Optimizing Siting for Equitable Development (AC21)
Discuss the issues developers and state HFAs are facing as they navigate siting of rental developments in light of HUD’s new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, growing focus on racial equity, new approaches to defining areas of opportunity, and heightened awareness of disaster risk and climate change impact.
DISCUSSION LEADER
Sean Thomas, Senior Advisor for Housing Policy & Programs | Ohio Housing Finance Agency
PARTICIPANTS
Laura Abernathy, Senior Director of State and Local Policy | National Housing Trust
Jarrod Elwell, Senior Director of Strategy and Implementation | Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
William Lynch, Assistant General Counsel for Fair Housing Compliance | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mark Shelburne, Housing Policy Consultant | Novogradac & Company LLP
