Opinion | 'The magnitude of our housing crisis is so severe that we universally feel the pain. People can no longer afford to live and work in our communities.'
When firefighters get the call, they need to act fast. It takes just minutes for the flames to take over and the plumes of thick, black smoke to signal that someone’s home has been a casualty of fire.
The current housing shortage and affordability crisis is tying the hands of local electeds to respond when tragedy strikes., is a first-of-its-kind Colorado solution that will jumpstart the building of homes that everyone can afford so our first responders can actually respond instead of sitting in traffic.
Colorado is nearly half a million homes short of what is needed for a healthy housing market. Simply put, we’ve added more jobs and babies than homes. This drives up the cost to rent or buy and drives out the local workforce that keeps our communities safe and prospering. This path is unsustainable, and we need drastic solutions to change course.