The Future for Chicago Public Housing :: Sociology

The Future for Chicago Public Housing In big cities across America, the consensus is public housing doesn't work. And in Chicago, it's coming down. Chicago began using federal housing dollars to blow up or knock down high-rise public housing in 1993. The plan shifted into high gear when the city signed a $1.5 billion deal with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the plan for transformation, Chicago will destroy more public housing than any city in the country. There are families being pushed out of their homes, out of the city and the communities that they want to stay in. (Haney), Suzanne. "Street Wise" This is major impact on the city, from this comes segregation and the economy fails. Mayor Richard Daley and his administration promised people in Chicago affordable housing and now Daley has gone back on his word. Where has all that money gone that Mayor Daley has promised to millions of people who continue to struggle everyday? If you take a look around in Chicago there are more condos arising than housing for those really in need of the help. Mayor Daley and be Administration decided to take from people who are making over $75, 000 a year. They think by taking 30% of their money they will be able to help restore peoples housing to make it affordable. Why cant the government pay money to help people find an affordable house? Because affordability has become a national problem, causing housing prices to have gone up faster then people in Chicago can make money or can afford the cost of living. Hanney, Suzanne. ?Street Wise? November 17 2000 Secretary Martinez has put forth the effort. He awarded the largest amount of homeless assistants in the nations history more than $1.1 billion to fund thousands of local housing and service programs. in every state in the nation, This is part of the Bush administration focus on the resources on permanent housing and services. 95% of the residents are under Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) are on some kind of public assistance versus New York which only need 25% of public assistance. Chicago uses up this 95% of public assistance towards putting up expensive condos that range from $75,000-$100,000. They do this to try to compare up to New York's standards. Chicago?s Public Housing Projects, source The Economist, July 11, 1998. Mayor Daley goes on to say working together, all Chicagoans. We can make every window that looks out of the Chicago housing Authority (CHA) a window of opportunity. But that the key word here is opportunity, Mayor Daley has not giving any body under cha the opportunity for any thing. Mayor Daley takes these people homes from them and put up condo.