Affordable Housing and Racial Diversity

Utilizes HUD data regarding the Annual Median Income (AMI) for the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Should people who work in a community be able to live in it?

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1. Affordable Housing and Racial Diversity
2. Should people who work in a community BE ABLE TO LIVE IN IT?
4. Should people who work in a community BE ABLE TO LIVE IN IT? Why or why not?
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11. LINCOLN AVE ELM ST
12. LINCOLN AVE ELM ST
13. LINCOLN AVE ELM ST
14. “I think there is a lot more support than opposition…”
15. The apartments, Trandel said, ‘are going to be expensive.’”
16. $4,000 / month
20. $7,000 – $15,000 / month
21. $7,000 – 15,000 / month
22. What is “affordable housing”?
24. “The 30% Rule”
25. What is the 2023 AMI for the Chicago MSA?
26. What is the 2023 AMI for the Chicago MSA? AREA MEDIAN INCOME METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
27. What is the 2020 AMI for the Chicago MSA? AREA MEDIAN INCOME METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (80%) $89,840 (owners) (60%) $67,380 (renters)
28. What is “affordable” for different occupations?
29. What is “affordable” for different occupations? 30% of monthly income OCCUPATION $1447 / month Police Patrol Officer $1251 / month Carpenter $848 / month Pre-school Teacher $809 / month Grocery store cashier
30. What is the minimum wage in Illinois?
31. $14.00 / hour
32. $14.00 / hour interactive map
33. $14.00 / hour
34. “In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment in Illinois, renters need to earn $24.59 per hour. — Housing Action Illinois
35. This means that to afford a two-bedroom home…, a person earning Illinois’ minimum wage…must work 76 hours per week just to make ends meet.”
36. “The Illinois General Assembly passed the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act (AHPAA) in 2003 to address the lack of moderately-priced housing that exists in many communities.
37. “The Illinois General Assembly passed the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act (AHPAA) in 2003 to address the lack of moderately-priced housing that exists in many communities. Growth in home values continues to outpace growth in household incomes throughout the Chicago region and many people who are vital to local economies and who provide critical community services cannot afford to live in or around the places they work.”
38. 15.4 30 20 14.7 17.5 43.9 30.4 19.9 19.7 19.2 35.7 21.8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Evanston Highwood Niles Skokie % AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2011 2016 2023
39. 15.4 30 20 14.7 17.5 43.9 30.4 19.9 19.7 19.2 35.7 21.8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Evanston Highwood Niles Skokie % AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2011 2016 2023
40. 15.4 30 20 14.7 17.5 43.9 30.4 19.9 19.7 19.2 35.7 21.8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Evanston Highwood Niles Skokie % AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2011 2016 2023 Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act (EXEMPT)
41. 0.5 1.4 2.5 2.5 4.1 7.4 2.2 2.5 3.2 2.7 4.5 7.3 1.6 2.7 6.3 3.6 4.8 8.8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Kenilworth Glencoe Northfield Winnetka Wilmette Glenview % AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2011 2020 2023
42. 0.5 1.4 2.5 2.5 4.1 7.4 2.2 2.5 3.2 2.7 4.5 7.3 1.6 2.7 6.3 3.6 4.8 8.8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Kenilworth Glencoe Northfield Winnetka Wilmette Glenview % AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2011 2020 2023
43. 0.5 1.4 2.5 2.5 4.1 7.4 2.2 2.5 3.2 2.7 4.5 7.3 1.6 2.7 6.3 3.6 4.8 8.8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Kenilworth Glencoe Northfield Winnetka Wilmette Glenview % AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2011 2020 2023 Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act = 10%
44. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 Kenilworth Glencoe Northfield Winnetka Wilmette Glenview 1.6 Green = “submitted plan”, Red = “home rule, no plan”, Orange = “?” 8.8 4.8 3.6 6.3 2.7 Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act = 10%
47. “The Illinois Housing Appeals Board was formed in 2009 to provide checks and balances for the creation of affordable housing, but the body has never heard a case.”— WBEZ
49. “I recommend that people continue to push their communities to submit updated affordable housing plans.” — Gail Schechter, Illinois Housing Appeals board
51. WHY? And how?
52. PBS NewsHour: “How zoning can restrict, or even prevent, affordable housing” (11:30)
54. “Today the effect of single-family zoning is far-reaching: it is illegal on 75 percent of the residential land in many American cities to build anything other than a detached single-family home.”
59. The Zoning Reform Tracker
63. C.A.V.E
64. C.A.V.E CITIZENS AGAINST VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING
65. B.A.N.A.N.A
66. B.A.N.A.N.A BUILD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ANYWHERE NEAR ANYTHING
67. N.I.M.B.Y
68. N.I.M.B.Y NOT IN MY BACK YARD
69. Y.I.M.B.Y
70. Y.I.M.B.Y Yes! IN MY BACK YARD
72. “That report shows Glenview, Northbrook, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Winnetka, Northfield, Wilmette, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest and Highland Park are among the 46 local governments in Illinois that have less than a 10 percent share of affordable housing, meaning they are not exempt from the law” (emphasis added).
73. Why does this matter? OR DOESN’T IT?
74. 15.4 30 20 14.7 27.6 54.3 11.8 19.2 26.3 49.6 14.2 18.7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Evanston Highwood Niles Skokie % BLACK OR LATINO 2010 2019 2020
75. 1.9 3.9 3.4 2.5 4.1 6.8 3.3 6.5 5.6 3 3.4 7.7 4.4 5.2 5.3 4.2 5.8 8.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Kenilworth Glencoe Northfield Winnetka Wilmette Glenview % BLACK OR LATINO 2010 2019 2020
76. Why does this matter? OR DOESN’T IT?
77. 0 20 40 60 80 100 USA: Year 2010 African-American Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino White Other WHITE 65% LATINO 16% ASIAN 5% BLACK 12% OTHER 2%
78. 0 20 40 60 80 100 USA: Year 2050 African-American Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino White Other WHITE 46% LATINO 30% ASIAN 8% BLACK 12% OTHER 4%
79. Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel, 67 N.J. 151 (1975)
80. Mt. Laurel I (1975) “A homogeneous community, one exhibiting almost total similarities of taste, habit, custom and behavior is culturally dead, aside from being downright boring. New and different lifestyles, habits and customs are the lifeblood of America. They are its strength its growing force. Just as diversity strengthens and enriches the country as a whole, so will it strengthen and enrich a suburban community….”
81. Should people who work in a community BE ABLE TO LIVE IN IT? YES or NO?