🗣 AOC is right: Public services benefit everyone

EVENT RECAP: CAP’s housing summit Problems viewing this email? [View it in your browser]( [Center for American Progress]( InProgress from the Center for American Progress To make sure you never miss an email from us, please add progress@americanprogress.org to your contacts or safe senders list. Thanks for staying connected with us! ICYMI: ‘Building the Future’ Today, the Center for American Progress hosted a half-day summit on housing policy, “[Building the Future: Innovative Solutions to the U.S. Housing Crisis.]( Elected officials, advocates, and policy experts discussed bold policy ideas for building more housing of all types—especially sustainable, transit-accessible, and affordable housing. The need for action is urgent. America is facing a housing affordability crisis. Nearly half of all rental households spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent, making them cost burdened. The lack of affordable rental housing and starter homes for first-time buyers makes it harder to save for the future and access economic opportunity. To solve the U.S. housing crisis, the path ahead must dramatically boost the supply of housing through policies that will spur building—by reforming local zoning regulations and adopting innovative financing opportunities—and do so in a way that fosters communities in which Americans want to live, work, and gather. [WATCH THE RECORDING]( Stay updated on housing policy issues and solutions Sign up for the latest from CAP's Housing Policy newsletter. [Sign Up]( Spread the word: Affordable housing benefits everyone [A video of Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted by @amprog reads: .@RepAOC is right: public services benefit everyone.]( [Share This]( Housing is a human right 📣 [A video of Senator Tina Smith tweeted by @amprog reads: If you believe housing is a human right, we can use public effort to achieve that goal. More from @SenTinaSmith:]( [Share This]( More on housing from CAP’s policy experts Building Opportunity: Expanding Housing in America by Reforming Local Land Use [Kevin DeGood]( Reducing regulatory barriers to housing production can unleash new supply and serve as an important complement to federal, state, and local programs that provide direct subsidies for low-income housing construction and maintenance. [Read More]( [New townhomes are seen under construction in Falls Church, Virginia]( Photo credit: Getty Images Incentivizing Housing That Is Affordable, Sustainable, and Transit-Accessible [Kevin DeGood]( [Jasia Smith]( [Leo Banks]( Jumana Dhanerawala Reforming existing federal programs to expand the supply of affordable, sustainable, and transit-accessible housing will provide millions of Americans with a stable foundation for economic success. [Read More]( [Row homes stand in front of an affordable housing development in New York’s Harlem neighborhood]( Photo credit: Getty Images A New Vision for Social Housing in America [Kevin DeGood]( [Christian E. Weller]( David Ballard, [Jessica Vela]( The most effective way to solve America’s severe housing affordability crisis is to undertake a bold federal program of social housing construction that will deliver millions of new affordable, self-sustaining housing units located in opportunity-rich areas. [Read More]( [Roadwork is done in front of a low-income housing project in the Bronx borough of New York City]( Photo credit: Getty Images Follow us on [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Follow us on YouTube]( [Follow us on Instagram]( [Support CAP]( [Manage Email Preferences or Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( [Center for American Progress]( Center for American Progress 1333 H Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 [supporter]