City For All and the TransFormation Alliance have 10 essential priorities, inspired by Atlanta City Design and the City of Atlanta Community Engagement Playbook, as a starting point for housing affordability.

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1. Ensure fulfillment of Mayor Bottom’s public pledge to commit $1 billion by 2022 to increase affordable housing, including $500 million in public investment while prioritizing flexible, equity sources of funding.

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2. Immediately seat the recently established Housing Commission to develop recommendations for a strategically unified, actionable housing plan and delivery system.

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PRODUCTION

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3. Reclaim vacant land, blighted housing and surplus property owned by the City, AHA, and APS for affordable housing development.

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4. Explore specific proposals, such as the Living Transit Fund, that support future affordable housing development near transit.

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INCLUSION

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5. Prioritize public subsidy to target households with incomes below 6o% AMI.

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6. Adopt a city-wide mandatory Inclusionary Zoning ordinance.

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PROTECTION 

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7. Implement tax “circuit breakers”, increased homestead exemptions, or other immediately achievable policies to protect home-owners from displacement.

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8. Develop a strategy to reduce rampant and inequitable evictions, including resourcing organizations that work to keep families in their homes.

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PRESERVATION

 

9. Emphasize long term affordability for publicly subsidized housing through community land trusts, deed restrictions or other shared equity models.

 

10. Preserve the homeownership base by supporting single-family acquisition and rehab, lease-purchase options, and down payment assistance.