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In order to do so, developers would need to include a certain percentage of affordable units — and the property must be near transit or along a major street near jobs and good schools.

Backers said it was necessary to help build low-income housing, expand roads and transit, renovate parks and construct other public infrastructure.

The government said the region was a key route used by those who end up in the European Union or UK illegally, with almost 100,000 migrants transiting through the western Balkans last year.

The public transit system has had a serious makeover and is getting even more upgrades to cover more areas in the future.

The new threshold would apply to local measures impacting low-income housing, road and transit expansions, parks and wildfire resilience.