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Richmond
Public Meeting Round 1
PHARVA.com
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Partnership for Housing Affordability
Mission
Champion affordable housing
policies that strengthen our
region’s attractiveness and
econmic vitality
History
Founded in 2004 to raise awareness
about affordable housing issues
Local Issues
Land banks, housing trust funds,
mixed-income development
State Issues
Tax incentives, rental assistance programs, state
housing trust fund
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Framework
PHA has taken the lead in creating a
housing framework to address shared
housing challenges
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What is the Framework?A solutions-oriented action plan for increasing housing affordability
Unique
Framework + Implementation
Tested
Sound data and research
PriorityForefront of public policy conversations
AuthenticHigh level community engagement
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Framework Timeline
Phase 1
January, 2019 – June, 2019
• Collect and analyze data
• Research best practices
• Community Listenings sessions
• Outline capital Investments
Phase 2
April, 2019 – August, 2019
• Full-time director• Public meetings• Stakeholder
sessions• Drafting of the
framework• Policy
recommendations
Phase 3
November, 2019 – 2021
• Finalize framework• Present to elected
bodies and community
• Framework Implementation
• Set measurement indicators
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Why are we here?An opportunity to share your story
Values
The things that matter most
to you in your communtiy
Discussion
Housing challenges that you have faced in the Richmond
region
Collaboration
Transforming our values and
challenges into solutions
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Our Partners
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Tonight's Meeting
Agenda
IntroductionsWho is in the Room?Community Values History, Data & Community
Stories Discuss Housing Challenges Identify Solutions
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Introduce yourself to the folks at your table
NameSomething you love about where you live
Why you’re here
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Table Introductions
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Polling: Who’s here tonight?
○ Simply push the button with the number that corresponds with your answer.
○ All answers are anonymous. ○ They don’t work at home!
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Do you have tattoos?
1. No, you don’t put bumper stickers on a Bentley
2. No, but I have considered it3. Yes, and it’s usually hidden4. Yes, and it’s usually visible to
others5. Have you seen my sleeve?
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Where do you live?
1. Richmond City2. Chesterfield3. Henrico4. Hanover5. Other
22%
34%
33%
10%
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With which gender do you identify?
1. Female2. Male3. Gender non-conforming /
the binary thing doesn’t work for me
In region Richmond52 % 53%
48 % 47%
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With which racial/ethnic group do you primarily identify?
1. Asian/Pacific Is. 2. Black/African-
American3. Hispanic/Latino4. Native American5. White/European
American6. Multi-Racial7. Other
Region Richmond4% 2%
29% 48%
6% 7%
0.2% 0.2%
57% 40%
3 % 3%
0.2 % 0.2%
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What is your age?
1. Under 182. 18-293. 30-394. 40-495. 50-596. 60 or better
3 %
28 %
4 %
0.5 %
63 %
0.1 %
1.2 %
Region Richmond22% 18%
17% 26%
13% 15%
14% 11%
14% 12%
20% 18%
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What is your household income?
1. Under $25k2. $25k – 49,9993. $50k- 74,9994. $75k – 99,9995. $100k +
3 %
28 %
4 %
0.5 %
63 %
0.1 %
1.2 %
Region Richmond17% 31%
21% 25%
18% 16%
14% 9%
30% 18%
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Are you a:
1. Homeowner2. Renter3. Other
3 %
28 %
4 %
0.5 %
63 %
0.1 %
1.2 %
Region Richmond64% 42%
36% 58%
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Values
What are the most important values we have as a community?
Write up to 3 on an index card. Hold up in the air when you’re finished
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Table Conversation
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Values
Share:
What values did you write down?How do they relate to housing?
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Table Conversation
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1. Inclusion / diversity2. Equity3. Caring, togetherness, cohesion, peace4. Education (for all)5. Safety6. Affordability7. Accessibility – to services, stores
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Most common values
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Which of these values is most important for our communities to live into?
1. Inclusion / diversity2. Equity3. Caring, togetherness, cohesion,
peace4. Education (for all)5. Safety6. Affordability7. Accessibility – to services, stores
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Housing in the City of RichmondHow did we get to where we are today?
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Richmond in the early 1900s• City began to grow into
what it is today, but many left behind
• Federal and local policies intentionally excluded blacks from housing opportunities
22Photo: Redlining map of Richmond, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, 1937
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Richmond by themid-20th century
• Highway construction helped whites move away and decimated black neighborhoods
• Urban renewal maintained and deepened segregation in the city
23Photo: Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike under construction, via The Valentine
Add a footer24Photo: Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike under construction in 1958, via The Library of Virginia
5th Street
1st Street
Gilpin Court
7th Street
LeighStreet
Jackson Ward 1958
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5th Street
1st Street
Gilpin Court
7th Street
LeighStreet
Jackson Ward 1958
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Richmond today
• Long-term city residents are being displaced by new development and redevelopment.
• Neighborhoods are rapidly gentrifying.
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How has the black homeownership rate changed in the City of Richmond since 2000?
A. + 6%
B. + 3%
C. – 3%
D. – 6%
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$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
City of Richmond:Single-family home median sales prices
Region Richmond
Home prices are increasing faster
in Richmond than anywhere else in
the region.The average home is 56% more expensive
now than in 2009.
Source: Central Virginia Region MLS
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On average, how much longer will someone in Westover Hills live than someone in Gilpin Court?
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 20 years
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Unequal investment creates unequallife outcomes
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• Richmond recent progress isn’t benefitting every neighborhood
• Our past and current housing decisions shape today’s inequalities in health, education, and economic prosperity
Add a footer31Source: Central Virginia Region MLSSource: Housing Virginia’s SOURCEBOOK, Paycheck to Paycheck tool
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$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
Income tobuy
averagehome
Electrician Securityguard
Homehealth aide
Child careworker
Comparison of incomes in the City of Richmond Some of our most
important workers can’t afford to
buy a home.Incomes for many
occupations aren’t keeping up with rising
housing prices.
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High home prices are transforming
Richmond’s black neighborhoods.There are 3,600 fewer
black homeowners in the city now than in 2000.
Sources: 2000 Census SF1; 2013-2017 American Community Survey, 5-year estimates
0100200300400500600700800900
1,000
Blackowners
Blackrenters
Whiteowners
Whiterenters
Households in Jackson Ward and Church Hill by race and tenure:
2000 to 2017
– 159
– 14
+ 245
+ 399
2000 2017
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What’s your view of Richmond?
Housing Matters
Listening Sessions
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What makes people feel most at home?
Family & Friends
Being familiar with those around you
Friendliness & Diversity
Sense of community with neighbors
Land and Space
Quiet and room for activities
Proximity to resources
Walkability to things that are nearby
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Safety & Cleanliness
Free of mold, bugs, and crime
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Community Challenges
○ Schools▪ "If the schools are not competitive, we either have to resign a generation of children
to bad schools or people are going to continue to move"
○ More responsive and transparent city relationship I’d like to see the city spread the services around. Some areas they do not provide
services and enforcement. "We need clear policies that address future development.”
○ More and Closer Resources “More commercial/drugs stores especially for seniors who need prescriptions.” “A grocery store within walking distance, that would help with food deserts.”
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Housing Challenges
○ Older people can’t afford to live where they’ve been for years “My grandmother has been living on 25th and Fairmount for over 25 years...The
neighborhood has transformed, [with houses] going for $500,000. Are houses going to be affordable for people in the future?
○ Rising cost of housing (rent and property taxes) - especially on a fixed income "The prices they are charging in Manchester, you would think you were in Short
Pump.
I’ve seen my property values go up 492% over two years…."
[Renters]are going to get pushed out of the community...I am really worried. Things are going to be too expensive and they can’t afford to buy a house.
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Housing Challenges
○ Most of the affordable rental housing is substandard or poor quality "Everything that is affordable is owned by slumlords"
○ Abandoned houses & buildings “There are still some that are eyesores - everything is boarded up, the
siding has fallen off.”
○ Increasing Home Prices, Displacement & Gentrification
“[Will] there be a decrease of black homeowners and renters in my community?"
"Speculators are trying to buy our homes. I get mailings and calls weekly."
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Vision
○ “I want housing to remain affordable for people who want to be here.”
○ “I want businesses to be around that are owned by local people.
○ “If we do not address our housing issues, we will lose a community that has teachers that live next to people that have a lot of money or fire fighters.
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Housing StoriesRichmond
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I am a teacher in the community.
I bought my house in the Battery park 10 years ago.
TeacherMy home has gone up
in value $50K in two years.
Can we have a community that
teachers can afford?”
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Irrigation Worker – 55 years old
○ "Here, I’m just working to pay for rent."
○ “We’ve been looking for apartments…but they were all a lot more expensive than we’re paying no. They are like $900 or more.”
○ “It’s hard to pay that for rent and have a vehicle when you don’t get paid much more than $8 an hour.”
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“My mother is sick and disabled and lives in Washington Park, she has had her house since I was 12…”
Disabled Senior
“She doesn’t have the money
to fix it up and she is on a fixed
income.
Homeowner
“Older and disabled seniors
need assistance.”
Fixed Income
"Seniors cant’ stay in their homes, they
don’t have the money for
assisted living facilities.”
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Disabled Senior - Homeowner
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What stories do you have about housing challenges?
Write your story on an index cardWe will collect them
Share your story at your table
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Table Discussion # 1
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1. Rent is too damn high2. Seniors – aging in place (assessments, repairs)3. Wages for a variety of professions aren’t enough to afford housing:
• EducationState/city employee
4. Repairs / upkeep5. Neighborhoods don’t have services6. Currently affordable housing being rehabbed 7. Past problems disqualify you (felony, poor credit history)8. High eviction rates9. People experiencing unemployment
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Common Themes – Housing Challenges
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Which of these housing challenges would you prioritize addressing? (choose 2 in order)
1. Rent is too damn high2. Seniors – aging in place 3. “Workforce housing”4. Repairs / upkeep5. Neighborhoods don’t have services6. Currently affordable housing being
rehabbed 7. Past problems disqualify you (felony,
poor credit history)8. High eviction rates9. People experiencing unemployment
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What stories do you have about housing challenges?
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Polling – Prioritize Challenges to Address
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What solutions do you see for the top challenges we just identified?
Write your solution on an index cardWe will collect them
Share your solution at your tableLarge Group Report Out – 1 Idea Per Table
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Table Discussion # 2
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Next Steps
For more information, please visit:
PHARVA.com
o Register for June 26th meeting
o VCUUniversity Student CommonsCommonwealth Ballroom907 Floyd Avenue
o Focus on solutions and strategies for implementation
o Get the word out!
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