The Coalition for a Truly Affordable Boston, a group of residents and community organizations who are calling on Mayor Martin Walsh to strengthen the city’s Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP), held a virtual speak-out on December 9 where members explained the current ID) policy and what they would like to see changed.
Jaya Aiyer, a Community Organizer at the Fenway Community Development Corporation (CDC) explained that the city’s current IDP includes a rule that developers must provide 13 percent affordable housing in new buildings, but “we know that 13 percent is not enough,” she said. “This 13 percent is supposed to go toward units in the building to be affordable, or it can go to external affordable development or job training.”