UPPF Alumni Ryan Fulgham Featured in Crain’s Chicago Business Article
Urban Public Policy Fellowship Alumni, Ryan Fulgham, was recently cited in a Crain's Chicago Business article entitled, "The high cost of Chicago rent burdens both tenants and landlords". The article highlights the dwindling options for affordable rental housing for renters of the lowest incomes in Chicago.
Fulgham's work is cited in the Preserving Affordable Units section of the article: "Chicago once was home to many single-room occupancy, or SRO, hotels and rooming houses, which catered to people who could afford only a small studio or tiny apartment. Despite a 2014 city ordinance to preserve SROs, the number has continued to decline at a faster rate than projected — particularly in Uptown, where many SROs were located, according to research by Ryan Fulgham of the Institute for Policy & Civic Engagement at the University of Illinois Chicago."