The Soapbox: A roadmap to more housing for the Queen City

Check out our opinion piece published recently in the Manchester Ink Link! Here is an excerpt:

This summer, Manchester residents have engaged in community conversations about what we want the future of our community to look like through a revision of our zoning code. Across wards, residents resoundingly voiced a desire for more affordable, accessible, livable, walkable, and vibrant housing for all neighbors.

As members of the Manchester Neighbors Welcome Coalition, we know that Manchester needs more homes at different prices and sizes for our current and future neighbors. Manchester is short 8,500 homes to meet today’s needs, to say nothing of the future. Rent for 2-bedroom apartments jumped over 20% last year. The average house costs over $180,000 more than four years ago…