Articles tagged 'affordable housing'
New tool combines data and policy to help protect housing affordability
Logan Square gets fully affordable project started in gentrification push
New Affordable Housing Development Breaks Ground in Logan Square as Neighborhood Continues to See Rapid Gentrification
2023 State of Rental Housing in the City of Chicago
This release of the State of Rental Housing in the City of Chicago updates key data on changing rental demand, the supply of rental housing, and how these dynamics affect access to affordable rental housing for Chicago's lowest income households.
Building Community Data Capacity: The Southwest Organizing Project
For a decade, IHS has provided data and technical assistance to the Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) to inform the organization’s programs, initiatives, and outreach in southwest Chicago. Read more here about how IHS data has helped SWOP target and rehabilitate vacant buildings after the Great Recession, distribute aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, and conduct targeted outreach to Southwest Chicago residents.
City seeks to boost supply of affordable housing, particularly downtown and in gentrifying areas
The Preservation Lab: A Platform to Engage Stakeholders around Today's Affordable Housing Challenges
The Preservation Lab is an initiative co-directed by the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University (IHS) and The Preservation Compact that aims to investigate complex and timely affordable housing topics and inform affordable housing policy through applied research and stakeholder engagement.
