Housing Minnesota Bulletin has a couple of very interesting links for those truly interested in affordable housing and increasing life choices and chances for those needing affordable housing. To improve the overall quality of life for ALL our Minneapolis residents Minneapolis City Government needs to make "Inclusionary Zoning" changes. Minneapolis NEEDS to stop concentrating poverty in largely minority neighborhoods. It NEEDS to stop breaking the law by concentrating supportive housing and creating "Containment Zones" in poor minority.
We measure the quality of our community by the way we provide for our children, our elders, and our handicapped. It should be the intent of Minneapolis to build community by laying a foundation on such principles and to organize its structure to guarantee the safety and happiness of our most vulnerable. Our most vulnerable CAN NOT be guaranteed neither happiness nor safety if they are "contained" in poverty concentration areas. In fact they are almost guaranteed the opposite. Especially the children, the elderly and the handicapped are the victims of such policies by our City Government. Please check out the following the following links. Jim Graham, Ventura Village >"New PolicyLink Report Makes Case for Increasing Affordable Housing Through Inclusionary Zoning This new PolicyLink report draws on inclusionary zoning successes from around the country and makes recommendations for expanding the availability of affordable housing in Washington, DC that apply to other cities as well. Expanding Housing Opportunity in Washington, DC: The Case for Inclusionary Zoning uses data compiled from hundred of localities where inclusionary zoning has made a critical difference in providing affordable housing to low- and moderate- income families. The report shows how inclusionary zoning helps increase the development of affordable rental and ownership units; expand opportunity, by creating mixed income communities; contribute to deconcentration of poverty, by spreading affordable housing across jurisdictions or regions, rather than isolating it in the poorest neighborhoods; and makes recommendations to jurisdictions for crafting a comprehensive and successful inclusionary zoning program. To view the full report please visit http://www.policylink.org/DCIZ.html. To view the PolicyLink Equitable Development Inclusionary Zoning tool, please visit http://www.policylink.org/EquitableDevelopment/XQ/ASP/ID.45/QX/fsToolMain.ht m." REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
