How can we lower housing costs in the 43rd?

There is not a single, easy answer to this problem. I wish there was. But there are concrete steps we can take to push for a community where our teachers, firefighters, cashiers, pizza makers, uber drivers -- can afford to live where they work.

Home prices have increased by 42% since 2020 - pushing ownership out of reach.

This is pushing up rent prices in our district too -- And as a renter myself, I can attest to the gutless feeling of paying someone else's mortgage every month while the hopes of owning my own home fade further and further out of reach.

Like me, 57% of residents in our district are renters. We cannot solve the rising cost of rent alone -- we need to implement solutions that cover renters, homeowners, and landlords.

First - Fix Zoning

If you go to a really old city -- anywhere in the world -- you will find mix-used residential and commercial zoning. This means, you can start your cafe, bakery, laundromat, etc on the ground floor, and live or have apparments on the upper stories. This allows small businesses to thrive, makes communities walkable, and most importantly, thousands of extra housing units to build built accross our in commercial areas.

Second - Build High-Density Housing Near Transit

We need to build high density housing near existing metro cooridors, making use of the last remaining open land near areas like the 105 freeway.

Sofi Statdium, the Forum, Intuit Dome complex need to be connected to Metro Pink Line by elevated rail or underground down Prarie Ave, parking consolidated into underground- and multi-story parking lots.This will reduce traffic on the surrounding neighborhoods during game days. In the available land, multiple high rise buildings can be constructed. A project of this scale could increase available housing in the district by 2-3%.