Redmond Mayor Angela Birney Joins America’s Housing Comeback Advisory Group
REDMOND, WA – Mayor Angela Birney joined city leaders from around the country in Washington, D.C. as a member of America’s Housing Comeback Advisory Group, led by the National League of Cities. This group is an initiative for the Housing Supply Accelerator, which Mayor Birney has served on, and is part of a national consortium of leaders developing and advancing solutions for housing supply challenges at the local level. Together, group members will improve and accelerate the growth of public-private partnerships focused on locally driven housing solutions and pioneer new approaches that elevate the potential of housing financing now and into the future.
“I am honored to join this advisory group to address the housing challenges within our communities,” said Mayor Birney. “Every person has a right to safe and affordable housing, and I am confident that we will find innovative solutions to help both our residents here in Redmond and those across the U.S.”
As a member of this group, Mayor Birney will meet with the advisory group; participate in work group meetings; and co-develop and adopt the America’s Housing Comeback Advisory Group’s principles for federal-local partnerships, public-private partnerships, and the federal housing supply agenda.
This work aligns directly with Redmond’s commitment to being a regional leader in addressing the housing crisis. Redmond 2050, the City’s Comprehensive Plan update that was adopted in 2024, increases the types of housing for community members, such as duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes [in neighborhoods.] It also supports increasing the supply of housing units by 20,000 from 2019 to 2044. About 11,000 of these are needed for households earning equal to or below 50% area median income (AMI). In 2020, the City also completed a Housing Needs Assessment, which informed the Housing Action Plan, both of which were approved in early 2021.
3/13/2025
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