100 Great Ideas campaigns are 5-day community brainstorms that get thousands of locals to engage around issues that matter to the future of our region. These brainstorms are held in the “100 Great Ideas” Facebook Group to enable people to engage from anywhere, at any time. We synthesize the ideas from each campaign into easy-to-digest reports which we share broadly with the community, as well as elected officials, community leaders and influencers to accelerate solutions, promote positive civic discourse, and narrow the distance between communities and their leaders.

Multiple sources cite South Florida as one of the most unaffordable places to live in the entire country. This problem is even more pronounced in communities of color: in 2016, renters in South Florida’s Black and Hispanic communities spend about 58 percent and 55 percent, respectively, of their incomes on rent. Unfortunately, this situation is worsening over time. Between 2000 and 2012, there was a nearly 50% increase in the total number of cost-burdened renters in MiamiDade County. In addition, we’re losing the affordable units we have, and few affordable units are being built: between 2014 and 2016, only 10.7% of multifamily construction in Miami was targeted at the lower third of the market. We need to take action – and quickly – to address this critical issue in our region.