The region and each of its municipalities will have a growing share of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households (those with household incomes less than 80% of the regional median income). The region’s diverse municipalities will not all be required to meet the same goal for number of affordable units, but each will establish and meet targets for affordable housing construction, based on regional need and local conditions. Relatively speaking, those municipalities with the smallest supply of affordable housing will make the fastest progress in adding new affordable units. There will be a much larger supply of single person occupancy units. Units in public housing will be well maintained and used to their full capacity. Residents will have shorter waits to access subsidies or subsidized units. Within each municipality, affordable housing will be located where residents have good access to transportation, shops, and services. Regionwide, the proportion of deed-restricted units near transit will be comparable to or better than proportion of all housing growth near transit. Additionally, as the Inner Core and Regional Urban Centers revitalize, current residents will remain in their neighborhood if they want to, and will not move out at higher rates.

From 2000 – 2006, only 12% of approved 40B projects were within ½ mile of an MBTA subway or commuter rail station.

Objectives:

• An increasing share of the region’s housing stock will be affordable (market rate, deed-restricted, or by Section 8 Vouchers) to households earning less than 80%, 50%, and 30% of regional median income.
• An increasing proportion—up to 10%—of  each municipality’s housing stock will be deed-restricted and affordable to households earning less than 80% of regional median income.66% of new deed-restricted affordable housing units will be located within 1/2 mile of fixed-route transit service. Regionwide occupancy rate for public housing will be at least 95%.
• No tenants will be evicted as a result of the expiration of affordability restrictions.
• There will be no net loss of affordable units as affordability restrictions expire. There will be a decreasing waitlist for all state-aided public housing and other state-assisted
  rental housing, including project-based Section 8 and mobile housing vouchers.