<div dir="ltr">There would probably be massive push-back from all the major realtors who profit hugely from gentrifying every neighborhood they can get their claws into. (The East Side has been undergoing gentrification with ever greater intensity for at least the last half century, but in the last few years Sotheby's realtors have begun to show an interest in it. That's the very baddest of bad signs!)</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 2:40 PM Breslers <<a href="mailto:breslerfamily@gmail.com">breslerfamily@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>summit</div><div>so a zoning change would be a NO cost step in the right direction</div><div>well no cost except for lobbying<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 12:00 PM Ethan Gyles <<a href="mailto:ethangy@gmail.com" target="_blank">ethangy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Mrs. B,</div><div><br></div><div>I think you're right. And that type of housing would help young renters getting started too. One significant roadblock is large swaths of the East Side are zoned to not allow multi-family construction. Check out the zoning map at the link below, and look at how much of the East Side is currently R-1 and R-1A zones (which means the only thing allowed is single family houses -- whereas R-2 means a two-family is allowed, R-3 means three-family, and R-4 means four and up (e.g. multifamily, apartment buildings, etc.)): <a href="ftp://ftp.providenceplanning.org/ProvGIS/Map_Gallery/Zoning/Official%20Zoning%20Maps%2018.04.20.pdf" target="_blank">ftp://ftp.providenceplanning.org/ProvGIS/Map_Gallery/Zoning/Official%20Zoning%20Maps%2018.04.20.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>Also, a lot of zoning law historically in our country has roots in racism. When courts said you can't exclude people from housing by race, excluding by housing type was a useful proxy. Recommended reading: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32191706-the-color-of-law" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32191706-the-color-of-law</a></div><div><br></div><div>Ethan<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 11:41 AM Breslers <<a href="mailto:breslerfamily@gmail.com" target="_blank">breslerfamily@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>We were already forced out of our 20+ years apartment in Providence by prices <br></div><div>and upscaling to benefit from that market<br></div><div>Wanting to remain in our religious community, we managed to find a place in Oak Hill</div><div>under a mile away.</div><div>Our solution was the existence of a SMALL place for sale.</div><div>But even that was a big stretch many folks would not have been able to handle.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Although all sorts of creative ideas to help with housing costs are welcome</div><div>the simplest solution is to make MUCH more smaller, naturally lower cost options available</div><div>We need to build LOTS of both efficiency & 1 bedroom apartments & apartment type condos<br></div><div>and duplexes & townhouse condos 600 -1000 square feet.</div><div>(Building such small homes individually is not so cost effective to build or heat.)</div><div>Those choices will also help compete with and lower the prices of the larger stuff.<br></div><div><br></div><div>This is especially necessary with a growing demographic of older couples & older singles with fixed incomes <br></div><div>A lot of people in this group, that I know, have completely left the state.</div><div>We are losing our living history & wisdom.</div><div><br></div><div>Mrs B<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 10:59 AM Ethan Gyles <<a href="mailto:ethangy@gmail.com" target="_blank">ethangy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi neighbors,</div><div><br></div><div>The SNA Board will draft a public response for the following, which we successfully lobbied for a public input deadline extension on. We welcome input from neighbors on this - please send to <a href="mailto:SNAProv@gmail.com" target="_blank">SNAProv@gmail.com</a>. Please send to us <b>by 1/13</b>. You're also, of course, welcome and encouraged to directly submit individual input, by 1/19.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The SNA Board is acutely aware of the sharply increasing housing prices in our neighborhood, while Rhode Island incomes have been slower to grow, and how that creates a higher and higher barrier to entry to new families and may displace others, including renters. Many residents - my own family included, actually - would no longer be
able to afford to become a first-time home buyer in our neighborhood. We're eager to participate in a process toward fair and equitable solutions. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Ethan<br></div><div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><b><u>City of Providence Charts Bold New Course for Affordable <span>Housing</span></u></b></i></p><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal"><i>This month, the City of Providence unveiled the City’s Anti-Displacement and <span>Comprehensive</span> <span>Housing</span> Strategy (the Strategy) and first-ever City Affordable <span>Housing</span> Bond. As COVID-19 amplifies the critical <span>housing</span> needs facing Providence residents, the
City’s <span>comprehensive</span> <span>housing</span> plan builds an actionable 10-year road map for policy recommendations, new programs and <span>housing</span> investments. Key findings outlined in the plan include:</i></p><i>
</i><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><i><b>Providence households are cost-burdened</b></i></li><li class="MsoNormal"><i><b>The City’s older <span>housing</span> stock creates challenges
</b></i></li><li class="MsoNormal"><i><b>Extremely low-Income households are underserved</b></i></li><li class="MsoNormal"><i><b><span>Housing</span> choice and type are limited in several areas of the City</b></i></li></ul><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal"><i>The key findings reflect Providence’s diverse <span>housing</span>
ecosystem and the varying needs of renters, homeowners, landlords,
developers, and community members. They helped shape the programmatic,
policy, and regulatory approaches the City will
take to advance affordable <span>housing</span>, including:</i></p><i>
</i><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><i>Identifying <b>new financial resources</b> to invest in Providence’s existing <span>housing</span> stock to <b>preserve and enhance</b> its affordability and quality.</i></li><li class="MsoNormal"><i>Building upon <b>collaborative partnerships</b> to leverage existing <span>housing</span> resources with new funding sources in targeted areas to accomplish shared goals of <b>safe and healthy <span>housing</span>, increased prosperity
for all residents, and improved quality of life citywide.</b></i></li><li class="MsoNormal"><i>Encouraging <b>price diversity</b> in all new <span>housing</span>
construction through incentive programs that both ease the cost
development and create safer, affordable units in underserved areas.</i></li><li class="MsoNormal"><i>Implementing <b>innovative regulatory changes and new policies </b>to allow for creative <span>housing</span> solutions including increased homeownership, more robust rehabilitation of existing <span>housing</span>, incremental density
in areas close to transit and job centers and reducing displacement of long-term Providence residents.</i></li></ul><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal"><i>A full overview of recommended policy and
programmatic changes, including recommended funding strategies, is
available in the draft report, <a href="http://www.providenceri.gov/planning/comprehensive-housing-strategy/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</i></p><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i></p><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal"><i>As the City anticipates the release of the Anti-Displacement and <span>Comprehensive</span> <span>Housing</span>
Strategy, the public is encouraged to review the draft report and
provide comments over the next 30 days. The City will integrate
community feedback
into the final plan, to be released in early 2021. For more information
about the Strategy—including how to submit feedback—visit the City’s
website,
<a href="http://www.providenceri.gov/planning/comprehensive-housing-strategy/" target="_blank">here</a>. For more information & to read the full press release, please click
<a href="https://www.providenceri.gov/city-providence-charts-bold-new-course-affordable-housing/" target="_blank">
here</a>. </i></p>
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