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Council committee restarts 'Housing for All' strategic plan work; gap analysis and engagement set for September
Summary
Staff and consultants outlined scope, timeline and objectives for a 10-year 'Housing for All' strategic housing plan, including a separate consultant-led housing gap analysis and multiple planned engagement methods beginning in September.
City planning staff and consultants briefed the Housing and Community Development Committee on July 15 about the scope, timeline and next steps for the Housing for All strategic housing plan, a 10-year strategic framework intended to guide housing priorities for Evanston.
The presentation described the plan's purpose, what it will and will not do, and the four draft objective areas staff are using to structure work: protect (anti-displacement), preserve (existing housing stock), create (new housing), and reduce barriers (zoning, process, code). Staff emphasized the plan will be forward-looking and intended as a "North Star" for policy and funding decisions rather than an immediate production guarantee.
Staff explained that the city paused the strategic-plan work in October 2024 because of staff capacity constraints and relaunched in 2025 after contracting independent consultants. The city retained DPP (Development Planning Partners) to perform a quantitative housing…
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