Affordable housing remains a priority for Bucks County residents — it was the greatest need identified in a 2021 community survey. The results were released in March by the Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC), the county's leading anti-poverty agency. As of March, Bucks County housing agencies and advocates said they had seen a rise in community members on the brink of displacement or already unhoused, especially since the start of the pandemic. Bucks County Commissioners recently released 'performance standards' for mixed-used development across the county, intended to encourage municipalities to 'explore, develop, and pass ordinances permitting mixed-use development and the creation of additional, attainable housing.

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