Petition updateUse Saint John Municipal Funds to Build Public HousingThere's more we can do
Andrew MercierSaint John, Canada
31 Mar 2024

Good morning,

 

Yesterday we crossed over 150 people who believe in our cause.  

 

Do you know about the Vienna model?

 

Vienna’s city government owns and manages 220,000 housing units, which represent about 25 percent of the city’s housing stock.1 These city-owned housing units, called social housing, are meant primarily for lower-income residents. The city also indirectly controls 200,000 units that are built and owned by limited-profit private developers but developed through a city-regulated process. Vienna adopted the latter approach in the 1980s, when it decided to collaborate with the private sector to build affordable housing rather than developing and owning more public housing.

 

Affordable housing is a policy choice. No one could accuse Vienna of being a drab or ugly city, and in fact the housing in Vienna is gorgeous. 

 

So, when someone says "there's no political will for government run affordable housing" 

 

Remember Vienna

 

Please share and get your circle to sign this. 

 

If you commit to just one signature a day each 

 

We double our number 

Happy Easter - it's what Jesus would do!

 

 

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