Housing Plan Background
The Baltimore City Comprehensive Housing Plan is a new plan to help people find affordable homes. It wants to make sure that everyone in the city can find a place to live without being pushed out of their neighborhoods. The plan will look at what is already working and what problems might be getting in the way of building new homes and finding money to pay for them.
This new plan will be particularly focused on housing affordability at all income levels throughout the city (not just neighborhoods with a high concentration of vacancy), with an emphasis on community input. Baltimore city residents were encouraged to participate in the planning and development process through the online survey and town halls. Additionally, the project team is engaging key stakeholders including faith-based organizations and places of worship, housing developers, CDC’s, community benefit organizations and non-profits, government agencies, and elected officials to both understand the current state of housing affordability in Baltimore City and to develop solutions.
Why This Matters
Having stable and affordable housing is very important for everyone. It helps families and communities stay healthy. The information we collect will help DHCD create good plans and use resources in the best ways. This is an opportunity to ensure that housing challenges and preferences are heard and incorporated into the City’s first-ever comprehensive housing plan.
The new housing plan will be informed by previous efforts, including the Framework for Community Development and the recently published plan to eliminate vacants. This will result in a housing plan that is not only responsive to the demographic makeup but also the unique market features of Baltimore City.
View Housing Plan Process Overview PowerPoint Presentation
View Housing Plan Town Hall Presentation (English and Espanol)