Summary

This is a report on the effort by area officials and housing and planning directors to work together at COG to address the region's unmet housing needs. Specifically, the work to determine the amount of housing needed to address the regional shortfall, the ideal location for new housing to optimize and balance its proximity to jobs, and the cost of new units to ensure they are priced appropriately for those who need them. This information gathering, data analysis, and consultation with officials and partners resulted in three proposed regional housing targets for COG member governments to pursue.