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Ken Russell: Economy & Housing

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  • Sponsored a pilot program to allow motorized scooters in District 2, giving residents a last-mile mobility option, while also directing the money generated from the program to build new bike lanes in downtown and other parts of the district.
  • Established a program to help low-income, elderly, disabled, and veteran homeowners afford home repair.
  • Passed a $15 hour living wage for all workers contracted through the city.
  • Sponsored an ordinance allowing for the creation of micro-units to combat Miami’s affordable housing crisis.
  • Incentivized affordable housing in the Historic Village West through the creation of a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).
  • Sponsored an inclusionary zoning ordinance that mandates developers seeking entitlements within a certain area north of downtown include a percentage of affordable housing in their projects.
  • Sponsored a citywide “attainable housing” ordinance to add incentives for developers to build more affordable housing projects.
  • Sponsored a rule change that strengthened enforcement of the City’s affordable/workforce housing requirements and covenants.
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