The Political Environment: In Support Of Housing, UN Declarss October 5th World Habitat Day

James Rowen at The Political Environment talks about some of the issues of affordable housing in the region.

The Political Environment: In Support Of Housing, UN Declarss October 5th World Habitat Day

Key points to consider:

This is because fair and affordable housing for thousands of residents is and has been effectively limited, even denied, through a combination of a) the 1955 state law barring annexation that applies only to the City of Milwaukee, b) aggressive local zoning codes that ban multi-unit housing and c) regional enabling of suburban sprawl that has encouraged development far from the urban center in Milwaukee.