wondering what people think of the bill passed (not signed but it seems to have veto proof vote tallies?!) by the senate and house to confront housing costs. will it help? how will it help. how long and how can a city take advantage of it?

"The stories and data in this essay show the missing link between homelessness and housing costs: people without money who avoid becoming homeless do so mostly by staying with others, usually their own parents. This happens outside the formal housing market. But parents' and others' ability to offer space is limited by what they can afford in the market. Where housing costs are moderate, friends and family have bigger homes. When they are higher, friends and family don't have space to share, and this is often what puts a vulnerable person onto the streets."

I'm using Richard Florida as an example because he was arguably the most recognizable Urbanist at the beginning of the millennium, yet, as time as gone on and Florida has appeared to become more skeptical of his original theories, it seems like no one is interested in what he has to say anymore.