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Is Vienna's affordable housing model one that could be adopted in the U.S.?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published June 23, 2023 at 2:46 PM EDT
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Richard Rosen on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, June 23, 2023
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Housing advocates point to Vienna, Austria as perhaps the finest example of widescale affordable housing in the world. Is that model a possible solution in the United States?

Local architect Richard Rosen says yes. He’s being honored with an award Friday night by the Rochester Committee on Latin America. He joins us to discuss the state housing, along with Nick Coulter, co-founder of the nonprofit Person Centered Housing Options. Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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