Welcome
to the Monthly Newsletter of the Center for Innovation in Affordable
Housing Design
Title Summary
Articles
New Orleans Related
The
City That Will Be
An
Interview With New Orleans' Former Planning Director
Learning From Ground
Zero In New Orleans
Students Design Alternate
Housing For Katrina Victims
Katrina
Resettling Gulf Coast
Agencies
Grapple With Public Housing Relocations
There's No Place
Like Home
Baton Rouge's Explosive
Real Estate Market
A Rush To Set Up U.S. Housing For Storm Survivors
Hud Tags
Foreclosed Houses For Evacuees
Katrina
Victims To Bypass Nevada Housing Wait Line
Evacuees
Are First Priority For Public Housing In Houston
Robert Woodson
Assesses Gulf Coast Recovery Efforts
Forced Migration May Ultimately Help The Poor
Senate Passes
Amendment Providing Emergency Housing Vouchers
Fema Taps
Manufactured Homes For Evacuees
Prefab
Shelter From The Storm:
Fema Rejects Sprawling Trailer Parks For Evacuees
Victims
Headed To Trailer 'Ghettos'? Officials Look For Answers
Developers Not Welcome
In New Orleans
Curitiba's Lessons
For New Orleans
Design Related Articles
New
Law Was Supposed To Ease Way For In-Law Units
Residents, City Seek To Work With Property Managers
Landscaping: Creating
Great Outdoor Places By Design
An
Elegant Old Hotel Gives New Lives To The Homeless
Habitat
Tries New Wrinkle In Dunedin
Alleged
Design Flaws Cost Developer $1.5 Million
Charity
Builds On Its Home Plan
Group Wins $6 Million Deal To Purchase Shut Church
Yale
School Of Architecture Students Harness The Sun
The Battle Against
More Density In Westside Of Los Angeles
Former School
Being Revamped To Offer Disabled Housing
Students
Busy Building Homes For Triangle Project
Brunswick's
Council Heeds Call For Cheaper Housing
Homeownership Related Articles
Americas
Fading Dream: Homeownership For Working People
Live
In The City, Work In The Suburbs?
Some Owners
Feel Locked Into Inclusionary Housing
Proposed
Loan Program Seeks To Keep Workers In City
New Center
Consolidates Services For Buying A Home
Employer
Program Helps With Down Payments
Unc To Build
140 Affordable Housing Units
Homeownership
Made Easier For Cvs Workers
City, Developer
Make Affordable Housing Deal
Exploding Myths About
Home Ownership And Renting
Cut-Rate
Homes For Middle Class Are Catching On:
Affordable
Housing Finance And Other Articles
Affluent Neighborhood Votes Against Bus Service
What
Will The End Of The Housing Boom Look Like?
Can
We Safely Deflate The Housing Bubble?
The
Growth Of Housing In Industrial Districts
Crossing
Muddy Waters: Preserving A Historic Neighborhood
Housing
Is State's Top Problem, Study Says
Housing
Options Expand For Former Inmates
County May
Offer Water To Affordable Home Developers
World Faces Housing
Crisis
Florida
Keys Sewer System, Housing Deal Is Sealed
New Housing
Council Seeks Service Coordination
Cmha To
Help Suburbs Track Rent-Subsidy Recipients
City Oks
Strategy For Affordable Homes
Duluth
Program Picks Up Half Million For Repairs, New Homes
Announcements
Disaster
Response Information Targeted To Architects
Clinton, Velázquez Introduce
Employer-Assisted Housing Bills
Green Housing - It's Here!
Studies Released
Report
Says Neighborhoods Benefit When Cdcs Invest
Papers
Feature Community Safety Partnerships
Report
Examines Effectiveness Of Hope Vi
Building A
Better Urban Future:
New Directions For Housing Policies In Weak Market Cities
Events
Nhc's
Housing Policy Summit, Oct. 17
2005 Enterprise Network Conference, Nov. 9-11, Washington, D.C.
Green
Funding Conference, Oct. 24-26
Ohio
Vacant Properties Forum:
Current Challenges, Crafting Changes
Neighborworks
Training Institute, December 5 - 9, San Francisco
ARTICLES
HOUSING
OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE
Already home to real estate speculators, costly South Florida is
looking for ways to
house workers, too. Jul 28 -- The Slatin Report
Planetizen August 1, 2005
IMPACT FEES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The increasing use of impact fees raises serious concerns about
the effect of impact fees will have on the affordability of housing.
Jul 29 -- HUD News
Planetizen August 1, 2005
LAND TRUST AIMS TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
In Sarasota County, Fla., officials support the incorporation of
what will likely be the
state's fourth -- and could become its largest -- local housing
land trust, reported the
Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
COUNTY FUNDS HOUSING AGENCY; REQUIRES SUPPORT OF OTHER FUNDERS
County commissioners approved a $250,000 grant for the trust from
the county's general fund, reported the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
They also pledged $250,000 a year for fouryears if businesses and
other funders offer meaningful contributions of their own, thearticle
said.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
COUNTY COMMISSION PROVIDES A TOOL, BUT HARD WORK LIES AHEAD
County commissioners and local housing advocates deserve praise
for launching a
community land trust at a time when home values have outstripped
the average wagesof teachers, police, and other local workers, according
to an editorial in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
MAYOR PROPOSES NEW SENIOR HOMES INSTEAD OF REHABS
The mayor of Charleston, S.C., wants to redirect the city's Community
Development
Block Grant funds from home repair projects to build small, city-owned
homes that
seniors would occupy rent-free, reported The Post and Courier.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
TRIBE UNVEILS HOUSING COMPLEX FOR ELDERS
Senior members of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of northern Idaho are
enthusiastic about
their tribe's first senior housing complex thanks to its "classy"
design features, reported the Spokesman Review.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
CALIFORNIA
INN PLANS AFFORDABLE RENTALS FOR WORKERS
To win city approval of its expansion, the Ojai Valley Inn &
Spa in Ojai, Calif., pledged to provide more housing to lessen traffic
impacts on nearby highways, reported the Ventura County Star.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
HOUSING
COMPLEX OFFERS NEW BEGINNINGS
In Hartford, Conn., a complex combining shelter beds and transitional
housing units is the first such facility completed under the Connecticut
Supportive Housing PILOTS Initiative, reported the Hartford Courant.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
SLOW
RECOVERY: RENTAL APARTMENT MARKETS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
Although the rental industry is still recovering from its 2003 bottom,
steepening home prices and the trend toward luxury features have
shrunk the supply of affordable
apartments for working families, reported Mortgage Banking.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
DISGRUNTLED VOTERS BELIEVE THAT HOUSING IS A KEY ISSUE
In a recent poll, more than two-thirds of likely voters said that
high housing costs caused them to forgo spending on food, cars,
and retirement savings, reported The San Diego Union-Tribune.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
MERCED USES HIGH DENSITY TO LOWER APARTMENT RENTS
High-density developments are gaining traction in Merced, Calif.,
which was recently named the nation's least affordable community
by The Wall Street Journal, reported the Modesto Bee
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
NEW
ENDOWMENT FUND TO TARGET BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Admirers of California multifamily housing developer Will Thompson
of Thompson/
Dorfman Partners have established a fund to improve the environment
for affordable housing by addressing development barriers, according
to a press release on Business Wire.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
LOW-INCOME
HOUSING WITH EMPHASIS ON DESIGN:
By launching the Clancy award program nationally the Boston Society
of
Architects...telling the public as well as professionals that "socially
responsible" housing can be designed as artfully as any other
buildings. By Roger K. Lewis- Washington Post
ArchNewsNow August 8, 2005
AFFORDABLE
HOMES DRAWING PEOPLE TO WORKING-CLASS TOWNS
As the real estate boom in Los Angeles continues, many are looking
at out of the way towns to settle down. Aug 05 -- Los Angeles Times
Planetizen August 8, 2005
SAN
FRANCISCO MAYOR PROMISES AMBITIOUS HOUSING GOALS
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has proposed a dramatic expansion
in the number of housing units by 2010 to alleviate housing affordability
problems. Aug 05 -- SanFrancisco Examiner
Planetizen August 8, 2005
SUPERVISORS APPROVE IMPACT FEE FOR CONDO DEVELOPERS
San Francisco is requiring an additional $25 per square foot in
community impact feesfrom developers seeking to build five residential
high-rises in the South of Market neighborhood, reported The San
Francisco Chronicle. The project is expected togenerate 2,200 market-rate
condominiums. While the median-priced home in that section of the
city sells for $650,000, nearly a third of all households there
make less than $15,000 a year, said the city supervisor who helped
broker the agreement.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
'GREEN
BUILDING' PART OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOAL
Thanks to a $300,000 grant from The Enterprise Foundation, six new
affordable housing developments in San Francisco will feature energy-efficient
appliances and other green building features, reported The San Francisco
Chronicle. Nonprofits will build thecomplexes with city funds as
well as discounted financing and loans from Enterprise andits partners.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
MISSOURI GETS $21 MILLION BOOST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Two new private developments will help suburban St. Louis and St.
Joseph, Mo.,
respond to the increasing demand for affordable homes spurred by
job growth, reportedthe Daily Record.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
AUSTIN BUILDER SHIFTS FROM SUBURBS TO CITY
As large national builders increasingly compete for entry-level
buyers in the suburbs and exurbs of Austin, Texas, the area's largest
home builder is focusing more heavily on smaller projects in city
neighborhoods that lack affordable homes, reported the Austin American-Statesman.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
NYC
RENT REGULATION CREATES UNLIKELY BEDFELLOWS
According to housing experts, New York City has spent $5 billion
in the past 15 years on affordable housing programs, reported The
Boston Globe.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING VANISHES IN NEW YORK CITY
More and more New York City landlords are leaving the city's rent-control
program,
which had created 140,000 apartments for the middle class, according
to the New York Daily News. Authorized by a 1955 state law, the
Mitchell-Lama program gave lowinterest mortgages and inexpensive
land to apartment and co-op developers who agreed to keep rents
low and earn only modest profits.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
NYC
MAYOR LOOKS FOR ANSWERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS
In 2003, Mayor Bloomberg launched the New Housing Marketplace, a
$3 billion initiative to build or preserve 65,000 affordable homes
by 2008. Although roughly 26,000 units are built or being planned,
advocates say the mayor could be doing more, particularly for thecity's
poorest residents, reported the Daily News.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
A DYNAMIC PROPOSAL TO REBUILD A COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL PARK
After reviewing the numbers, the Tampa, Fla., Housing Authority
should say yes to are development plan that represents "a new
business model," according to an editorial in the Tampa Tribune.
The Central Park Group proposes replacing two complexes -- the 484-unit
Central Park public housing project and the 372-unit Tampa Park
Apartments subsidized housing complex -- with 4,600 mixed-income
units, including about 1,500 thatmeet affordability criteria. New
stores, schools, offices, playgrounds, and other amenities would
be built nearby.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROPOSED OUTSIDE CITY
The Housing Authority of Winston-Salem, N.C., is facing some opposition
to plans to create more low-income housing in mixed-income areas
outside the city, reported the Winston-Salem Journal. The authority
awarded Section 8 vouchers to a company that plans to build an apartment
complex in Walkertown near an upscale shopping center.
KnowledgePlex August 10, 2005
HOUSING
PRICES OUTSTRIPPING SALARIES
A new study shows that a great many working class Americans are
unable to purchase their own homes. Aug 10 -- Yahoo! Newswire
Planetizen August 11, 2005
HOUSING PRICES OUTSTRIPPING SALARIES
As hot housing markets price out more low- to middle-income buyers,
organizations
such as the Ford Foundation are focusing greater attention on manufactured
housing,
reported USA TODAY.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
PARTNERSHIP
TO BUILD 15,000 WIRED LOW-COST HOMES
The Local Initiatives Support Corp. and its tax-credit syndicate,
the National Equity Fund, are partnering with the nonprofit One
Economy to build 15,000 new affordable homes with high-speed Internet
access over the next five years, reported Newsday.
KnowldedgePlex August 17, 2005
CITY
OKS HOUSING PLAN FOR MID-INCOME BUYERS
In Pasadena, Calif., developers who include moderate-income housing
units in their projects can obtain a rebate on the city's park fee,
reported the Whittier Daily News. Units qualifying for rebates under
the new workforce housing program must be affordable to families
making $60,000 to $110,000 a year.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SLOW TO MATERIALIZE; DEVELOPERS PAY CITY
Some leaders in Quincy, Mass., are questioning the benefits of the
town's newly
amended affordable housing ordinance, reported The Patriot Ledger.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
PANEL
FAULTS DENVER NEIGHBORHOOD ON HOUSING FOR POOR
According to a citizens' advisory committee, the developer of a
new community being built on the site of a former Denver airport
hasn't fully complied with rental affordability requirements, reported
the Denver Post.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
AGENCY
CLAIMS NO HOUSING OBLIGATION
Montgomery County officials disagree about who is responsible for
monitoring
compliance with the affordable housing requirements, reported The
Washington Times. According to a planning department spokeswoman,
the Department of Housing and Community Affairs retains enforcement
powers. A DHCA official disagreed, saying it's assumed that planners
track affordable units when they approve permits.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 20055
HOUSING
COSTS EXCEED WAGES IN MANY MARKETS
A new national study ranks San Francisco, along with Orange County,
San Jose, and Santa Cruz, Calif., among the least affordable housing
markets in the country, reported The San Francisco Chronicle.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
LAS
VEGAS UPS ANTE TO ATTRACT TEACHERS
The Las Vegas City Council launched a pilot program to help teachers
moving to the city buy their first homes, according to a city press
release. The program will provide up to $30,000 in down-payment
assistance to new math, science, and special education teachers
in selected at-risk schools.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
MAYOR BEHIND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
A program to replace 18 abandoned homes in Mount Sterling, Ky.,
with new homes for workers and other residents is becoming a state
and national model, experts told the Lexington Herald-Leader.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
SAN
FRANCISCO VOTES TO MOVE AHEAD ON PUBLIC HOUSING OVERHAUL
The San Francisco Housing Authority Commission voted to negotiate
a deal with a
development team seeking to rebuild a troubled public housing project
as mixed-income residences, reported The San Francisco Chronicle.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
DISAPPEARING SECTION 8 HOUSING IN CHICAGO
Residents of Lawndale Restoration have filed a lawsuit seeking to
keep the
development's federal subsidy in place, reported National Public
Radio. In the 1980s, Lawndale's owners accepted federal project-based
Section 8 subsidies, which required them to rent the units to qualified
tenants at affordable rates. But after the owners fell behind on
loan payments, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
began foreclosing on the property.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
HOW
SMALL DESIGN DECISIONS SUPPORT A WHOLE DEVELOPMENT
The details — particularly the trim details — of your
affordable housing development are some of the most important design
decisions you will help make as part of the design team. Details
are about how things come together — different planes, different
materials, and different building elements. Carefully designing
the details is important not only because it helps control construction
and maintenance costs, but also because these small design moves
are the ones that help make your project visually clear.
NeighborWorks Alert August 19, 2005
INCLUSIONARY
ZONING TAKES HOLD IN WEST
The Santa Fe, N.M., City Council passed a controversial ordinance
requiring that 30 percent of units in almost all new developments
be affordable, reported the Albuquerque Journal.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
LAWS AIM TO ENSURE LOW-COST HOUSING
Officials in Anaheim, Calif., Los Angeles, and other cities are
considering requiring
residential developers to include lower-cost units in market-rate
projects, reported the Los Angeles Times. More than 100 municipalities
statewide -- roughly a fifth of
California's cities -- already have inclusionary zoning ordinances.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
WASHINGTON,
D.C.-AREA JURISDICTIONS TACKLE HIGH HOME PRICES
Washington, D.C.-area governments are using a range of tools to
preserve housing affordability for low- to moderate-income residents,
reported The Washington Times.Montgomery County, Md.'s recently
amended inclusionary zoning law requires every new subdivision with
20 or more units to set aside 15 percent of the units for buyersmaking
up to 70 percent of the area median income.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
GOODBYE,
COMMUTE; MIDDLE-INCOME EARNERS BUY NEAR WORKPLACES
"Faster than anyone imagined, relief is coming to ... Southern
California communitieswhere middle-class workers are starved for
housing," reported the Los Angeles Times.Among the major developers
building high-density neighborhoods on empty lots andabandoned factory
sites is CityView, owned by former Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Henry Cisneros.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
The California Building Industry Association has launched a statewide
campaign to
enhance housing affordability by making it easier for developers
to build new homes,reported the Press Enterprise. The Campaign for
California Homeownership seeks toget enough land into developers'
hands for housing, eliminate the regulatory and legalbarriers that
delay construction, and speed up the permitting process for new
homes.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
CITY LOANS $ 600K FOR COOPERATIVE
Thanks to a $600,000 loan from the city's affordable housing fund,
the San Luis Obispo, Calif., Housing Authority will develop about
60 cooperative-owned work force homes on land purchased from Southern
Pacific, reported The Tribune. According to city and housing officials,
the program is newsworthy because cooperatives are uncommon in California.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
AFFORDABLE
RENTALS MAY BE CASUALTY OF CONDO CRAZE
A city councilman in Biloxi, Miss., has proposed a six-month moratorium
on converting apartment complexes to condominiums, reported The
Sun Herald. According to thecouncilman, the presence of just six
vacancies in 31 rental complexes proves that the
supply of affordable rental units -- many of which lease to people
using federal Section 8rental subsidies -- is being threatened by
condo conversions.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
TAMPA PANEL VOTES 'YES' ON CENTRAL PARK VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT
The Tampa, Fla., Housing Authority board has accepted a proposal
to replace the 484-unit Central Park public housing complex with
a new mixed-income community, reportedthe St. Petersburg Times.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
LAST
OF NEW YORK CITY LOTS GO ON THE BLOCK
New York City is seeking development proposals for the last 248
vacant lots it owns,reported The Daily News. The city's Department
of Housing Preservation and
Development will evaluate bids to create more than 3,200 mixed-income
housing units on the lots.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
AFFORDABLE
DEVELOPERS ADD YOUTH PROGRAMS TO HOUSING
Affordable housing developers are increasingly incorporating youth
amenities and
community educational programs into their housing projects, according
to an opinion article in Commercial Property News.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
LIMITS
ON BUILDING PERMITS = HIGHER HOME PRICES
In a sample of 120 metropolitan areas, the housing stock expanded
40 percent in the 1950s. In the 1990s, it rose only 14 percent.
Aug 23 -- Christian Science Monitor Planetizen August 25, 2005
HIGH
HOUSING COSTS ARE GOOD FOR SOME POOR
Mark Alan Hughes writes that instead of fearing rising housing costs,
the poor should benefit. Aug 24 -- Philadelphia Daily News
Planetizen August 25, 2005
THREE
GENERATIONS, ONE HOME
The growth rate has doubled for dwellings with grandparents, parents,
and kids -
bucking the independent-living trend. Aug 23 -- Christian Science
Monitor
Planetizen August 25, 2005
INNOVATIVE
PROGRAM TO AID FORMER FOSTER YOUTH LAUNCHED
As part of his Blueprint to End Homelessness, Indianapolis Mayor
Bart Peterson
partnered with community leaders to open a transitional housing
facility for former foster kids leaving state care at age 18, according
to a press release on US Fed News.
KnowledgePlex August 30, 2005
CSUS
TO OFFER OWN 'VILLAGE' FOR EMPLOYEES
California State University, Sacramento, plans to build up to 500
affordable homes for faculty and staff, reported the Sacramento
Bee. To keep home prices below market rates, the university would
retain ownership of the land and impose sales covenants, the article
said.
KnowledgePlex August 30, 2005
LESS
AID GIVEN FOR LATINO HOUSING
According to a new study by the Illinois Assisted Housing Action
Research Project, a federal housing program that finances affordable
housing developments under-serves Chicago's Latino population, reported
the Chicago Tribune. Almost 30 percent of families living below
the federal poverty level in Chicago are Latino. However, only about
a 10thof the 2,700 households assisted through the HOME Housing
Investment Partnership program are Latino.
KnowledgePlex August 30, 2005
RESIDENTS
OF MOBILE HOME PARK TO OWN THE GROUND BENEATH
A new Minnesota law giving mobile home park residents 45 days to
match another
buyer's offer for their parks could boost the number of parks that
are resident-owned coops, reported the Star Tribune.
KnowledgePlex August 30, 2005
PROGRAM
GIVES HOMELESS THEIR OWN APARTMENT FOR 2 YEARS
Salt Lake City is launching a two-year pilot program "that
may change the way Utah combats chronic homelessness," reported
the Salt Lake Tribune.
KnowledgePlex August 30, 2005
AN OASIS FOR THE HOMELESS; 'ENGAGEMENT CENTER' MORE THAN A BED
In Allegheny County, Pa., leaders are pushing the establishment
of an "engagementcenter" that would house the homeless
and provide them with medical care, socialservices, and other supports,
reported the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
KnowledgePlex August 30, 2005
Announcements
USC CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES LAUNCHES EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Aug 10, 2005 -- USC-Center for Sustainable Cities
Planetizen August 11, 2005
THE
GREEN DEVELOPMENT SERIES
Starting in September and continuing through the fall, Experts Online
will feature three
new sessions on various aspects of green community development,
organized by LISC's
Green Development Advisory Group.
Financing Green Development - More Sensible, Feasible Than You Think
On September 22 at 2:00 p.m. ET will be the first session of the
series, moderated by
Greg Maher, LISC Deputy General Counsel. Presenters include Mat
Thall, Senior
Program Director of Boston LISC and Clare Bressani Tanko, Program
Officer of Bay
Area LISC.
LISC eNewsletter August 15, 2005
COUNTIES WIN HOMESTEAD AWARDS FROM NACO
The National Association of Counties presented its 2005 Homestead
awards to five
counties. The awards recognize excellence in using HUD's Home Investment
Partnership Program funds to provide low- and moderate-income families
with affordable
homes. The winners are Sonoma County, Calif., for its Giffen Transitional
House;
Montgomery County, Md., for its Seneca Heights special needs housing
development;
Cumberland County, N.C., for its Legion Manor senior housing facility;
Kitsap County,
Wash., for its Mutual Self-Help Program; and New Castle County,
Del., for
homeownership projects in two communities.
KnowledgePlex August 17, 2005
NEIGHBORWORKS®
HONORS ACHIEVEMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Five elected officials will receive top honors from NeighborWorks
America for their
leadership in expanding the affordable housing supply for low- and
moderate-income
families and strengthening communities. The officials are Rep. David
Price (D-NC); Rep.
Robert Matsui (Rep. Matsui is awarded posthumously); Robert Morgan,
program
director, Montana Board of Housing; Gloria Rendon, superintendent
of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, schools; and Martin Lujan, board of education president,
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
NeighborWorks Alert August 19, 2005
NEW
LEGISLATION: HOUSING AMERICA'S WORKFORCE ACT OF 2005
Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Mel Martinez (R-FL), and Gordon Smith
(R-OR) have
introduced the Housing America’s Workforce Act of 2005 (S
1330). The bill provides tax
relief to working families by allowing them to exclude monies received
through employerassisted
housing (EAH) programs from their taxable income, creates an employer
tax
credit for qualified employee housing assistance programs, and establishes
a three-year
competitive grant program, administered by HUD, for nonprofits and
local governments
to aid with costs associated with administering EAH programs. In
the House, a
companion measure (HR 3194) was introduced by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
(D-NY).
NeighborWorks Alert August 19, 2005
NCCED
CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 19-21, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The community economic development industry will celebrate another
milestone at the
2005 annual conference and 35th anniversary celebration dinner of
the National
Congress for Community Economic Development (NCCED). The conference
will bring
together leading practitioners, funders, and government officials
to learn and share
innovative ideas, strategies and resources. The conference is particularly
timely because
it will examine public policy and the leadership challenges that
many emerging and
mature CDCs will face over the next decade.
NeighborWorks Alert August 19, 2005
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KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
NATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON INCLUSIONARY HOUSING, OCT. 5-7
The Innovative Housing Institute, National Housing Conference, Policy
Link, and
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest are hosting
a conference on
inclusionary housing Oct. 5-7 in Washington, D.C. Conference sessions
will cover such
topics as debunking inclusionary housing myths, creating a successful
campaign,
administering effective ordinances, updating existing laws, and
exemplary inclusionary
housing developments.
KnowledgePlex August 30, 2005
LISC RENTAL HOUSING GUIDES
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation has released two new technical
guides to help
nonprofits working to preserve affordable rental housing. Preservation
of Affordable
Rural Housing: A Practitioners' Guide to the Section 515 Program
is intended to describe
the RHS 515 program as it exists today, some of the challenges associated
with
preserving Section 515 properties, and some successful preservation
strategies.
NeighborWorks Alert August 19, 2005
Studies Released
THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGE FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENTS
The National Association of Counties, through its Center for Sustainable
Communities,
recently surveyed almost 800 county officials about the challenges
of creating affordable
homes. According to the study, county leaders view affordable housing
as one of their
top five major challenges.
KnowledgePlex August 3, 2005
THE
IMPACT OF MINORITY GROWTH AND MINORITIES’ RISING HOUSEHOLD
INCOME ON HOUSING MARKETS
by Zhu Xiao Di, Ruby Henry, Eric Belsky, and George Masnick;
THE
IMPORTANCE OF WEALTH AND INCOME IN THE TRANSITION TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP
by Zhu Xiao Di and Xiaodong Liu
HUD
STUDY FINDS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FACE BIAS
A new study by The Urban Institute for the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban
Development found that people with disabilities are often discriminated
against when
trying to rent apartments. In the Chicago-based study, about half
of hearing-impaired
people using a telephone-operator relay to search for rentals and
about a third of people
in wheelchairs visiting rental properties were discriminated against.
KnowledgePlex August 30, 2005
CALL FOR ENTRIES
SEPT. 30 DEADLINE FOR STATE LEADERSHIP
FELLOWSHIPS
The Center for Policy Alternatives' Flemming Leadership Institute
is seeking applicants
for its annual and selective fellowship programs. The annual program
serves elected
state officials who are early in their tenure in office. The selective
program serves state
legislators currently serving under term limits. Both self-nominations
and third-party
nominations are accepted. Besides meeting other eligibility criteria,
candidates should
be connected to communities, believe in the positive power of government,
and
demonstrate a commitment to public service as well as leadership
ability. Up to 35
fellows in each of the two programs will be selected. The institute
gives special
consideration to women and people of color. Applications are due
Sept. 30. For more
information on the program, click here or contact Quinta Martin
at (202) 956-5132 or
qmartin@cfpa.org.
KnowledgePlex August 23, 2005
EVENTS
NALCAB ANNUAL CONFERENCE
2005
SURVIVE & THRIVE: CAPITALIZING ON LATINO ASSETS
The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders will
hold its annual
conference Sept. 21-24 in Kansas City, Mo. The conference -- "Survive
and Thrive:
ARTICLES
NEW ORLEANS RELATED ARTICLES
THE
CITY THAT WILL BE
Though no one is eager to talk about the situation in New Orleans
as anything but an epic tragedy, planners and architects agree that,
historically,
devastation has often created an opening to
address deep and long-standing structural problems.- Boston Globe
ArchNewsNow September 6
AN INTERVIEW WITH NEW ORLEANS' FORMER PLANNING DIRECTOR
The former director of city planning discusses what will be needed
to rebuild the city.
Sep 02 -- National Public Radio
Planetizen September 6
LEARNING FROM GROUND
ZERO IN NEW ORLEANS
In order to create a new New Orleans, we need to re-evaluate the
role of government
in housing the poor, redefine what we mean by homeland security,
and learn to
love our cities again. Sep 07 2005 -- Newsday
Planetizen September 8
STUDENTS DESIGN ALTERNATE HOUSING FOR KATRINA VICTIMS
Auburn University Design/Build students design an inexpensive alternative
for providing temporary housing after a disaster. Sep 07 2005 --
Auburn University News
Planetizen September 8
KATRINA
RESETTLING GULF COAST
Government officials, nonprofits, and citizens are seeking ways
to house for
months or years what, according to FEMA estimates, could be as many
as
1 million people displaced by Katrina, reported The Christian Science
Monitor.
KnowledgePlex September 8
AGENCIES
GRAPPLE WITH PUBLIC HOUSING RELOCATIONS
According to the president of the Louisiana Housing Council, HUD
has told
housing authorities to bypass their current waiting lists for public
housing and
fill vacancies with residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, reported
The Advocate.
KnowledgePlex September 8
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The historical problems with emergency housing
ArchNewsNow September 9
BATON ROUGE'S EXPLOSIVE
REAL ESTATE MARKET
Baton Rouge, LA is experiencing an explosive real estate boom as
the city of
400,000 takes in an estimated 100,000 from the parishes of southern
Louisiana.
250 homes are sold in one day. Sep 09 2005 -- Wall Street Journal
Planetizen September 12
A
RUSH TO SET UP U.S. HOUSING FOR STORM SURVIVORS
The government is beginning what urban planners are calling one
of the biggest bursts
of federal housing development in United States history.- New York
Times
ArchNewsNow September 13
HUD TAGS FORECLOSED HOUSES FOR EVACUEES
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will pull about
5,000 foreclosed
homes in 11 states from the market and make them available to survivors
of Hurricane
Katrina, reported The Dallas Morning News.
KnowledgePlex September 14
KATRINA
VICTIMS TO BYPASS NEVADA HOUSING WAIT LINE
Some advocates for the homeless in Las Vegas were upset to hear
that evacuees arriving f
rom the Gulf Coast will displace local poor people at the top of
public housing waiting l
ists, reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
KnowledgePlex September 14
EVACUEES
ARE FIRST PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING IN HOUSTON
Unhappiness among Houstonians displaced from public housing waiting
lists is muted but
could grow over time, a local service provider told The Houston
Chronicle.
KnowledgePlex September 14
ROBERT WOODSON
ASSESSES GULF COAST RECOVERY EFFORTS
Some cities have rebuilt devastated areas to benefit citizens, Robert
Woodson, president
of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, told National
Public Radio. In New Orleans,
the key is to engage black civic and community leaders in the process,
rather than getting
caught in a dynamic where poor blacks are seen as victims, he said.
KnowledgePlex September 14
FORCED MIGRATION
MAY ULTIMATELY HELP THE POOR
Mark Alan Hughes predicts some of NOLA's poor will be better off
in a couple years as
a result of forced relocation to more prosperous places. Sep 13
2005 -- Philadelphia Daily News
Planetizen Sept 15
SENATE PASSES
AMENDMENT PROVIDING EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS
Under an amendment to the Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
bill,
$3.5 billion would be spent on temporary housing vouchers for more
than 350,000
displaced families, according to a press release from the U.S. Senate
Committee
on Banking. The vouchers could be used for rental housing anywhere
in the country.
KnowledgePlex September 21
FEMA TAPS
MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR EVACUEES
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $3.6 billion
had been
allocated to manufactured housing purchases for Katrina victims
as of Sept. 14, reported USA TODAY.
KnowledgePlex September 21
PREFAB
SHELTER FROM THE STORM:
Flood-ravaged Gulf Coast provides a laboratory for housing design...
Habitat for Humanity's "Operation home delivery" By John
Bentley Mays- Globe and Mail (Canada)
ArchNewsNow September 23
FEMA REJECTS
SPRAWLING TRAILER PARKS FOR EVACUEES
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it doesn't plan
to set up huge collections of trailers and mobile homes to house
evacuees of Hurricane Katrina, reported USA TODAY.
KnowledgePlex September 28
VICTIMS
HEADED TO TRAILER 'GHETTOS'? OFFICIALS LOOK FOR ANSWERS
According to Florida officials, some of the 20,000 people living
in trailers set
up by FEMA after four hurricanes struck last year may still be in
the homes a
year from now, reported the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
KnowledgePlex September 28
DEVELOPERS NOT WELCOME IN NEW ORLEANS
A grass-roots campaign has started among the displaced citizens
of
New Orleans that opposes the onslaught of planners and developers
wanting
to rebuild the city. Sep 27 2005 -- Open Source Radio
Planetizen September 29
CURITIBA'S LESSONS
FOR NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans can learn from Curitiba, Brazil, which turned its fortunes
around with an innovative public transit system and by treating
the
poor with dignity. Sep 27 2005 -- Planetizen
Planetizen September 29
DESIGN RELATED ARTICLES
NEW LAW
WAS SUPPOSED TO EASE WAY FOR IN-LAW UNITS
To help ease a statewide shortage of affordable housing, California
lawmakers
passed legislation prohibiting municipalities from barring accessory
housing or "in-law" units, reported The San Francisco
Chronicle.
KnowledgePlex September 8
RESIDENTS,
CITY SEEK TO WORK WITH PROPERTY MANAGERS
Concerns about the prevalence of rental property in Durham, N.C.,
have
prompted efforts to reduce the negative impacts of poor upkeep,
reported The News & Observer.
KnowledgePlex September 8
LANDSCAPING: CREATING
GREAT OUTDOOR PLACES BY DESIGN
Landscaping is a lot more than just what you plant in your developments
- and
much too important to be a secondary consideration.
We all know that a thoughtful landscaping strategy includes careful
consideration of the grassy areas of your development and choosing
the
appropriate trees and bushes for your climate.
Enterprise Network News September 12
AN
ELEGANT OLD HOTEL GIVES NEW LIVES TO THE HOMELESS
Howard Greenley (19094); Beyer Blinder Belle; Common Ground- Gotham
Gazette
ArchNewsNow September 13
HABITAT
TRIES NEW WRINKLE IN DUNEDIN
Under a tentative agreement with the Dunedin, Fla., Housing Authority,
the Pinellas
County Habitat for Humanity will buy about half of a former public
housing site
and use it to build up to 30 town homes, reported the St. Petersburg
Times.
KnowledgePlex September 21
ALLEGED
DESIGN FLAWS COST DEVELOPER $1.5 MILLION
Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, one of the
largest
apartment developers in Spokane, Wash., will spend more than $1
million to
retrofit the first-floor apartments in 10 complexes, reported the
Spokesman Review.
KnowledgePlex September 21
CHARITY
BUILDS ON ITS HOME PLAN
Although cities are focusing on dispersing affordable housing, the
handful
of subdivisions built by Habitat for Humanity nationwide
"appear to be thriving," reported the Chicago Tribune.
KnowledgePlex September 21
GROUP WINS $6 MILLION DEAL TO PURCHASE SHUT CHURCH
With help from several partners, the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood
Development Corporation in Boston will purchase a landmark church
property from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, reported the Boston
Globe.
KnowledgePlex September 21
YALE
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS HARNESS THE SUN
As part of their effort to provide affordable housing, students...have
constructed the first home in New Haven to use solar photovoltaic
panels to produce electricity. Yale University
ArchnewsNow September 22
THE BATTLE AGAINST
MORE DENSITY IN WESTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES
The already dense Westside of Los Angeles, from Westood to Santa
Monica
continues to densify at a dizzying rate. Residents prepare for a
protracted
battle to keep growth at bay. Has planning failed one of LA's most
desirable
communities? Sep 23 2005 -- Los Angeles Times
Planetizen September 26
FORMER SCHOOL BEING REVAMPED TO OFFER DISABLED HOUSING
In Bridgeport, Conn., a nonprofit health organization is transforming
a vacant
elementary school into 25 affordable apartments, half of which will
be rented to people with
disabilities, reported the Connecticut Post.
KnowledgePlex September 28
STUDENTS
BUSY BUILDING HOMES FOR TRIANGLE PROJECT
Charter school students building homes in a Dayton, Ohio, neighborhood
are
partnering with the Montgomery County Board of Mental Retardation
and
Developmental Disabilities to make some of the homes accessible
to people with
developmental disabilities, reported the Dayton Daily News.
KnowledgePlex September 28
BRUNSWICK'S COUNCIL HEEDS CALL FOR CHEAPER HOUSING
Officials in Brunswick, Maine, voted to give density bonuses to
affordable housing
developers, making their town one of only a handful in the state
to enact affordable
housing incentives, reported the Portland Press Herald.
KnowledgePlex September 28
HOMEOWNERSHIP RELATED ARTICLES
AMERICAS FADING DREAM: HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR WORKING PEOPLE
More Americans cant afford decent housing. Aug 29 -- Michigan Land
Use Institute
Planetizen September 1
LIVE
IN THE CITY, WORK IN THE SUBURBS?
The downtown living trend can only work as long as the jobs remain
in the city.
Sep 01 -- Toronto Star
Planetizen September 6
SOME OWNERS FEEL LOCKED INTO INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
Monterey County, Calif., officials are scrutinizing the resale restrictions
placed on low-cost
homes that were built under the county's 25-year-old inclusionary
zoning law, reported the
Monterey County Herald.
KnowledgePlex September 8
PROPOSED
LOAN PROGRAM SEEKS TO KEEP WORKERS IN CITY
Officials in Fontana, Calif., may revise their first-time home-buyer
program
in an effort to generate more interest among city employees in acquiring
older homes in the downtown core, reported the Press Enterprise.
KnowledgePlex September 14
NEW
CENTER CONSOLIDATES SERVICES FOR BUYING A HOME
In Buffalo, N.Y., a public-private partnership opened what leaders
are calling a
one-stop shop for home buyers, reported the Buffalo News. Sponsors
of the
Homeownership Center of Buffalo include the city, major lenders,
the Buffalo
Niagara Association of Realtors®, two insurance companies, several
community
groups, and HomeFront, which will operate the center.
KnowledgePlex September 14
EMPLOYER PROGRAM HELPS WITH DOWN PAYMENTS
More than 40 Illinois companies and institutions offer home-buyer
assistance
to their employees through a program started by the Metropolitan
Planning
Council, reported the Chicago Daily Herald.
KnowledgePlex September 21
UNC TO BUILD
140 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
According to the chancellor of the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill, UNC
will build 140 affordable housing units for faculty and staff on
university-owned land,
reported the Chapel Hill Herald.
KnowledgePlex September 21
HOMEOWNERSHIP
MADE EASIER FOR CVS WORKERS
CVS Corp., Freddie Mac, and Bank of America are working together
to offer
home-buying assistance to the 1,000 CVS employees in the Washington,
D.C.
area, reported Chain Drug Review. Under the "Prescriptions
for Homeownership
" initiative, which CVS hopes to expand nationwide, employees
will have access
to a $500 forgivable grant and special mortgage products.
KnowledgePlex September 21
CITY, DEVELOPER
MAKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEAL
An agreement between Charleston, S.C., and the developer of a downtown
housing project accommodates both sides in what will likely be an
ongoing
debate over creating affordable housing, reported The Post and Courier.
Originally, six of the 64 new homes proposed for the site were to
be affordable
to middle-income buyers -- subsidized by the developer but built
by a nonprofit.
That plan aligns with the view that affordable housing should be
made available
in all communities. But in another view, limited financial resources
can go
further by building more homes in less expensive neighborhoods.
KnowledgePlex September 28
EXPLODING MYTHS ABOUT HOME OWNERSHIP AND RENTING
A New York Times analysis comparing the costs and benefits of
owning versus renting a home turned up surprising results.
Sep 26 2005 -- The New York Times
Planetizen September 29
CUT-RATE
HOMES FOR MIDDLE CLASS ARE CATCHING ON:
Public housing is being stretched to include people who are more
likely to
have Starbucks cash cards than food stamps.- New York Times
ArchNewsNow September 29
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE AND OTHER
ARTICLES
AFFLUENT
NEIGHBORHOOD VOTES AGAINST BUS SERVICE
The newest development in the City of Pittsburgh doesn't want bus
service,
claiming it will turn their neighborhood into a park-and-ride and
few residents
will use it. Aug 30 -- Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Planetizen September 1
WHAT
WILL THE END OF THE HOUSING BOOM LOOK LIKE?
When America's housing boom ends, it will end gradually, not like
the
stock market, says a Harvard scholar. Aug 29 -- Wall St. Journal
Planetizen September 1
CAN
WE SAFELY DEFLATE THE HOUSING BUBBLE?
The hyper-inflated housing market needs to cool, not collapse.
Aug 30 -- Tom Paine - Common Sense
Planetizen September 1
THE
GROWTH OF HOUSING IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
As real estate prices skyrocket, housing is appearing in fading
industrial enclaves across the country. The two uses are not always
the best fit. Aug 30 -- Los Angeles Downtown News
Planetizen September 1
CROSSING
MUDDY WATERS: PRESERVING A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD
The impact of segregation endures in a Mississippi coast town, where
an
African-American community is working to protect its environment,
housing and history. Aug 31 -- Shelterforce Online
Planetizen September 1
HOUSING
IS STATE'S TOP PROBLEM, STUDY SAYS
According to a recent study by an economist with Northeast Utilities,
the lack of affordable housing is the biggest challenge to Connecticut's
economy, reported the Connecticut Post.
KnowledgePlex September 8
HOUSING
OPTIONS EXPAND FOR FORMER INMATES
In Minnesota, a state program that seeks to improve community safety
by
providing transitional housing for former inmates serves more than
40 people
and is expanding, reported The Legal Ledger.
KnowledgePlex September 8
COUNTY MAY
OFFER WATER TO AFFORDABLE HOME DEVELOPERS
Santa Fe County, N.M., commissioners are considering offering water
allocation
as an incentive to developers to build affordable homes, much like
the city of
Santa Fe does, reported the Albuquerque Journal. The county is debating
a
proposed ordinance that would use water allocations to reward developers
who include affordable homes in their projects.
KnowledgePlex September 14
WORLD FACES HOUSING
CRISIS
A new report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme warns
that
unless governments around the world take action the world faces
a massive
urban crisis as housing shortages could lead to mega-slums. Sep
14 2005 –
CommonDreams
Planetizen Sept 15
FLORIDA
KEYS SEWER SYSTEM, HOUSING DEAL IS SEALED
By pledging to construct a new sewer system, Monroe County, Fla.,
won a
state exemption from county growth-management restrictions and so
can
build 300 environmentally sensitive homes for lower-income working
families,
reported The Miami Herald.
KnowledgePlex September 14
NEW HOUSING
COUNCIL SEEKS SERVICE COORDINATION
State and federal housing agencies in West Virginia are working
together to
coordinate and streamline their services, reported The Charleston
Gazette.
KnowledgePlex September 21
CMHA TO HELP SUBURBS TRACK RENT-SUBSIDY RECIPIENTS
A draft agreement between the housing authority of Cuyahoga County,
Ohio, and 17 cities outside Cleveland seeks to ease tensions in
older suburbs that are accepting low-income renters using housing
vouchers, reported the Plain Dealer.
KnowledgePlex September 21
CITY OKS
STRATEGY FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES
Sarasota, Fla., city commissioners rejected the idea of imposing
linkage
fees to help subsidize affordable homes but pledged to pursue several
other strategies to aid workers who are increasingly priced out
of the city,
reported the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
KnowledgePlex September 28
DULUTH PROGRAM
PICKS UP HALF MILLION FOR REPAIRS, NEW HOMES
State support has been crucial to a Duluth, Minn., program to rehabilitate
and
| build new homes in neighborhoods needing revitalization, a city
housing
official told the Duluth News-Tribune.
KnowledgePlex September 28
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DISASTER RESPONSE INFORMATION
TARGETED TO ARCHITECTS
A great many people have asked how they can help and how do so in
ways
that are more personal and tangible than just giving money.
Among other resources, Archinect has united a range of detailed
updates about schools willing to host Tulane architecture students;
firms offering temporary employment to architects from the affected
areas; as
well as links to greater relief efforts by the Red Cross and Architecture
for
Humanity. Archinect has combined all of
this with a lively discussion forum where anyone can post ideas,
requests,
or expressions of solidarity, grief, or hope.
ArchVoices September 9
CLINTON, VELÁZQUEZ INTRODUCE EMPLOYER-ASSISTED HOUSING BILLS
Legislation introduced by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rep. Nydia
Velázquez would expand opportunities for working families
to have safe,
decent and affordable housing. This legislation would encoure employers
and local governments to invest in employer-assisted housing programs.
The Housing America's Workforce Act (S. 1330, H.R. 3194) provides
a
| tax credit to employers equaling 50 percent of the cost of housing
assistance offered to eligible low- and moderate-income employees.
Employees could use employer-provided rental assistance toward security
deposits and rental payments.
Enterprise Network News September 12
GREEN HOUSING - IT'S HERE!
www.designadvisor.org
The Affordable Housing Design Advisor is pleased to announce the
launch of its Green Housing section. Be sure to look under What's
New on
the Design Advisor home page to see nine new case studies of green
affordable housing as selected through the AIA Show Your Green program.
Enterprise Network News September 12
STUDIES RELEASED
REPORT
SAYS NEIGHBORHOODS BENEFIT WHEN CDCS INVEST
According to a new report by the Urban Institute, investments by
community
development corporations in poor neighborhoods can lead to dramatic
improvement in those areas.
KnowledgePlex September 14
PAPERS FEATURE COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS
Four new papers from the Local Initiatives Support Corp.'s Community
Safety
Initiative feature winners of the MetLife Foundation Community-Police
Partnership
Awards. The case studies illustrate the role of community development
corporations
and law enforcement officials in creating safe neighborhoods, as
well as the
cost-benefits of integrating safety initiatives in community revitalization
efforts.
KnowledgePlex September 14
REPORT
EXAMINES EFFECTIVENESS OF HOPE VI
A report prepared for The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy
Program
examines the impact of HOPE VI projects in Atlanta, Pittsburgh,
St. Louis,
and Louisville, Ky., on their surrounding neighborhoods. According
to the
authors, by integrating housing with schools, jobs, amenities, and
social services,
HOPE VI projects can remake distressed public housing and attract
new i
nvestment into places where the market was absent.
KnowledgePlex September 21
BUILDING A
BETTER URBAN FUTURE:
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR HOUSING POLICIES IN WEAK MARKET CITIES
focuses on market-driven approaches, the integration of affordable
and market-rate housing, and the use of housing as a core
element in both economic development and neighborhood
revitalization strategies. The project is in collaboration with
the
Community Development Partnerships’ Network, LISC and
The Enterprise Foundation.
NeighborWorks Alert September 22
EVENTS
NHC'S
HOUSING POLICY SUMMIT, OCT. 17
The National Housing Conference will host a policy summit Oct. 17
in Baltimore, focusing on the challenges of meeting affordable housing
needs in an era of devolution. Sessions will cover such topics as
the continuing need for a strong federal role in policy-making,
ways to streamline the delivery of housing resources, the use of
housing trust funds and other tools to generate more funding, and
public education and advocacy strategies that can raise awareness
of and support for affordable housing.
KnowledgePlex September 8
2005 ENTERPRISE NETWORK CONFERENCE, NOV. 9-11, WASHINGTON, D.C.
"Changing Communities in a Changing Landscape" is the
theme of this year's conference. Find out how the evolving political
and economic landscape is shaping the future of America's communities.
Enterprise Network News September 12
GREEN FUNDING CONFERENCE, OCT. 24-26
The Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities will
host a conference on how funders can support green building and
green neighborhood design Oct. 24-26 in Cleveland. Keynote speaker
Jonathan Rose, president of Jonathan Rose Companies LLC, will discuss
what it will take to make green building a standard development
practice.
KnowledgePlex September 14
OHIO
VACANT PROPERTIES FORUM:
CURRENT CHALLENGES, CRAFTING CHANGES
will be Oct. 24-25 in Columbus, OH. The Forum will focus on the
causes and extent of abandonment throughout Ohio; tools and best
practices for preventing and addressing abandonment and blight;
and statutory reforms to facilitate reuse and redevelopment. Keynote
speakers include Myron Orfield of the University of Minnesota Law
School. To learn more, visit the National Vacant Properties Campaign
website
LISC eNewsletter September 15
NEIGHBORWORKS
TRAINING INSTITUTE, DECEMBER 5 - 9, SAN FRANCISCO
Registration for the NeighborWorks Training Institute in San Francisco
is now available. This institute features 24 new courses, including
two focused on rural development and four “green” courses,
promoting environmentally friendly and healthier communities. Join
us on Wednesday, December 7, for the symposium — The New Rural
America: Partners and Progress. It will explore cutting-edge development
work happening in rural communities across the United States
NeighborWorks Alert September 22
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