With its affordable and attractive places to live, the Austrian capital is fast becoming the international gold standard when it comes to public housing, or what Europeans call “social housing” ― in Vienna’s case, government-subsidized housing rented out by the municipality or nonprofit housing associations. Unlike America’s public housing projects, which remain unloved and underfunded... — huffingtonpost.com
In Vienna 62% of its citizens reside in public housing, standing in stark contrast with less than 1% living in US social housing. The Austrian capital boasts regulated rents and strongly protects tenant's rights, while US public housing functions as a last resort for low-income individuals. Earlier this year Vienna was listed at the top of Mercer's Quality of Living Ranking, beating every city in the world for the ninth year in a row. Needless to say US cities have much to learn from Vienna's urban housing model.
Interesting article, interviewing the people that actually live there:
Hope it's readable, from Mark Magazine #56
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no no no, this is all wrong! you see we really need to cut taxes and eliminate taxes all together for certain corporate entities (like amazon). trickle down, people!
oh, while we are at it, give tons of power to local zoning authorities and let them create all sorts of byzantine regulations in the spirit of preserving 'character'. but make exceptions for luxury housing developments--after all, that chinese capital isn't going to expatriate itself!
+++Dangermouse You might be from the Bay Area...?
This one building is not too bad but if you look at a plan of the whole development there are about eight or ten these things in serried rows - just like Corbusier's Radiant City. The overall effect is not pleasant at all. No one goes to Vienna to experience this and there is no compelling reason buildings have to look like this. Points for the greenery, though.
This housing for people who *live there* not for people visiting there.
Actually quite some people visit this project exactly because of the architecture and urban design.
Do they have car elevators? I'm not parking my Maybach on the street.
...social housing is aimed at both people with low incomes and “a broad middle class” in the city. “What makes Vienna unique is that you cannot tell how much someone earns simply by looking at their home address,” Gaál explains.
This sounds so dreamy.
It was the theory behind Section 8 vouchers and opportunity zone vouchers but does it work as planned? Mostly yes but the exceptions taint the system and create a stigma.
Interesting article, interviewing the people that actually live there:
Hope it's readable, from Mark Magazine #56
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