For over 30 years, the City of Burlington has identified housing affordability as one of its most significant challenges. And, over the past 30 years, the City, its residents, and a collection of dedicated affordable housing non-profits have worked together to meet this challenge and developed innovative ways to make Burlington affordable for thousands of low- and moderate-income households. Some of these approaches – like the shared-equity home model that keeps housing perpetually affordable – have garnered national and international recognition. Even with our community’s great history, necessary work remains to create new housing options for the City’s low-and moderate-income residents, as well as to continue supporting efforts to protect tenants’ rights, prevent displacement, and ensure fair housing. As this Housing Action Plan outlines below, the City intends not only to continue supporting these successful efforts, but also to expand upon them. The Housing Action Plan also contains proposals to help reduce the cost of housing in Burlington for all residents, in addition to supporting what is traditionally described as affordable housing. 1The cost of housing in Burlington remains a major challenge for residents across much of the income spectrum, and in particular those who make enough money that they are not eligible for subsidized housing, but struggle to compete in an unhealthy housing market where demand has far outstripped available supply.