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Welcome to unaffordable — a podcast about affordability solutions in Boulder County brought to you by Boulder Weekly and KGNU. In each episode, we’ll...
(un)affordable: Big tech and affordable housing
Over the last few years technology giants have announced major pledges to affordable housing efforts in the cities where they office. While these pledges are...
(un)affordable: Commercial affordability
Around the country, the lack of affordable commercial space is challenging for small, local, and underserved businesses and business owners who either want to...
Unhoused: On the brink
Stemming evictions is the first step to preventing homelessness, but in light of the pandemic, will it be enough? When an eviction moratorium expired...
(un)affordable: Affordability 101
While affordable housing has been a policy priority, at least in theory, across Boulder County for years, need still far outweighs current supply, leaving...
(un)affordable: Beautiful by design
What constitutes great affordable housing design has changed over the decades. Where hulking concrete structures—Cabrini-Green in Chicago, Pruitt-Igoe in St. Louis—were once seen as...
Unhoused: Gaining traction
With an eviction crisis still on the horizon, sanctioned overnight parking lots are being used nationwide to provide temporary relief for people living in...
Unhoused: Recognizing realities
The increased visibility of street homelessness as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has motivated a wave of new conversations about the feasibility of...
Unhoused: Managing Scarcity
Traditionally, during winter months, additional shelter beds are made available to account for the added dangers that snow and freezing temperatures bring to people...
Unhoused: A tiny house, a big step
Tiny home communities across several American cities like Detroit, Los Angeles and Portland have helped alleviate homelessness, but the idea has been slow to...
(un)affordable: Manufactured housing
Seen as the largest reserve of unsubsidized affordable housing in the country, preserving manufactured home communities is a priority for state and local leaders...
Unhoused: Status Quo
Homelessness is not a new experience in Boulder County or across the country, and the coronavirus pandemic has only made the situation worse for...
