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Many people in the region experience housing instability daily. The housing market has become increasingly unaffordable, creating unprecedented challenges for residents to find and keep a home they can afford. Meeting the housing needs of all households at a range of income levels is integral to the livability of the region.
What is the Regional Housing Strategy?
The Regional Housing Strategy is a “playbook” of regional and local actions to preserve, improve, and expand housing stock in the region. The aim is to make a range of affordable, accessible, healthy, and safe housing choices available to every resident and to promote fair and equal access to housing for all people. Development of the strategy is a key implementation action from VISION 2050.
The Regional Housing Strategy is intended to:
Support the Growth Management Act and VISION 2050
Provide a coordinated, data informed, and ambitious framework to address current and future housing needs for all residents
Recognize and support the different roles local jurisdictions, agencies, and partners play in preserving and expanding both affordable and market-rate housing
Inform, complement, and advance future housing planning actions at regional, countywide, and local levels
Center equity and use a racial equity lens to assess disparities, engage residents, and minimize burdens to vulnerable communities
The comment period for the Regional Housing Strategy is closed
The Growth Management Policy Board is leading the development of the strategy and is now looking for input on the draft strategy. Comments that were provided here will be shared with the board at its September meeting and taken into consideration as the board continues to revise and refine the strategy this fall.
Many people in the region experience housing instability daily. The housing market has become increasingly unaffordable, creating unprecedented challenges for residents to find and keep a home they can afford. Meeting the housing needs of all households at a range of income levels is integral to the livability of the region.
What is the Regional Housing Strategy?
The Regional Housing Strategy is a “playbook” of regional and local actions to preserve, improve, and expand housing stock in the region. The aim is to make a range of affordable, accessible, healthy, and safe housing choices available to every resident and to promote fair and equal access to housing for all people. Development of the strategy is a key implementation action from VISION 2050.
The Regional Housing Strategy is intended to:
Support the Growth Management Act and VISION 2050
Provide a coordinated, data informed, and ambitious framework to address current and future housing needs for all residents
Recognize and support the different roles local jurisdictions, agencies, and partners play in preserving and expanding both affordable and market-rate housing
Inform, complement, and advance future housing planning actions at regional, countywide, and local levels
Center equity and use a racial equity lens to assess disparities, engage residents, and minimize burdens to vulnerable communities
The comment period for the Regional Housing Strategy is closed
The Growth Management Policy Board is leading the development of the strategy and is now looking for input on the draft strategy. Comments that were provided here will be shared with the board at its September meeting and taken into consideration as the board continues to revise and refine the strategy this fall.
Some History
The region’s housing market has been shaped by decades of public policies and private practices that often excluded people of color, lower-income households, and immigrant communities from accessing housing and living in certain areas. Together, past and current housing practices have perpetuated substantial inequities in wealth, ownership, and opportunity. The Regional Housing Strategy recognizes this legacy and actions needed to eliminate discriminatory barriers and expand access to housing.
