TOOLKITS, TECHNIQUES, HIGH-TECH AND NON-TRADITIONAL/DIVERSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HELPS TO MAKE PLANNING ABOUT PEOPLE
In Spokane, where housing prices were spiraling, the Corps helped lead the community to zoning changes that allowed two-, three-, four- and six-plexes within single family zones.
That created affordable housing without disrupting the
urban fabric.
“In four years, we went from one of the most affordable
housing cities, to one where only about 60 percent of the population could
afford housing,” said Darin Watkins, government affairs director at Spokane
Association of REALTORS®.
“One of the CRE Corps’ first recommendations was to get a
planning director, and we found a progressive planning director who implemented
CRE recommendations immediately.
The highest impact one was you could now build up to a
six-plex anywhere in the city.”
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