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DRCOG presents regional housing needs assessment: 200,000–511,000 units cited as future gap; low‑income bins drive need
Summary
Denver Regional Council of Governments presented a regional housing needs assessment to the City of Boulder’s Housing Advisory Board, reporting large regional shortfalls concentrated between 0–60% AMI and a near‑term need figure the study framed as roughly 200,000 units (shorter policy window) and 511,000 by mid‑century.
Representatives from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) briefed the Housing Advisory Board on Feb. 26 about a regional housing needs assessment intended to inform a DRCOG regional housing strategy and the next update to Metro Vision, DRCOG’s regional plan.
Sheila Lynch, DRCOG’s director for regional planning and development, described a three‑part study: a data‑driven needs analysis, a systems barriers review and early stakeholder input to frame strategy options. DRCOG staff said the assessment estimates roughly 511,000 new housing units regionally by 2050, and—using a shorter policy window—about 200,000 additional units by 2032. The report and accompanying dashboard…
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