RICHMOND, Va. — As Richmond works through its rezoning overhaul known as Code Refresh, a coalition of affordable housing advocacy groups unveiled a set of proposals Monday they said the council and mayor can implement ahead of time to address the affordable housing issue.
The Homes For All Our Neighbors Coalition laid out a series of short- and long-term proposals to address the “four Ps of displacement mitigation (Protect, Plan, Produce, and Preserve)”
“We can build a Richmond that grows without abandoning the people and without pushing folks out of the city,” Marissa Clark, Housing Justice Lead Organizer at New Virginia Majority, said. “But it requires the courage to build more housing, paired with the immediate resolve to protect the residents who are already here.”…