If your community decided to build low-cost housing, where would you propose it be located?

Answer 1

Low cost affordable housing is available everywhere here in the Irish housing boom. Though the sprawl is a little disturbing to the natural beauty in some areas. But its a high paying, highly accomodating country in which Eastern Europeans who earn a quarter what we do easily come here and settle.
There are bad points though.
I would propose low-cost housing be built in integrated green suburbs of small towns rather than the urban sprawl of cities. Ballinagh of Cavan is a PEFRECT example in this wee place.
Strange question. Why?

Answer 2

Wow, some of the answers here are pretty harsh and judgemental. The best place for low-cost housing is in existing neighborhoods. Low-cost housing tends to work better if it is actually part of the community, not pushed to the end of town or out of sight. Low-cost seems to work better when there is a mixture of financial status within the area. If there is money in the neighborhood, there will be money to maintain the neighborhood. The city of Boulder, CO is a good example of mixing in low-cost/ affordable housing with in new and exist neighborhoods. This neighborhoods have a sustainable nature do to the mixture of people.

Answer 3

Having been in the public housing authorities in two Texas cities, I can tell you that I would put such housing in a part of town that either had or would get all the necessary utilities before it opened and had good roads or access to public transportation. The design of said housing would have to be an integral factor in its development. And I would place it in a location independent of other neighborhoods but not isolated from them. I came to realize when I was in this business that the layout of public housing, both in building style and geographical layout could establish it as it's own unique neighborhood, and since, in fact, it IS a unique neighborhood based on economics and related human demographics, it needs to be placed wherein it does not conflict with other lifestyles, especially those in greatest conflict with its own. Many mistakes made in the history of public housing was the attempt to locate such neighborhoods directly adjacent to higher income, privately owned homes, or even in "middle-class" privately owned homes, or even apartment complexes where people pay their own rent and cultural conflicts are in serious conflicts. Once we got beyond the naive ideals of having all economic level individuals and families in the same neighborhood despite their seriously conflicting cultures, we moved ahead in seriously planning public housing neighborhoods that were very viable and enjoyable communities in and of themselves. I'm sorry to see we still have a lot of that naivete and misguided idealism out there in the governmental programs in charge of public housing that continue to build very acute conflict between cultures and that show no sensitivity to either. But, change is slow, very slow, and I can only hope. God Bless you.

Answer 4

locate low-cost housing near existing mass transit lines, since its residents might have a greater need to take buses or trains than higher-cost housing residents. locate it close to city centers, to take advantage of existing recreational, cultural, and employment opportunities. new urbanism demands walkable communities, so a dense population clustered around a village business district, and a nearby school and library are must-haves. existing zoning laws should be honored so as not to upset existing businesses and residents.

Answer 5

Anywhere the zoneing laws for it designate. I don't care where one would be constructed ... I'm not like those rich folk in the south who put up a fight because Huricane Victims with FEMA Trailors were set in their nice little ritzey-ditzey neighborhood. I don't judge people by their income. Misfortune can happen to anyone.

Answer 6

Near services that could benefit people who would live in the low cost housing: employment agencies, free clinics, public transportation, public schools, GED or community college classes...things that could assist them in getting out of poverty.

Answer 7

I would propose they demo the worst part of town and put low-cost housing in there. It would still improve the worst parts of any town.

Answer 8

I would say use the perfectly good buildings thatare empty and turn them into apartments instead of theese buldings going to waist. like old school buldings or retail space thats not being used. Instead of spending more tax dollars to build a brand new building.

Answer 9

Don't care; as long as the security was very tight, drugs were not tolerated AT ALL, violence was not tolerated AT ALL, it was required to keep the place clean at ALL TIMES, and every knucklehead living there that could walk, talk, sit, stand, write, type, answer a telephone, etc. was actively looking for a job!

Answer 10

ON the desert but where roads have been built in recent years, and where water is available, where abundant growth of desert plants has been removed, where poisonous snake population has been overcome, diminished, under some control, where electricity lines are put up is where I would suggest.