Housing + Cities
Fighting the Freeway Industrial Complex and What It Means for Housing, Infrastructure, and Transit
Alex Contreras (Happy City Coalition), Adah Crandall (Sunrise Movement PDX and Portland Youth Climate Strike), and Martha Roskowski (Further Strategies) discuss their organizations’ advocacy work and the intersection of housing, the climate crisis, and transit in the push against freeway expansions.
The Future of Historic Preservation
Social design artist Cleo Davis, Portland Historic Landmark Commission’s Kristen Minor, and moderator Steph Routh dig into the often controversial work of historic preservation and how the effort can and should be used to acknowledge all histories.
Cultivating Business Leadership for Abundant and Equitable Housing
Two Portland-based civic leaders discuss how entrepreneurship and a better, more just urban form can go hand in hand.
Equitable Schools Demand Equitable Neighborhoods
Building strong and diverse schools relies on building strong and diverse communities. Courtney Westling (Portland Public Schools), community advocates Scott Bailey and Dan Reed, and moderator Rachel Cohen (Vox) discuss the challenges in ensuring diversity in public schools amid gentrification, displacement, and school choice policies.
Housing Abundance Requires Abundant Transportation
Alex Baca (Greater Greater Washington), Alex Contreras (Happy City Coalition), Amy Stelly (Claiborne Avenue Alliance), Jarrett Walker (Jarrett Walker + Associates), and moderator Michael Andersen (Sightline Institute) share their experiences in transportation advocacy and discuss how robust, effective, and efficient transit provides people with access to opportunity.
Keeping Our Neighbors Housed: Humanizing Homelessness and Bringing Everyone to the Table
Mercedes Elizalde (Central City Concern), Cole Merkel (HereTogether), and Mindy Woods (Resident Action Project) discuss how to form coalitions to then build power and effect policy change on all levels so that everyone can have a safe and stable place to call home.
More Trees for More Neighbors
Balancing priorities of greenscape and residential infill to house more neighbors in healthy communities.
Q&A: The Costs of Parking Mandates in Booming Austin
"No question that we're overbuilding parking": Austin's Leah Bojo on parking.
Developers Sound Off: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Build All This Dang Housing
Payton Chung (Westover Green), Ezra Hammer (Taylor Morrison), Eric Thompson (Oregon Homeworks), and moderator Michael Andersen (Sightline Institute) discuss how developers are adjusting their projects to housing and zoning laws.
What’s Happening on Housing in the US Federal Government?
The federal budget, Congressional bills, and more DC strategies: a presentation by Up for Growth.