Inclusionary Development Policy Update Information Session

May 07, 2019

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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  • Contact Name:

    Tim Davis

  • Contact Email Address:

    [email protected]

  • Type:

    Public Meeting

  • Location:

    Mildred Avenue Community Center
    5 Mildred Avenue
    Mattapan, MA 02126

  • Contact Phone:

    617.918.4302

Description:

Join the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) and the City team for an information session to learn more about the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) and other City housing programs that help to create and preserve affordable housing, as well as stabilize families facing displacement. We hope to see you there and hear your ideas and questions about the IDP.

Interpretation services will be available in Spanish and Haitian Creole.

Background

The IDP, first created in 2000, requires that market-rate housing developments with ten or more units and in need of zoning relief support the creation of income-restricted housing. Over the life of the program, developers have directly created 2,599 income-restricted units, and IDP funds have created 1,414 income restricted units.

The BPDA is currently reviewing the policy and will be making recommendations for changes to the policy. As part of this process, the BPDA is reaching out to housing advocates, non-profit housing agencies, private housing developers, and Boston residents to get input not just on how much should be required of developers, but how the program should be implemented.

If you cannot attend this event, you can submit comments to the BPDA. Please visit www.bostonplans.org/planning/planning-initiatives/inclusionary-development-policy-2019-update for more information.

Deep Dive

We will have follow-up small-group conversations about IDP where we will discuss how the program can continue to best serve the affordable housing needs of Boston.