This project is an initiative to engage and support community organizations in their efforts to overcome barriers to affordable housing. By sharing strategies and best practices from throughout the country, we aim to increase the capabilities of local entities to reduce those barriers. This website supports the dialogue and information exchange among local governments and organizations throughout the nation.National Call to Action Alert Newsletters
Following are links to current and past newsletters.
San Diego Forum on Overcoming Regulatory Barriers to Workforce Housing
On May 16, the Campaign for Affordable Housing hosted the San Diego Forum on Workforce Housing, a one-day conference at Pt. Loma Nazarene University, attracting over 80 participants from the Southern California area including local government officials, builders and developers, non-profit organizations and banks.
Among the featured speakers were San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, Paul Tryon, Building Industry Association of San Diego County and Susan Baldwin from the San Diego Council of Governments. HUD’s Bryant Applegate spoke to the group about America’s Affordable Communities Initiative and its new National Call to Action program and Tim Frank of the Sierra Club spoke about the environment and housing.
To download audio recordings and view other materials including a list of attendees, a bibliography of resources and photographs, visit the Form webpage at www.tcah.org/sdfwh.
Central Virginia Workforce Housing Forum
The Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors hosted the Central Workforce Housing Forum on April 30 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The forum was attended by nearly 100 realtors, builders, local government and non-profit organizations from Albemarle County and the surrounding Virginia area.
The conference was organized to identify solutions to the barriers that affect the supply of workforce housing in this college town. Keynote remarks were delivered by Susan Dewey, Executive Director of the Virginia Housing Development Authority, who spoke about the State’s role in supporting workforce housing development.
The conference concluded with three next steps:
1. Establish a task force to review existing regulations and make recommendations;
2. Create a public awareness campaign to educate NIMBYs on the face of workforce housing; and
3. Develop a public-private partnership to identify creative strategies for workforce housing solutions.
We will be placing the conference presentations on this site shortly. Please check back.
UCLA Regulatory Barriers to Workforce Housing Roundtable
Hosted by UCLA’s Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate on November 18, this roundtable consisted of a working group of California-based experts who discussed potential solutions to the barriers to workforce housing.
Approximately 50 participants representing diverse interests, including private developers, elected officials, city planners, environmental advocates, and academic faculty, came together to discuss and recommend viable solutions to the issue of regulatory barriers to developing housing in Southern California.
The conference was organized around three primary sessions: Environment and Housing, The High Cost of Free Parking, and Reducing Entitlement Risk. Click here to view a summary of the white paper on parking.
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