Trying to get away from here, but for the moment--

I'm reading Ben Carson's 14 pages on HUD in Project 2025 so you don't have to

A big immediate takeaway: Many of these things don't actually require Congress to act Going to focus on policy, but a lot of this is about gutting the career service

Hello! This week is my last week working as Director of Policy at the Chicago Department of Housing. It's been four and a half years, and I'm incredibly proud of my work here. I'm so grateful to my colleagues for everything that their work has made possible.

A few highlights: 1. The 2021 ARO, which, combined with the state Affordable Housing Special Assessment Program supported by the City, has made 20% affordability a standard part of new multifamily and introduced income averaging to serve more of those most in need. Chicago.gov/ARO

Bending the curve of development in small ways: It's still early, but we're seeing the Connected Communities accessibility incentive for small multifamily buildings play out:


chicagoyimby.com/2023/11/permit…
chicagoyimby.com/2023/12/permit… On a pair of vacant lots in Woodlawn, a developer is building twin 4-flats where only 3-flats would have previously been allowed.

And they're providing *two* accessible units in each one, for a total of four--where previously there would have been zero.