Presentation from Partners in Innovation Policy Forum in Denver, CO on September 28, 2010

1. Transit oriented development and affordable Housing Blake Pendergrass FRESC (Denver, Co)

3. 122 miles of new rail

5. TOD Site Specific Organizing and Advocacy Large Tax Increment Finance Projects Cherokee Gates Redevelopment Denver Union Station Coalition Model addresses community benefits, including affordable housing

6. TOD Site Specific Organizing and Advocacy La Alma/Lincoln Park neighborhood 270 Public Housing units (Denver Housing Authority)adjacent to existing light rail stop Denver owned 2.5 acres vacant land parcel; DHA envisioned Hope VI-style mixed income redevelopment their 15 acres City initiated visioning planning process for what redevelopment could look like

7. TOD Site Specific Organizing and Advocacy Partnered with CBO’s, local funders Approach included organizing as well as agency level advocacy Organizing: Canvassing, community meetings Resident’s identified Community Benefits Principles Signature gathering, talking with decision-makers Helped translate planning and development to community members Resident speaking to Councilwoman Montero

8. TOD Site Specific Organizing and Advocacy Outcome: Piloted a new planning process geared towards socio-economic issues/lower-income/public housing residents Outcome: Identified and codified community vision which served as Housing Authority’s starting point for Master Planning Process

9. Housing Specific Outcomes Commitment 1:1 Replacement of Public Housing Units Use of phasing as a way to reduce displacement Community and Supportive Services Ongoing process of engagement and monitoring

10. Lessons Learned and Challenges Always tough for people to engage in long planning processes, particularly younger people/families Planning fatigue (often various, concurrent planning processes) Need for institutionalized policy that ensures impacted communities have space to shape outcomes and address socio-economic issues Community needs to be involved Inside/Outside official processes Ongoing engagement