The document summarizes a presentation given at the 2020 Fairfax County Housing Challenge on engaging non-traditional partners to address housing affordability challenges. It discusses how traditional approaches are often inadequate for today's rapidly changing environment. Non-traditional partners could help on both the supply side by overcoming constraints like available land and subsidies, and on the demand side by addressing issues that contribute to housing insecurity such as low incomes, rising non-housing costs, and lack of career opportunities. Examples of potential partners mentioned include hospitals, foundations, employers, and workforce development programs. The goal is to accelerate innovation through new thinking and partnerships to make greater progress expanding affordable housing options.
Groups proposed suggestions relative to engaging communities of faith, using underutilized land, considering new investor relationships and facilitating the development process.
Groups proposed suggestions relative to engaging communities of faith, using underutilized land, considering new investor relationships and facilitating the development process.
These are the introduction slides for the past MyCharityConnects On The Road presented by Direct Energy that happened in Calgary and Edmonton in November 2009.
Using Social Media To Create Social Good Podcamp Seattle 062108 (Copyrigh...Patrick Byers
"Using Social Media to Create Social Good" presentation from Podcamp Seattle on June 21, 2008.
By Patrick Byers, Outsource Marketing (http://outsourcemarketing.com) and The Responsible Marketing Blog (http://responsiblemarketing.com)
Links to websites profiled in the presentation are available here: http://del.icio.us/patrickbyers/socialgood
Back to Barnraising: Why Hyperlocal Is The Future for Online Civic Engagement...ACTion Alexandria
Since we witnessed online organizing at its most winning during the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, there have been a slew of online civic engagement ventures of national or even international scope--TwitterVoteReport and InaugurationReport, Ushahidi, Ashoka Changemakers, Ideas for America, Citizen Effect--the list goes on an on. And while many of these projects have been very successful, what they've made apparent is that what is often most difficult to do, is to help those living closest to us--in our town, on our street, on our block. The next generation of online civic engagement tools and platforms must address this most basic need--neighbors helping neighbors.
You can already see national platforms emerging that empower citizens to help their neighbors--NeighborGoods and SeeClickFix are great examples. Like place blogs, hyperlocal civic engagement projects like Front Porch Forum and Localocracy are taking civic engagement back to the future if you will,providing online tools and platforms for neighbors to help neighbors in their own communities. where they can witness the impact Neighbors are beginning to use these tools to identify themselves, reconnect, and generate collective action that transforms their communities. This future reflects a shift from projects that are large in scale and often disconnected from where we live and who we know. The age of local community barn raising is back, with a little help from the social web.
Prototyping Local Greenspace Proposal 2020Casey Morrison
With 8 local authorities we're helping think about involving citizens in the shaping up public parks.
https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/our-work/landscapes-parks-nature/future-parks
There is a lot of hype and noise today around social media in terms of what presence you need. Do the number of” likes” you have on Facebook matter? How many followers do you have on Twitter? Should you be using Pinterest, Quora or other tools? Learn how these tools can help your business- nonprofit partnership strategy. This session will cover how to enable your strategy by using the most relevant social media tools to meet your business needs. It will focus on how to build a community, make connections, promote your story and CSR activities. This session also looks at how to integrate your online and offline activities to build a thriving connected community.
http://www.business4better.org/conference/breakout-sessions.php?session_id=14
This is a summary of findings from the Strong Starts for Children Policy Forum in Santa Fe, N.M., on Jan. 24, 2011. Some 150 parents, neighbors, child advocates and policymakers met for a policy forum in New Mexico to celebrate the work of the five Strong Starts programs and to work through the pros and cons of policy options for improving the lives of New Mexico’s youngest children.
Please use the points in this report when you to talk to each other, to early childhood advocates, and to your policymakers about what New Mexicans want in order to ensure bright futures for their children.
Recentering Democracy Around Citizens Multimedia ReportMatt Leighninger
How might we redesign local democracy around the day-to-day goals and concerns of citizens? A set of leaders in civic engagement, including representatives of national associations that represent local officials, school systems, funders, and other leaders, met in early 2010 to compare notes on their work in communities and discuss possibilities for innovation. This report describes their discussion and recommendations.
Produced by a partnership between real estate organizations and environmentalists, uses compelling visuals that show how compact development can create vibrant neighborhoods. And it shows how everyone can personally benefit from higher-density development—even those who live in single-family houses nearby.
These are the introduction slides for the past MyCharityConnects On The Road presented by Direct Energy that happened in Calgary and Edmonton in November 2009.
Using Social Media To Create Social Good Podcamp Seattle 062108 (Copyrigh...Patrick Byers
"Using Social Media to Create Social Good" presentation from Podcamp Seattle on June 21, 2008.
By Patrick Byers, Outsource Marketing (http://outsourcemarketing.com) and The Responsible Marketing Blog (http://responsiblemarketing.com)
Links to websites profiled in the presentation are available here: http://del.icio.us/patrickbyers/socialgood
Back to Barnraising: Why Hyperlocal Is The Future for Online Civic Engagement...ACTion Alexandria
Since we witnessed online organizing at its most winning during the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, there have been a slew of online civic engagement ventures of national or even international scope--TwitterVoteReport and InaugurationReport, Ushahidi, Ashoka Changemakers, Ideas for America, Citizen Effect--the list goes on an on. And while many of these projects have been very successful, what they've made apparent is that what is often most difficult to do, is to help those living closest to us--in our town, on our street, on our block. The next generation of online civic engagement tools and platforms must address this most basic need--neighbors helping neighbors.
You can already see national platforms emerging that empower citizens to help their neighbors--NeighborGoods and SeeClickFix are great examples. Like place blogs, hyperlocal civic engagement projects like Front Porch Forum and Localocracy are taking civic engagement back to the future if you will,providing online tools and platforms for neighbors to help neighbors in their own communities. where they can witness the impact Neighbors are beginning to use these tools to identify themselves, reconnect, and generate collective action that transforms their communities. This future reflects a shift from projects that are large in scale and often disconnected from where we live and who we know. The age of local community barn raising is back, with a little help from the social web.
Prototyping Local Greenspace Proposal 2020Casey Morrison
With 8 local authorities we're helping think about involving citizens in the shaping up public parks.
https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/our-work/landscapes-parks-nature/future-parks
There is a lot of hype and noise today around social media in terms of what presence you need. Do the number of” likes” you have on Facebook matter? How many followers do you have on Twitter? Should you be using Pinterest, Quora or other tools? Learn how these tools can help your business- nonprofit partnership strategy. This session will cover how to enable your strategy by using the most relevant social media tools to meet your business needs. It will focus on how to build a community, make connections, promote your story and CSR activities. This session also looks at how to integrate your online and offline activities to build a thriving connected community.
http://www.business4better.org/conference/breakout-sessions.php?session_id=14
This is a summary of findings from the Strong Starts for Children Policy Forum in Santa Fe, N.M., on Jan. 24, 2011. Some 150 parents, neighbors, child advocates and policymakers met for a policy forum in New Mexico to celebrate the work of the five Strong Starts programs and to work through the pros and cons of policy options for improving the lives of New Mexico’s youngest children.
Please use the points in this report when you to talk to each other, to early childhood advocates, and to your policymakers about what New Mexicans want in order to ensure bright futures for their children.
Recentering Democracy Around Citizens Multimedia ReportMatt Leighninger
How might we redesign local democracy around the day-to-day goals and concerns of citizens? A set of leaders in civic engagement, including representatives of national associations that represent local officials, school systems, funders, and other leaders, met in early 2010 to compare notes on their work in communities and discuss possibilities for innovation. This report describes their discussion and recommendations.
Produced by a partnership between real estate organizations and environmentalists, uses compelling visuals that show how compact development can create vibrant neighborhoods. And it shows how everyone can personally benefit from higher-density development—even those who live in single-family houses nearby.
On January 16, 2014, ULI’s Terwilliger Center for Housing, in partnership with the American Planning Association and the National Multifamily Housing Council, held the first annual ULI/Carolyn and Preston Butcher Forum on Multifamily Housing. Attended by 50 industry leaders, the event provided a forum to discuss the changing multifamily residential landscape and led to the development of a series of “big ideas” for expanding the availability of rental housing nationwide. The ten principles presented here are a summary of the ideas framed at this event.
This presentation was developed by Michelle McDonough Winters, Senior Visiting Fellow for Housing at the ULI Terwilliger Center. Special thanks to Doug Bibby and Mark Obrinsky at the National Multifamily Housing Council, who provided feedback on the development of the ten principles and assisted with some content of the presentation.
Presentation given at MAPC's Confronting Poverty on the North Shore forum on November 19, 2013, by Elizabeth Kneeland of the Brookings Institute, co-author with Alan Berube of "Confronting Suburban Poverty," (Brookings Press, 2103)
Presentation given at MAPC's Confronting Poverty on the North Shore forum, Salem, Mass., November 19, 2013, by Elizabeth Kneeland, Brookings Institute, co-author with Alan Berube of "Confronting Suburban Poverty," (Brookings Press, 2013).
On October 14, Amy Liu presented at the Annual Economic Summit hosted by Greater Portland Inc. As Portland launches a new Blueprint for Regional Economic Growth, Amy Liu unveiled how metros can adopt a new model of economic development that helps build globally competitive and inclusive regional economies.
Getting to Yes: Overcoming Barriers to Affordable Family-friendly Housing in ...Wellesley Institute
This presentation examines the barriers that inhibit many people from accessing affordable and family-friendly housing in inner Melbourne, Australia.
Carolyn Whitzman, Professor of Urban Planning
The University of Melbourne
Housing at the right price - Non-profit development of Cohousing & Workforce ...Kristopher Stevens
A presentation to municipalities highlighting the value proposition of cohousing and workforce housing using the Community Wealth Non-profit Development model.
Why housing matters and what local officials can do to foster quality housing in their communities - presented by Christa Ouderkirk Franzi to the NYCOM Spring 2019
Webinar: Stabilizing Communities: Advancing Housing Justice Organizing and Po...Neighborhood Funders Group
http://www.nfg.org/stabilizing_communities_webinar_recap
Across the country, resident-led institutions and their allies continue to build organizing strategies that address housing, displacement, and gentrification at the local, regional, and state level. Strategies and solutions to gentrification and displacement like rent control measures, passing local ballot initiatives for renter protections, developing community land trusts, and financing affordable housing has had some success, but the demographics of many communities are still rapidly changing.
At the center of these shifts, philanthropy continues to play a critical role investing in expanding the power of low-income communities to build local decision-making. How will federal level changes exacerbate challenges at the city-level? How are community groups connecting to other local challenges? What are some of the strategies emerging in 2017 that teams are working on to address the housing crisis?
Speakers:
Dawn Phillips | Right to the City Alliance & Causa Justa :: Just Cause
Sasha Hauswald | Grounded Solutions Network
Felicia Griffin | FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities
Ed Whitfield | Fund for Democratic Communities
These slides were presented to the Council Operations, Intergovernmental Relations &
Public Transportation Committee of Cuyahoga County Council on November 21, 2023.
Merrifield Nursery Emergency Gravity Sewer ReplacementFairfax County
During a routine Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Camera inspection by Wastewater Collection Division (WCD), it was found that 45 linear feet of 8-inch asbestos reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) between MH-292 to MH-291 was within imminent danger of failing. The bottom of the RCP was missing within the 45 linear feet of repair and the pipe was on the verge of surcharging. After an immediate pre-construction meeting with Merrifield Nursery, it was agreed to work from 6pm-10am everyday of the week to avoid disruption and potentially placing patrons at risk during the biggest time of the year for Merrifield Garden Center. The contractor mobilized to the site and began the 20-foot excavation to replace 45 linear feet of broken gravity sewer. The project started on March 14th, 2022 and was substantially complete on March 23, 2022.
The Sully Basins Stormwater Pond Retrofits project was substantially completed on April 19, 2022. The project is located within the Cub Run watershed. The project consisted of repair and enhancement of multiple stormwater basins, 0326DP, 0964DP and 1484DP. The project also included construction of new stone cascades, stone weir basin structures and the construction of wetlands with high and low marsh areas. The project will facilitate improved sediment removal and improve downstream water quality using forebays and micro pools. Aquatic and natural habitat were also added within the three basins.
Clarks Crossing Road Improvements 05-13-22Fairfax County
The Clarks Crossing Road Pedestrian Access Improvement project improved the pedestrian and bicycle access along Clarks Crossing Road and was substantially completed on March 23, 2022.
This project completed the missing link between the existing sidewalk at Brookside Lane and the previously constructed sidewalk along Clarks Crossing Road. The scope of this project included construction of asphalt sidewalk, curb ramps, curb and gutter, drainage improvements along Brookside Lane and asphalt mill/overlay on Clarks Crossing and Brookside Lane.
Tysons West Wastewater Conveyance Systems Modifications Project 05-22.pptxFairfax County
Future wastewater flows in northern Fairfax County exceed existing system capacity
Treatment capacity is available in Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant in Lorton, VA
New pipes and pumps are needed to move future flows to treatment plant
NEXT STEPS
Field investigations / surveys
Finalize alignments and pump station layout
Use of open cut excavation
Use of trenchless methods
Easement acquisition needed
Develop traffic control plans
Description:
The project consists of a new, 23,000 square feet, two-story, four-bay fire station facility and associated improvements to the 3.3-acre site including storm water detention, landscaping and parking. The scope also included the demolition of the existing fire station, and a temporary fire station to house the Fire and Rescue Department during construction of the new facility. The key elements of the overall project include:
Scotts Run at Old Meadow Road Park Phase I and Phase II Stream RestorationFairfax County
Scotts Run @ Old Meadow Road Stream Restoration was substantially completed on March 30, 2022. The Scotts Run project consisted of restoring, enhancement, and stabilizing of approximately 2,930 linear feet of eroding stream using Natural Channel Design criteria. This project included two phases: Phase I was funded by proffers from a private development and Phase II was County funded. Also included was the removal of invasive non-native plants and the installation of new plantings to stabilize the stream and floodplain.
Riverwood Community Meeting - 04-14-2022- Presentation.pptxFairfax County
The new 4-inch ductile iron force main will serve the surrounding community for the foreseeable future. Replacement of the force main will:
Reduce the level and frequency of maintenance required to keep the force main operating.
Prevent costly emergency repairs.
Provide residents with safe, reliable utility infrastructure.
Enhance the quality of life for residents.
Reduce risks to public health and the environment.
Burke Centre VRE Connector Phase IV project was substantially completed on March 7, 2022. This project enhanced the access to mass transit by creating a more direct connection from the VRE Station to the residential areas west of Premier Court. This project also connects the Oak Bluff community to the Virginia Rail Express (VRE) Burke Station and provides a multi-use shared pedestrian and bicycle trail for outdoor recreation.
Long Branch Public Meeting - FINAL - 04-11-2022Fairfax County
Overarching Project Goals:
-Achieve Long Branch Central TMDL waste load reduction requirements.
-Provide long-term stability and have low maintenance.
-Improve water quality within the Long Branch Central Watershed.
-Improve habitat and environmental health (ecological lift).
Objectives: Share our project understanding with the council and seek input on the unique opportunities and housing goals for this site that could help guide
our master planning process.
Rabbit Branch at Collingham Drive Stream Restoration - March 28, 2022.pptxFairfax County
4,800 linear feet of stream will be restored using Natural Channel Design methodologies
Pollutant reduction
1,439 lbs/total phosphorus
3,400 lbs/total nitrogen
462.1 tons of total suspended sediment
Protection of private property and public infrastructure
Increased ecological diversity with native vegetation
DEQ has awarded a SLAF grant to this project for these environmental benefits
LAKE BARTON DREDGING, RESTORATION AND RISER MODIFICATION PROJECT Fairfax County
The Lake Barton Dredging, Restoration, and Riser Modification project was substantially completed on December 29, 2021. The project is located within the Pohick Creek watershed. The project consisted of dredging and removal of approximately 19,100 cubic yards of sediment to restore the sediment trapping capacity and improve water quality. The project also included construction of new sediment forebays, in-lake haul roads, and riser modifications (new mid-level sluice gate and cold-water intake) to facilitate future maintenance, stabilize the shoreline, and improve downstream water quality. Fish habitat was also added within the lake.
Reston Arts Community Center Feasibility - Wrap UpFairfax County
This is the last of 5 engagement meetings. We are excited to report back what we heard from you – your preferences, priorities, questions, hopes, concerns. The information we received will be used to inform the space allocations and cost estimating for discussion of the proffer by Fairfax County.
Stormwater Wastewater Facility Virtual Community Meeting, March 29, 2022Fairfax County
Benefits of Consolidated Facility
Building and Site Efficiencies
Operational Efficiencies
Addresses Space Deficiencies
Addresses Renovations and Capital Renewal Requirements
for WCD
Provides for a Centrally Located Site that Accommodates Program
Consolidates Integrated Services on One Centrally Located Site
Reston Arts Center Feasibility Study Focus Group - March 28, 2022Fairfax County
This is the 4th of 5 engagement meetings. We are excited to hear from you – your preferences, priorities, questions, hopes, concerns. The information we receive today will be used to inform the space allocations and cost estimating for discussion of the proffer by Fairfax County.
Oak Marr Pump Station Rehabilitation – Construction ProjectFairfax County
Neighborhood was built in the 1980s, and the sewer infrastructure has been in operation since.
Aged pump station equipment – pumps, valves, fans, concrete, etc.
This aging equipment has the potential of causing:
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO)
Sewer back-ups into homes
Environmental damages
Maintenance problems
Tucker Avenue Neighborhood Community Meeting, 03-15-2022Fairfax County
Identify and evaluate house flooding and public safety concerns
Improve drainage conditions to convey 100-year storm if feasible
Reduce and treat stormwater runoff at the source
Improve water quality and stream protection
Use resilient & functional designs
Make improvements compatible with characteristics of neighborhood
Partner with community to develop sound, cost effective solutions that can be collaboratively implemented and maintained
Build on lessons learned to help improve site development process for infill development
Reston Arts Center Feasibility - Focus Group Visual ArtsFairfax County
These community outreach meetings are being conducted to understand community needs for a proposed arts venue in the Reston Town Center.
The proposed arts center would be a result of a proffer from Boston Properties in the next phase of Reston Town Center development (Block J).
The proffer would provide for an approximately 60,000 gross square foot facility to house a stage suitable for large-scale music and dance performances, as well as other arts-related amenities.
03062024_First India Newspaper Jaipur.pdfFIRST INDIA
Find Latest India News and Breaking News these days from India on Politics, Business, Entertainment, Technology, Sports, Lifestyle and Coronavirus News in India and the world over that you can't miss. For real time update Visit our social media handle. Read First India NewsPaper in your morning replace. Visit First India.
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In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
01062024_First India Newspaper Jaipur.pdfFIRST INDIA
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‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
role of women and girls in various terror groupssadiakorobi2
Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
7. THE FUTURE OF HOUSING IN
GREATER WASHINGTON
Chuck Bean
COG Executive Director
Fairfax Housing Challenge
March 11, 2020
8. The Future of Housing in Greater Washington
March 11, 2020
About COG
• An independent, nonprofit
association
• Brings area leaders together to
address regional challenges in
the District of Columbia,
suburban Maryland, and
northern Virginia
• Membership comprised of 300
elected officials from 24 local
governments, the Maryland and
Virginia state legislatures, and
U.S. Congress
8
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The Challenge
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Each day, 325,000+ workers commute to jobs
from outside the region.
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Housing Construction
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Housing Construction Permits by Year
In Metropolitan Washington
Total
32,257
10,738
21,410*
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Housing Construction
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Housing Construction Permits by Year
In Metropolitan Washington
Total
32,257
10,738
21,410*
“Catch up rate by 2030”
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Housing Construction
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Housing Construction Permits by Year
In Metropolitan Washington
Total
32,257
10,738
21,410*
“Catch up rate by 2030”
14. The Future of Housing in Greater Washington
March 11, 2020
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COG forecasts 1.5M more people,
1.1M more jobs between 2015-2045.
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D.C. region + Philadelphia
(Pierre
Blaché/Flickr)
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~245K
Forecast
~75K
Shortfall
~320K
Total New
Units
Needed
Housing Needs, 2020-2030
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Housing Challenge, summarized
• In the past, not enough housing was built.
• In the future, significant growth is projected.
• How do we take action to ensure an adequate housing supply that
offers:
• options for all residents,
• better leverages our transportation system,
• and enhances our region’s economic competitiveness?
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Regional Housing Targets
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COG Regional Housing Targets
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Regional
Target 1:
AMOUNT
How much new housing should be added in
the region and by when?
• The region needs to increase the number of planned housing units by
over 75,000 additional homes between now and 2030, beyond the
245,000 currently forecast.
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• Activity centers, locations identified as ideal for growth, and areas near
high capacity transit can accommodate the additional housing.
• 2010 Region Forward goal of 50% of new housing in Activity Centers.
Region is currently achieving 68%; proposed new target of 75%.
ACCESSIBILITY
How much of the additional housing
should be located in Activity Centers and
near high-capacity transit?
Regional
Target 2:
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• Urban Institute: Many more housing units will be needed in the lowest
to middle cost bands to accommodate both expected and additional
growth.
• 75% affordable to low-and-middle income households.
Regional
Target 3:
AFFORDABILITY
At what price points should housing
be added to accommodate the type of
household growth anticipated?
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Moving Forward
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Moving Forward
1. Land use and zoning
2. Transit
3. Funding and financing
4. Design
5. Construction innovations
6. Different residential patterns
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Land use and zoning
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(Elvert Barnes/Flickr)
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Transit
(BeyondDC/Flickr)
(Frank Gruber/Flickr)
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Accessibility:
An Opportunity
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• Optimize land use around
200+ high-capacity transit
station areas, enhance
transportation connectivity
to housing and jobs.
• Better leverage billions in
transportation
investments.
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Connectivity in HCT Station Areas
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• Examine options to improve
connectivity within HCT station
areas.
• Walkshed analysis.
• Micromobility analysis
(bicycles, scooters).
• Microtransit analysis
(shuttles, small feeder
buses).
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Funding and finance
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Design
Daniel Parolek, Opticos Design, Inc.
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Design
(Matthew Fitzpatrick/University of
Maryland Center for Environmental
Science)
(City of Falls Church)
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Design
(Matthew Fitzpatrick/University of
Maryland Center for Environmental
Science)
(City of Falls Church)
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Construction Innovation
(3DPrinthuset /Wikipedia)
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Different Residential Patterns
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COG forecasts 1.5M more people,
1.1M more jobs between 2015-2045.
Our regional plan for this growth:
• 1,125,000 people (75%)
• 825,000 jobs (75%)
in less than
• 370 square miles (10%) along HCT station
areas
36. Chuck Bean
COG Executive Director
cbean@mwcog.org
mwcog.org
777 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002
40. Building Support for Affordable Housing Initiatives:
Top 10 Communications Strategies
Michelle Krocker
Executive Director
NorthernVirginia Affordable Housing Alliance
41. STRATEGY 1:
“People aren’t blank slates. We come to conversations
with previous ideas, values and experiences. These
‘frames’ cause us to generate assumptions that shape
the way we see everything so the goal is to understand
the frames and use that knowledge to communicate more
effectively.”
Neighborhood Partnerships
42. STRATEGY 2:
Lead your communications with shared community values
• Fairness
• Opportunity
• Prosperity
• Family well-being
• Racial equity
• Housing is something all people need and desire
43. STRATEGY 3:
Have a definition of housing affordability that is easy-to-
understand
• HUD definition: an "affordable dwelling" is one that a household
can obtain for 30 percent or less of its income. But this varies
from city to city.
• Easy to Understand: Housing is affordable when you can pay
the rent and have sufficient income left for food, transportation,
child care and medical expenses.
44. STRATEGY 4:
Identify the need, but focus your communications on the
solution. We know how to solve this!
• More data is not better; it can overwhelm the audience and
promote a sense that the problem can’t be solved
• Share complex data in easy-to understand, visually appealing
formats
• Simplify numbers and use comparisons
• Emphasize role of community-based organizations in problem-
solving
45. STRATEGY 5:
Successful Campaigns Feature Shared Community Benefits
• Kids do better in school when they live in stable housing
• Our business community can recruit and retain employees
when there are affordable housing opportunities in the
community
46. STRATEGY 6:
Enlist new messengers who can articulate their self-
interest in a more stable, affordable housing market
that benefits the community
47. STRATEGY 7:
The shortage of housing that is affordable is a systems
failure; not the failure of an individual or family
• As a community we’ve made certain choices. As a result, some
people are living on the edge.
• Public policies that limit housing supply
• Uneven distribution of resources
• Racial and social inequity limits access to quality affordable
housing
48. STRATEGY 8:
Communicate Early and Often and Share Success Stories
• Share progress in frequent, timely communications.
• This provides accurate and continuous information that can
engage citizens and make them feel a sense of ownership in
the process of creating solutions.
49. STRATEGY 9:
To attract the largest audience, use all the tools in your
media toolkit
• A website is a passive tool for communication, but social media
can direct your audience there
• Use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogs and webinars
50. STRATEGY 10:
How do you Measure Success?
• Increased community conversation about housing affordability
• New, supportive community messengers
• Less community opposition at public meetings
• More affordable housing is developed
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Fairfax County
2020 Housing Challenge
March 11, 2020
Presentation by Brian P. McLaughlin
President & CEO
Enterprise Community Development, Inc.
54. 54
Enterprise’s Experiences in Fairfax County
A Fairfax County Partner
Island Walk: 102
Stony Brook Apartments: 204 units
New Lake Anne House: 240 units
Community Impact Services Work
56. 56
Why Non-Traditional
Partners?
We aren’t making
enough progress
under “Traditional”
paths
• Growing population of
“housing insecure”
households
Engaging Non-Traditional Partners
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What Should the Introduction of Non-
Traditional Partners Achieve?
1. More of the same
• Draw in additional groups that build more of the same
2. More that is different
• Draw in additional groups that take an alternative approach to
address the issue (new design, new locations, formulations of the
issue…)
3. Accelerate start of a new system
• New partners force new thinking, spurring broad innovation and
new-found synergies within the industry, leading to new
partnerships, strategies and results
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What Levers Could we Focus on to
Have the Most Impact?
Change the Supply?
Focus on factors that constrain the number of good-
quality units in the County
Change the Demand?
Emphasize the underlying conditions that give rise to the
number of people needing below-market rents in the
County
61. ]
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Some Binding
Constraints
SUPPLY SIDE CHALLENGES
1. Shortage of Available Land for New
Construction
• Developable land is scarce
• NIMBYism
2. Shortage of Subsidies to Make
Projects “Affordable”
• Few federal and local sources
• Very limited philanthropic & other sector
involvement
3. Low Turnover within Existing Supply
Inventory
• Economic mobility is difficult, and few that
qualify for affordable housing today graduate
out of it quickly
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Non-Traditional Partners for
Overcoming Supply Side Constraints
SUPPLY SIDE SOLUTIONS
1. Net Savers - partners that will ultimately see a direct savings to
their long-term operational cost curves if the housing system is
improved
• Hospitals
• Health Care System – Public Payers
• Heath Care System – Private Insurers
• Criminal Justice System
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Non-Traditional Partners for
Overcoming Supply Side Constraints
2. Solution Seekers: Philanthropic, mission and socially-
concerned organizations with funds to contribute
• Foundations
• Individual Philanthropists
• Social Impact Investors
• Local Government
SUPPLY SIDE SOLUTIONS
64. ]
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Non-Traditional
Approaches
3. Up the “Graduation” Rate
• Invest in activities and work that will help advance
families out of poverty
4. Redefine the Supply
• Consider bedrooms rather than units
5. Rethink Land Use Policy and Patterns
• More intensity and parity through mixed-used and mixed-income
• Overcome aspects of NIMBYism (inclusionary housing policies)
SUPPLY SIDE SOLUTIONS
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Some Binding
Constraints
DEMAND SIDE CHALLENGES
1. Insufficient Income to Pay Market-Rate Rent
• Can’t find good quality units with rents at roughly 30% of income
2. Reasonable Income but “Non-Rent” Expenses Leave Too Little for
Market-Rate Rent
• Day care, transportation and utility costs can quickly add up to 30% of income
3. Aging Population with Limited and Fixed Incomes
• Growing cohort of lower income seniors with significant housing needs
67. ]
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Some Binding
Constraints
DEMAND SIDE CHALLENGES
4. Changing Face of Work Leaving Many Behind
• Skills needed to succeed in today’s workplace increasingly out
of reach for many
5. Special Needs Populations Continuing to be
Underserved
• Physically limited and disabled
• Mental heath challenged
• Youth aging out of foster care
6. Poverty Begets Poverty Too Often
• Lower-income children become lower-income adults
• Lower-income adults less able to financially support their aging
parents
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Non-Traditional Partners for
Overcoming Demand Side Constraints
DEMAND SIDE SOLUTIONS
1. Employers: various options including discounted on-site daycare
2. Policymakers: living wages, TOD policies
3. Public Payers: increasing support levels
4. Skill and Career Advancement Programs: doing more
5. Many Others...from the individual to systems & structures
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THANK YOU
Brian P. McLaughlin
President & CEO
Enterprise Community Development, Inc.
DC Metro Region Office Tel: 202.885.9577
Maryland Office Tel: 410.230.2104
bmclaughlin@enterprisecommunity.org
70. Carmen Romero
Vice President of Real Estate
Development
Arlington Partnership for
Affordable Housing
Challenge C
Engaging
Houses of Worship
72. Carmen
Romero
President and CEO
Arlington Partnership
for Affordable
Housing (APAH)
cromero@apah.org
https://apah.org/
About APAH …
• Non-profit, award-winning, innovative affordable
housing developer
• Developed and owns over 1,800+ rental homes at
17 properties with 800+ units in development.
$400MM in assets.
• Partners with local non-profits for resident
programs. Ten percent of units are dedicated to
housing formerly homeless and persons with
disabilities.
• Governed by a board of community leaders and
business leaders
• Operates throughout the DMV, including Arlington,
Fairfax, Loudoun and Montgomery counties
72
Introductions
73. APAH Portfolio
Highlights
Columbia Hills
• 229 affordable units, delivered Oct. 2018
• APAH’s first hybrid 4% and 9% financing
• Built on surface parking lot of existing
LIHTC garden apartment complex on
rezoned land
The Springs
• 104 units, delivered in 2016
• Leveraged density on older garden apt
Arlington Mill
• 122 affordable units, delivered in 2014
• Public-private partnership with housing
atop County-owned parking garage with
75-year ground lease
• County Community Center on shared
site
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74. Housing
Costs Are
Increasingly
Out of
Reach for
Working
Households
Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey; National Housing Conference
Paycheck to Paycheck
74
75. More Households are Rent Burdened
2015, US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Almost a quarter of all households in the Washington Metro area
pay over 50% of their income on rent
76. Increasing density at existing affordable housing
• Queens Court – redeveloped garden apartments into high
rise
Public land for new or co-located housing
• Arlington Mill – discounted ground lease at County-
developed Community Center
• Oakwood Apartments - new infill at underutilized
stormwater site in Fairfax
Partnering at Underutilized Civic Properties and
Houses of Worship
• Gilliam Place – Faith partnership with Arlington
Presbyterian Church
• Terwilliger Place – partnership with American Legion Post
Affordable Housing Bonus Density
• Mt. Sterling Senior – Facilitating market/affordable
development at 22-acre site
Land Use Tools for Development
76Gilliam Place, 173 units
Queens Court, 249 units
Arlington Mill, 122 units
77. • Worked with Arlington Presbyterian Church (APC)
to purchase their property and construct a new
mixed-use community
• Land conveyance structure and approvals major
part of the early predevelopment phase (5 years)
• Arlington County creative land acquisition loan
• 173 affordable units opened Summer 2019
• APAH non-profit master leased for ground-floor
retail includes:
• APC as a tenant with flexible worship space
and funds to expand mission
• La Cocina VA, a kitchen incubator, café and
workforce training center, that delivers hot
food weekly to APAH properties to
supplement weekly grocery distributions
APAH Houses of Worship Case Study
77
Gilliam Place
78. • Discernment and Education
• Quick Feasibility and Appraisal
• Build your team- internal and external
• Secure approvals
• Design and Construction if the transaction
involves delivery of new facilities for House
of Worship
• Operations post-construction
• Celebrations
Other tips:
Leadership patience
Set priorities
Limit risk exposure
Enthusiasm
Seven Stages of Development – Houses of
Worship
*As presented by APAH CEO, Nina Janopaul at the Enterprise
Faith Based Initiative Conference in June 2018
79. Thank you!
Carmen Romero, Vice President of Real Estate Development
cromero@apah.org
4318 N Carlin Springs Road
Arlington, VA 22203
703.276.7444 | apah.org
80. Nicole Wickliffe &
Bob Wulff
Student, Faculty
George Mason University
School of Business
Challenge C
Engaging
Houses of Worship
81.
82. 1.23 acre site along Columbia Pike in Arlington, Virginia
Before:
Church chartered in 1908
Membership decline from 1,000+ in
the 1950s to >100 by 2009
Aging building with limited budget
After:
173 units of affordable housing
Church remains on the first floor in
3,000 sq. ft.
La Cocina, non-profit culinary job
training group, in 5,000 sq. ft. on first
floor
83. “Many of our nation’s churches can
no longer afford to maintain their
structures—6,000 to 10,000 churches
die each year in America—and that
number will likely grow.”
‘A win-win’: Using local church buildings to address
the affordable-housing crisis
84. Partnership:
Arlington Presbyterian Church – The Original Land Owner
Decline and New Mission
APAH: The Developer
Two Visions Dovetail: “For Whom Our Hearts Were Breaking” and Affordable
Housing
Complicated Negotiations: Church Decision Making
85. Lessons Learned:
Empty churches can be an important source
of land for affordable housing.
Older churches are well-located.
Learn and respect how faith-based
organizations make decisions.
Affordable housing is a most difficult asset class to finance.
Form follows finance.
Prepare for the NIMBY perspective.
Add a year to your pre-development timeline.
How can we make it easier for houses of worship, affordable housing
builders, and the County to encourage this source of land for housing?
As part of the welcome, maybe Eta can do the welcome and also a quick pitch for the 2020 Housing Challenge
Eta can then turn it over to Vin in this slide
Perhaps Eta can also cover housekeeping items in this slide … phones are muted; we will have Q&A at the end; submit questions online, etc.
Eta can then turn it over to Vin in this slide
Eta can then turn it over to Vin in this slide
Note our housing focus grew out of our transportation planning work.
Close tie between housing + transportation.
Existing comprehensive plans can accommodate this additional capacity; zoning and plan changes may be necessary.
Many area households are already considered “housing cost-burdened.”
COG’s housing effort complements a wave of action at the local government level.
Jurisdictions across the region are developing new housing strategies,. updating comprehensive plans, and rewriting zoning policies, among other tools
Photo of AV shuttle in National Harbor.
Government cannot solve the housing challenge alone.
Our officials note that we need every sector to invest in solutions. And some businesses are already stepping up.
The Housing Leaders Group launched the Capital Region Housing Challenge to spur investments in affordable housing in the private and public sector.
JBG Smith, one of the region’s largest and most active developers, is partnering with Federal City Council to build more affordable housing through the Washington Housing Initiative by encouraging private sector financing for affordable housing. It was recently reported that they have collected $104 million and are making their first loan.
(Opportunity to come back to gentle density theme.)
Map by a researcher at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Map by a researcher at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Map by a researcher at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Eta can then turn it over to Vin in this slide
Eta can then turn it over to Vin in this slide
Eta can then turn it over to Vin in this slide
Eta can then turn it over to Vin in this slide
Eta can then turn it over to Vin in this slide
Cheryl: Welcome, Introductions, The Springs Overview, Data Walk– 3:00-3:10
8 Minutes
Data Walk
Focus on 22204/Pike thanks to Citi investment – deep dive into the islands of poverty in Arlington
Time for Q&A at the end – permission to ask questions throughout
Snacks/beverages during Data Walk time
Same as with Vin’s introduction … Eta can perhaps just summarize APAH and give the key highlights that are important
7:50-8:00 Nina Janopaul (10 minutes)
In the last 20 years, cumulative rent in Arlington rose 128%, and incomes are not keeping pace [graph 1]. This has led to the disappearance of affordable housing.
86% of market affordable units have been lost since 2000 [graph 2]
Why is this important? In Arlington, there are 17K renter households with incomes below 60% AMI in Arlington. However, there are less than 9,500 apartments available for these families.