Pennsylvania Housing Action Plan

By Betsy Logan, AICP

Pennsylvania’s first-ever Housing Action Plan was recently issued. This plan establishes a data-driven roadmap to increase housing supply, lower costs, and stabilize housing outcomes for PA residents (DCED Website).  The five goals of the housing action plan are to:

• Build and preserve housing stock
• Expand housing opportunities
• Provide pathways to housing stabilization and sustainability
• Modernize housing development regulations
• Achieve operational excellence across state and local government.

These five goals create a unified statewide vision using 28 actionable initiatives.