Events

Zoning reforms proposed for New York City aim to unlock moderate density across all city districts, which will change the urban fabric and result in smaller buildings that are atypical of the city’s existing affordable and market-rate housing. What will it mean to design and develop this mid-rise housing? What will it look like; what will it cost? Who is working on this issue, and what are the challenges and opportunities for architects and advocates alike? 

In Los Angeles County, a unique pilot program is using predictive analytics to help prevent homelessness. Learn how researchers at UCLA's California Policy Lab used anonymized data to develop a computer model that identifies those at highest risk of being homeless, and how the county's Health Services Department is connecting individuals identified by the algorithm with programs and resources to address their needs.

Many older adults cannot afford the long-term care services they need to live independently, particularly after paying their housing costs. Samara Scheckler and Peyton Whitney will discuss a new paper that estimates the number of older households unable to afford these services and strategies that could make them more affordable.

Daniel McCue will share our new household projections for 2025–2045, explain the factors that drove them, and explore how they might affect the demand for new housing in the next two decades. 

This summit will bring together entrepreneurs, public sector innovators, policymakers, researchers, and industry practitioners to discuss the best ideas for housing innovation.

Public housing is the oldest and largest supplier of permanently affordable housing in the US, but it has often been left out of the conversation about a new “social housing” system in which public and nonprofit entities would develop, own, and manage housing for low-income Americans.

The deterioration of America's aging housing stock threatens the health, safety, and financial well-being of millions of low-income households. While a growing number of public- and civil-sector programs are making repairs more affordable for some homeowners and landlords, the cost of investments far exceeds the available resources

Building code requires that residential buildings between three and six stories must include two staircases. By exploring the potential for allowing single-staircase designs, particularly in smaller, urban parcels, a new report examines how we could unlock new possibilities for more affordable, space-efficient housing.

What do we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore people who are unhoused? In this talk, Kevin F. Adler, founder of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit that helps people experiencing homelessness, will discuss When We Walk By, a book he co-authored that recasts chronic homelessness as a byproduct of twin crises: the failure of both our social services systems and our humanity.

From reforming zoning to creating new forms of social housing, some recent policy initiatives are trying to create diverse mixed-income neighborhoods, but residents may not connect across differences in class, age, race, ethnicity, or family structure.