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Welcome to the City Plan blog! We’ll be using this platform to regularly share updates and insights, educational resources about planning-related issues facing our City, and conversations with some of the folks behind the scenes of the plan. The City Plan is a community-driven process, and we hope that this blog will help you to stay involved and informed as we continue to craft the Plan together.

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Housing Stock: A Closer Look

In this post, we share findings about our existing housing stock compared with household incomes across the city. These findings are from the Housing Analysis we conducted with Community Data Platforms as part of our efforts to better understand the problem of affordability in Charleston.

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Understanding affordability

In this post, we share findings about the cost of housing and transportation in Charleston. These findings are from the Housing Analysis we conducted with Community Data Platforms as part of our efforts to better understand the problem of affordability in Charleston.

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what we HEARD, part 2

In the first round of engagement that took place August-November 2020, over 3,000 residents participated directly in efforts to define existing conditions and establish a shared vision. In part 2, we provide an overview of the qualitative survey results from listening sessions and open-ended survey responses.

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what we HEARD, part 1

In the first round of engagement that took place August-November 2020, over 3,000 residents participated directly in efforts to define existing conditions and establish a shared vision. In part 1, we provide an overview of the quantitative survey results.

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What are you curious about? What questions do you have for the City Plan team? In each post we’ll respond to questions submitted by community members. Submit your question using the button below.