Think outside the box on affordable housing, Mayor-elect Lightfoot

Ji Suk Yi/ Sun-Times Row houses in Pullman.A chorus of voices is calling for the incoming mayoral administration to invest in more affordable housing. Those voices include well-meaning people, committed to “inclusion and equity,” who argue that low-income people would benefit from “moving to opportunity” in new, high-end developments in the densely populated, amenity-rich North Side

But should a poor person be forced to move to Lincoln Park or Lakeview to find a good apartment, an excellent school, a job, or a grocery store with fresh food?

The answer should be, and can be, no. The focus on getting more affordable housing in rich neighborhoods shouldn’t overshadow the need to improve…