SD Rural Housing Collaborative Jim Beddow Joe Bartmann HUD Region 8 | Jackson Hole | Sept 26, 2007

Road Map Project Intro How You See Rural Housing About the Rural Learning Center Our Project Learning from Region 8

Project Intro

How You See Rural Housing

About the Rural Learning Center

Our Project

Learning from Region 8

Objectives Learning (info and analysis) Housing is Community Development Remove barriers Technical assistance

Learning (info and analysis)

Housing is Community Development

Remove barriers

Technical assistance

The Rural Housing Collaborative SD Community Foundation SD Rural Development Council Neighborhood Housing Services of Black Hills USDA Rural Development Northeast SD Economic Corporation Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Black Hills Special Services Coop

SD Community Foundation

SD Rural Development Council

Neighborhood Housing Services of Black Hills

USDA Rural Development

Northeast SD Economic Corporation

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines

Black Hills Special Services Coop

The Rural Housing Collaborative SD Housing Development Authority Planning & Development Dist. III Fannie Mae The Rural Learning Center American Institute of Architects Learning Partners: US Dept. of HUD Greater MN Housing Fund MN Design Team Burlington Associates

SD Housing Development Authority

Planning & Development Dist. III

Fannie Mae

The Rural Learning Center

American Institute of Architects

Learning Partners:

US Dept. of HUD

Greater MN Housing Fund

MN Design Team

Burlington Associates

Methodology [how we conducted our research]

[how we conducted our research]

[what do you see?]

We should build a house! Yes. I agree!

Sharing Learning Connecting + Collaboration Changing Rural Behavior

Rural Behavior Message to youth Business investment Appearance Home ownership “ Get out of here” “ Good bye store” “ Gone to seed” What happened to the American dream?

Message to youth

Business investment

Appearance

Home ownership

“ Get out of here”

“ Good bye store”

“ Gone to seed”

What happened to the American dream?

Better + Different

Doing Better All “Volunteer Army” Time + Project Management Expanded Leadership Sharing Information Common Direction Systems (Holistic) Thinking Engaging the Community Regional Perspective

All “Volunteer Army”

Time + Project Management

Expanded Leadership

Sharing Information

Common Direction

Systems (Holistic) Thinking

Engaging the Community

Regional Perspective

Better + Different

Immersing in the “mess” Act from the knowing Pause/connect to deeper knowing © Senge, 2004 Solution Problem

[play time!] Build a house

Flipping the Switch South Dakota Rural Housing Collaborative

A Rural Housing Manifesto [South Dakota needs to rethink rural housing development]

[South Dakota needs to rethink rural housing development]

Building houses is community development

It’s about systemic change

It’s about systemic change

a catalyst for hope, vision and change

Strengthen character of whole communities

In the Dark? Lone rangers Short on vision Mysterious and fragmented resources City (etc) on the side Winging it Quick, cheap and easy

Lone rangers

Short on vision

Mysterious and fragmented resources

City (etc) on the side

Winging it

Quick, cheap and easy

The recent “Ah-ha!”

We must unlearn what we have learned.

Rethinking What do we really need? It takes a village (and then some) Swim together Fanning the embers Following through Designing neighborhoods

What do we really need?

It takes a village (and then some)

Swim together

Fanning the embers

Following through

Designing neighborhoods

Designing better neighborhoods

Designing better neighborhoods

cost reduction strategies + value added strategies

initial savings + long-term savings

3) Home & Yard 2) Neighborhood 1) Town courtesy Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

48-52’ Lots: Rear-attached Garages courtesy Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

Design like people matter

Safe Walkable Beautiful Interactive

Safe

Walkable

Beautiful

Interactive

Location of Garage Streetscaping Style and Character courtesy Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

Basic Entry Home Building Tends To Be Unattractive courtesy Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

Attention to details increases livability without cost Nicollet Meadows - St. Peter, MN Developers: City of St. Peter, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership courtesy Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

courtesy Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

Heritage Greens Cambridge, MN

Still Learning Statewide feedback and dialogues More communities and initiatives Infill and redevelopment More of the housing cycle Community land trust pilot Neighborhood design + build pilot Design: South Dakota pilots

Statewide feedback and dialogues

More communities and initiatives

Infill and redevelopment

More of the housing cycle

Community land trust pilot

Neighborhood design + build pilot

Design: South Dakota pilots

Learning Studio Design Studio Presentation 1 2 3

Next stop: Sisseton, SD

Emerging Ideas SD Rural Housing Playbook Team Camp and Learning Network Regional “Rural Housing Connectors” State-wide “Super-RFP”

SD Rural Housing Playbook

Team Camp and Learning Network

Regional “Rural Housing Connectors”

State-wide “Super-RFP”

[your turn!] Learning from Region 8

Rethink rural housing.com Continue the conversation…

Thank You! Dr. Jim Beddow Joe Bartmann