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Proposed plan for additional subsidized housing in Roanoke, Virginia

Year: 2025
Type: dissertation
Abstract: A close examination and review of the housing programs in Roanoke, Virginia indicated that there was a grave need for structural improvement within the city as well as an overall need for improving existing federal housing programs. Also, the deteriorated look of certain sections of the city warranted the need for some type of housing improvement. The thesis (1) explores into the elements which contribute to general housing problems while at the same time makes an overall comparison to housing problems in Roanoke; (2) explains much of the reasoning behind administrative attitudes toward certain federal housing programs; (3) presents a framework of possible solutions from which a suitable method can be chosen to reduce the housing problems in Metropolitan Roanoke; and (4) explains the political feasibility of the suggested plan for construction of additional subsidized units. Discussions with housing planners as well as an immediate need to update present housing statistics of the Fifth District Planning Commission provided much of the incentive and framework for the construction of this thesis. All along the formulating process of this thesis, it became apparent that the numerous amendments, and proposals suggested would not be all that is needed to make the desired changes in the city of Roanoke. Therefore, it seems that in order for any of the suggested proposals to provide any benefit, that similar constructive attitudinal changes will have to occur also, especially on the behalf of policy making bureaucrats, people in the suburbs, as well as low-income families, too.
Author: Banks, Carl Anthony
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7113146836
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