Green New Deal for Public Housing

Report: A Green New Deal for NYCHA Communities | Data for Progress

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is in grave physical, financial and political disrepair. The agency faces a repair backlog of $31.8 billion according to its most recent capital plan, which was based on an extensive Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) study. This backlog is the result…

Bernie and AOC’s Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Would Transform America | The Nation

On Thursday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduced the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, taking the fight against the housing and climate crises to the halls of Congress. Through a 10-year mobilization of up to $172 billion, the bill would decarbonize…

Green New Deal: Bernie Sanders and AOC target public housing in their first bill | Article from Vox

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have fused two major presidential campaign issues — housing and climate change — in a $172 billion policy proposal released Thursday.Dubbed the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, the proposal aims to transform the entire stock of public housing…