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YIMBY of Northern Nevada is a project of ''
YIMBY is an acronym for Yes
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YIMBY members can join a waiting list for attainable quality housing we will maintain and grow to include thousands of our neighbors. To sign up now [http://www.regenesisreno.com/sign-up-for-news/ click HERE].<br />
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| || December 2014 || October 2018 || Average increase per year
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| Residents || 598,639 || 635,475 || 9,
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| Households || 237,040 || 251,399 || 3,
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| Jobs || 353,140 || 400,339 ||
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*Our goal is to keep housing costs for owners and renters at or below 30% of gross income and combined housing and transportation costs below 45%. Households with costs above these two thresholds are considered burdened. <br />
* For the
* As solutions to our housing crisis roll out, the
* For 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has set 100
* We use HUD's definition of workforce housing as attainable for households earning between 80% ($58,800) and 120% ($88,200) of AMI with total housing costs not exceeding 30% of gross income. <br />
* We also use HUD's definition of affordable housing as attainable for households below 80% of AMI ($
* It is important to understand public subsidies such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) are only available to households with less than 60% of AMI ($44,100). <br />
* Public
* HUD’s Extremely Low-Income Limit for Washoe County is 34% of AMI ($25,100 for a 4-person household and $15,450 for a 1-person household). A single earner living alone needs to work less than 36 hours per week at the $8.25 minimum wage without benefits to qualify.<br />
* Among YIMBY’s goals is to overcome the widespread confusion arising from many believing financially attainable quality housing only refers to subsidized housing. <br />
* '''There is a shortage of financially attainable quality housing for
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<big>'''Identifying and Recruiting Developers for 1,000 Units of Housing'''</big><br /
The TMRPA’s Scenario 4 Infill:<br />▼
* Emphasizes policies that encourage growth to go to already developed areas<br />▼
* Maximizes the use of small lots and promotes a mix of uses<br />▼
* Seeks to identify infrastructure challenges in areas deemed suitable for infill redevelopment and increased density<br />▼
* Allows changes to existing zoning<br />▼
▲* Emphasizes policies that encourage growth to go to already developed areas<br />
▲* Maximizes the use of small lots and promotes a mix of uses<br />
▲* Seeks to identify infrastructure challenges in areas deemed suitable for infill redevelopment and increased density<br />
▲* Allows changes to existing zoning<br />
We will recruit developers for these projects locally and out-of-state by creating and presenting packages of specific opportunities. Many experts and stakeholders will be deployed to detail ways to overcome barriers to rapidly break ground. <br/>
<big>'''Density is good'''</big><br />
* We are unapologetic urbanists who believe in the virtues of cities. More people living in close proximity to each other can improve their lives and the lives of those far beyond the centers of Reno and Sparks.<br />
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* People should be free to choose to live in places that are urban, compact and walkable, low-density and car-centric. They should also be free to choose to live in suburban or rural places. Not everyone wants to live in a dense city. However, current policies restrict the supply of urban housing, leaving suburban life as the only affordable option for many. <br />
<big>'''Housing is a home'''</big><br /> ▼
▲<big>'''Housing is a home'''</big><br />
* It is not the role of the local government to maximize wealth for property owners.<br />
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<big>'''Stop Displacement'''</big>
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* Greater Reno has the physical space for more housing without displacing existing residents.<br />
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<big>'''Zoning & Planning Policy Prescriptions'''</big><br />
* We believe in long-term planning. Once a citywide or neighborhood plan is made, the process for building should be streamlined, well-defined and predictable. It should not impose significant delays on or add significant costs to a project, nor should individual property owners or neighborhood associations have the power to hijack it.<br />
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<big>'''News from YIMBY of Northern Nevada'''</big><br />
* The housing shortage is not an unintended policy failure. Greater Reno has a housing shortage because of decades of voting and organizing against housing. The solution is to organize ''for'' housing. <br />
* We must mobilize our communities, employees of our businesses and other organizations, make our case in the media, write to legislators, support projects at hearings, support pro-housing candidates, and vote for more housing.<br />
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<big>'''If you would like to receive information and updates on housing issues in Northern Nevada,
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Gordon Gossage <br />
Regenesis
gordongossage@gmail.com <br />
www.RegenesisReno.com <br />
(617) 694-1624 <br /><br />
If you would like to support the crowdfunding of YIMBY of Northern Nevada, contact Gordon at the number above or send a check made out to<br />
Regenesis
Please note that our company is not a nonprofit, so your contribution is not tax deductible. Regenesis
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