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What is your definition of "affordable"? It should mean that people who earn 60% of the average income for the area (as defined by HUD) can afford to live there. It should not mean that a developer takes a big house, makes four $800,000 condos out of it, and sells them to people who qualify for that high of a mortgage. Don't play games, that isn't increasing affordable housing whatsoever. That isn't making it easier for your teachers, first responders, elderly on a fixed income, your trash collectors, your grocery store clerks, your restaurant servers, your construction workers, etc who work in your jurisdiction be able to afford a place to live. This just adds to the housing supply so that UMC people have more options. Don't stick the word affordable in front of something, then point fingers when called out that it is disingenuous, purposefully misleading and not pushing the proper agenda at all. Just like bike lanes help poor people get to work.[/quote]

Why should it mean that?

For 1 $1.5 million unit vs. 4 $800,000 units: more people can afford to live there, and more people can live there. Those are both good things.

Housing the teachers, first responders, etc. can afford is "workforce housing."

As for bike lanes - bike lanes would help poor people get to work, if we built bike lanes that connect areas where poor people live with areas where poor people work. Another benefit of bike lanes (good bike lanes) is that roads with good bike lanes are safer for everybody, whether on bikes or not, than roads without good bike lanes. Just because we also need better bus service, doesn't mean we don't need good bike lanes.[/quote]

Yes, because all the "poor" people who work in construction can get their tools on a bike?[/quote]

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