assistance for homeownership, rental, and special needs. Examples of the recommended tools put into practice are given as models for localities that wish to maintain or increase their affordable housing stock.

If you would like to know more, a detailed summary and a link to the Toolkit itself can be found at http://www.huduser.org/rbc/search/rbcdetails.asp?DocId=1367.

We hope this information proves useful to you in your efforts to create affordable housing. If you have regulatory reform strategies or resources that you’d like to share, send us an email at rbcsubmit@huduser.org, call us at 1-800-245-2691 (option 4), or visit our website at http://www.regbarriers.org.