Thatâs one of a number of strategies Kwon and Christopher Lankenau, of Urban Partners, recommended.
âWorking in a regional collaboration is the ideal, but thatâs an uphill battle. We recognize that,â Kwon said.
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Kwon is originally from Los Angeles. Southern Californiaâs approach to dealing with homelessness was to drop off people in downtown Los Angeles to shift the problem elsewhere, he said.
VALPARAISO â A downtown parking garage could be in the cityâs future as officials work to encourage development of additional housing in the city.
A residential market analysis done for the city by Urban Partners has resulted in four key strategies to promote a balanced housing market for the next 10 years:
⢠Encourage more population density downtown.
⢠Support improvements in older owner-occupied homes.
⢠Encourage development of a variety of senior housing units.
⢠Promote a balanced housing market with additional housing at various price points.
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VALPARAISO â Just a couple of months after having no other option than to offer tents and sleeping bags to some of the area s homeless seeking shelter, Housing Opportunities has added a few more beds to provide more relief from the cold.
Ten beds, spaced and shielded appropriately to provide protection during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have been set up on the lower level of the shelter at 2001 N. Calumet Ave., said Housing Opportunities CEO Jordan Stanfill.