Access to housing is vital to
community sustainability.
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Housing
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The housing continuum is not linear, nor a ladder. It is a fluid network of housing options that allow households to find and afford a home that meets their needs.
A household should be able to navigate this network of housing options as their lifecycle, and life circumstances, change over time – including in times of crisis. There is no final destination, or ideal location, along the housing continuum; it is simply intended as a framework to understand the range of possible housing types and tenures individuals may need during their lifetime.
When a household is unable to find and/or afford housing in a community that meets their needs, this signifies a housing gap along the housing continuum. Each source of supply along the housing continuum is interrelated, and constraints in any one supply type will impact others.
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Downtown Housing Project
Golden CED is excited to be working on a mixed use commercial and resident restricted rental housing building in the downtown core. Find out more about the project:
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Golden and Area Affordable Housing Strategy
Golden CED partnered with the Town of Golden and delivered a Housing Needs Report and Affordable Housing Strategy in 2021.
Some of the key findings:
- The Town of Golden is estimated to need up to 307 and Area A up to 255 net new housing units by the year 2028;
- Seasonal and low income workers, low to moderate income young adults and families, single-parents, people experiencing mental health issues are some of the ones experiencing the greatest challenges finding and affording housing;
- Some of the main housing gaps are: market and subsidized rental housing, and affordable homeownership opportunities.
Some of the Affordable Housing Strategy recommendations:
- There is a need to support the non-profit housing sector to access additional resources and capacity, towards ‘scaling-up’ to meet the existing and anticipated needs;
- There are potential opportunities to obtain capital funding for affordable housing projects;
- Municipally owned land could be used for affordable housing projects;
- Some town policies and regulations could be reexamined and refined (secondary suites, rental housing tax exemptions, affordable housing reserve fund, employee housing requirements, inclusionary housing, etc.);
- Some of the Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) could be utilized for affordable housing;
- Compact housing forms could be considered;
- A shared equity homeownership program could be implemented;
- A living wage policy could be established.
To read the complete reports:
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Temporary Housing Camp
We examined a short term solution to local labour shortages by providing temporary workforce housing. It turned out not to be financially feasible, but you can learn more below.
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Housing Connector
On May 8, 2018 we hosted an educational community housing event. You can watch it below. Thank you to GDCF for their financial support for the event.