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Panel Discussions

Housing Challenges and Solutions

New Horizons with PRO Housing Grants

Saturday, March 29, 2025
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM MT
Location: Mile High Ballroom 3
CM: .75
Division Endorsement: Women and Planning Division, Private Practice Division, Planning and the Black Community Division
Panelists address the critical shortage of affordable housing in high-opportunity areas where housing production lags behind demand. Learn how their communities are navigating barriers such as outdated zoning laws, inefficient regulatory procedures, parking requirements, lack of multi-family zoning, and inadequate infrastructure. Gain insight into practical methods and tools for removing these obstacles, including zoning reforms, streamlined permitting processes, and innovative funding mechanisms to close resource gaps.

Recognize the planning impacts of these strategies, such as increased housing production, improved neighborhood amenities, and preserved affordable housing stock in the face of redevelopment pressures. Share your experience with housing barriers and opportunities.

Leave with the knowledge and inspiration needed to implement effective changes in your own community, ultimately helping to expand housing opportunities and address the ongoing housing crisis.

Learning Objectives:

  • Implement zoning reforms tailored to remove outdated regulations that hinder affordable housing production in high-opportunity areas.
  • Streamline permitting processes by adopting more efficient regulatory procedures that accelerate the development of new housing projects.
  • Leverage innovative funding mechanisms and technical assistance to close resource gaps and enhance infrastructure and neighborhood amenities that support increased housing production and preservation efforts.