ACT  HOME                         ACT

                                                     Advocates for Calm Traffic

                                                                Norwalk, Connecticut

                                                                                                           

Affordable Housing        

                               Advocacy Items 

 

Low to moderate income housing, if more readily available in Norwalk, would decrease the need for long-distance travel by automobile for those people working in Norwalk but currently living in other communities that provide lower rents and home purchase prices.

 

bulletincreasing public awareness of the need for affordable housing by creating a regional  affordable housing Web site and sponsoring forums  and conferences to educate citizens

bulletdeveloping a financing resources guide listing all affordable housing financing programs for buyers and sellers

bulletpromoting affordable housing in mixed-use developments

bulletencouraging turn-key development

bulletpromoting local, state and federal housing assistance programs

bulletincreasing low income assistance

bulletpromoting home ownership instead of rentals     

 

*     Redevelopment Agency   

*     The Millennial Housing Commission                   

*     HUD                   

*     U.S. Conference of Mayors                                

                                                                                                                                          HOME