Housing
PROGRAMS
New Housing Solutions
Our series “New Housing Solutions” is dedicated to understanding the challenges posed by the complex nature of urban housing across the world and exploring innovations in affordability, community, and health.
SECOND EDITION: July 14-16, 2020
- Streaming Worldwide,
in partnership with the City of Dallas, USA
Population growth, mass migrations, the consequences of climate change, and now, a global pandemic, have pushed cities to rethink how they can offer more accessible, affordable, safe, clean housing that fosters health, happiness, and community.
This 3-day event was the first international LIVE function organized by NewCities to explore new tools, partnerships, and approaches with more than 350 LIVE viewers and 56 speakers.
FIRST EDITION: June 5, 2019
- New York City, USA
This first edition was curated by experts and NewCities’ Fellows, Diana Lind and Greg Lindsay. It gave a holistic overview of existing housing stock and new methods of creating affordable, healthy, and community-oriented housing in modern cities.
More than 200 public officials, entrepreneurs, policy experts, and activists gathered to discuss solutions to America’s mounting climate-, inequality-, and affordability crisis and identify possible paths forward.
RESEARCH
The Millennial Dilemma
The Millennial Dilemma’ is a seminal study exploring the future of North American cities by forecasting where the Millennial generation will live and why.
POLICY RECOMMANDATIONS:
- 1. Expand and Protect Housing Supply
- 2. Legalize Multi-Family Zoning
- 3. Eliminate Parking Minimums
- 4. Reinvest in Public Transit
- 5. Provide Universal Child Care
- 6. Provide Student Debt Relief
- 7. Reimagine Parks as Urban Infrastructure
- 8. Assist and Promote Urban Schools
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
ARTICLES
Our Blog features articles and op-eds exploring the housing topic through the eyes of experts and leaders in the field.
- Former Curitaba Mayor, Jaime Lerner: "The Experience of Curitiba - Simplicity, Tenacity and Action."
- Former Deputy Lord Mayor, Arron Wood: "Knowledge is Key: The Case of Melbourne"
THE BIG PICTURE
Field experts, officials, and community members explore challenges and strategies to build safe and affordable housing for everyone.
Presented by Citi.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Mayor of Oakland, California, Libby Schaaf: "Housing as the New Regional Infrastructure"
- Former Mayor of the Municipality of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Zoran Janković: "Affordable Housing – A Precondition for a Healthy Society"
- Mayor, Victoria, British Columbia, Lisa Helps: "Getting Creative and Building an Inclusive Community"
INNOVATIONS IN URBAN HOUSING
- Managing Director, Co-Head, Citi Community Capital, Richard Gerwitz: "Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis"
- Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Louise Carroll:
"A Shared Future for Housing" - David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Brookings Institution, Jenny Schuetz: "Homeownership Shouldn’t Be the Only Pathway to Financial Security"
PODCAST
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
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