{"id":3840,"date":"2020-03-25T17:32:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abundanthousingla.org\/?p=3840"},"modified":"2020-10-28T10:52:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T17:52:17","slug":"fairla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abundanthousingla.org\/fairla\/","title":{"rendered":"The FAIR LA Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Get ready: by the end of the decade, Los Angeles might build over 450,000 new homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

This might surprise many readers. Have YIMBYs hypnotized the L.A. City Council? Not quite. Every eight years, cities are required under state law to update their housing elements, a planning document that assesses a city\u2019s housing needs and sets a strategy for accommodating new housing at all income levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Historically, many cities <\/span>found ways to avoid creating housing elements<\/span><\/a> that would actually lead to more homebuilding. But ahead of this housing element cycle, which starts in 2021, <\/span>new laws<\/span><\/a> were <\/span>passed<\/span><\/a> to beef up compliance and enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to your advocacy<\/span><\/a>, the state gave Southern California a historically high goal of over 1.3 million homes, and local officials allocated most of that target to coastal cities with good access to jobs and transit. In particular, Los Angeles was assigned a target of 456,000 new homes<\/strong>, which, if achieved, would increase the housing supply by 30%<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, cities across Southern California are beginning work on their housing elements. Abundant Housing is proud to be serving on L.A.\u2019s housing element task force, <\/span>alongside more than 60 other community stakeholders<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re committed to supporting a housing element plan that equitably achieves L.A.\u2019s housing production target. A few months ago, we shared <\/span>policy ideas<\/span><\/a> for the housing element that we think will improve affordability, environmental quality, and transit access throughout L.A.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the first steps towards that goal will be deciding how to allocate housing targets across L.A.\u2019s neighborhoods. Abundant Housing recommends allocating most of the housing target to wealthy, high-opportunity neighborhoods, and to neighborhoods with good access to transit and jobs<\/strong>. We support this approach because:<\/span><\/p>\n