2011 Learning Conference Banner

Overview Agenda Sponsors Speakers Partners Resources



2011 Learning Conference Resources

Handouts | Presentations | Video | Photos | ArticlesDigital Program | Participant ListSpeaker Bios

Handouts

Click on a speaker's name to view his or her handout.


 

Session 1.2: Adopting Land Use Policies that Support Compact, Sustainable Development

Jeff Lovshin, U.S. Green Building Council

Session 2.2: Preserving Affordable Housing Near Transit

Rob Grossinger, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Session 4.4: Transportation Policy and Location-Efficient Development for an Aging Country

Barbara McCann, National Complete Streets Coalition 
(View handouts: 1 / 2 / 3)

Session 5.3: Getting Results from Interagency Partnerships at the State and Local Level

Jeremy Sigmon, U.S. Green Building Council 
(View handouts: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7)

Session 5.5: Meeting Community Needs for Services and Education

Justin Walker, Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation 
(View handouts: 1 / 2 / 3)

Mobile Workshop 2: Transforming Tysons Corner

Linda Hollis, Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning

Michelle Krocker, Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance

Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentations

Click on a speaker's name to view his or her presentation.


Session 1.1: Foundations of Compact and Sustainable Development

Mariia Zimmerman, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (Moderator)

David Dixon, FAIA, Goody Clancy

Session 1.2: Adopting Land Use Policies that Support Compact, 
Sustainable Development

Kenneth Bowers, AICP, City of Raleigh, North Carolina

Reid Ewing, University of Utah

Matt Ladd, AICP, Fairfax County, Virginia Government

Jeff Lovshin, U.S. Green Building Council

Session 1.3: Successfully Financing Mixed-Use Development and 
Place-Making Infrastructure

Christopher Coes, LOCUS

Kimberly McKay, BRIDGE Housing

Rick Rybeck, Just Economics, LLC

Session 1.4: Incorporating Equity into the Process of Community Change

Kalima Rose, PolicyLink (Moderator)

Rodney Harrell, Ph.D., AARP Public Policy Institute

Session 1.5: Sustainable Communities and the Rural Perspective

Annie Goode, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Megan McConnville, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session 2.1: Overview of Affordable Housing Policies for 
Location-Efficient Areas

Rebecca Cohen, Center for Housing Policy (Moderator)

David Cristeal, Arlington County, Virginia, Department of 
Community Planning

Sasha Forbes, Reconnecting America

Stephanie Pollack, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University 

Session 2.2: Preserving Affordable Housing Near Transit

Sarah Kline, Reconnecting America

Aaron Miripol, Urban Land Conservancy

Session 2.3: Using Inclusionary Zoning To Foster Mixed-Income Communities

Cheryl Cort, Coalition for Smarter Growth

Session 2.4: Long-Term Affordability of Location-Efficient Development

Rob Brawner, Atlanta BeltLine Partnership

Stephanie Jennings, City of Eugene, Oregon

Session 2.5: Financing Affordable and Workforce Housing in 
Location-Efficient Areas

Jeffrey Lubell, Center for Housing Policy (Moderator)

Kate Little, BeltLine Affordable Housing Advisory Board

Richard Manson, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Noni Ramos, Enterprise Community Loan Fund

Session 3.1: Overview of Sustainable Building Practices

Madeline Fraser Cook, Local Initiatives Support Corporation 
(LISC) (Moderator)

Lori Bamberger, Lori Bamberger Consulting

Noreen Beatley, U.S. Green Building Council

John Morill, Emerald Cities Collaborative

Session 3.2: Effectively Using Green Rating Systems, Codes and Standards

Peter Hughes, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Session 3.3: Financing Energy-Efficient Retrofits

Michael Bodaken, National Housing Trust

Thomas Gentry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Noni Ramos, Enterprise Community Loan Fund

Session 3.4: Beyond Energy Efficiency – The Full Range of 
Sustainable Development Principles

Jason Hartke, U.S. Green Building Council

Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing

Michelle Winters, NeighborWorks America

Session 3.5: Building the Economic and Social Case for 
Sustainable Development Practices

Yianice Hernandez, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Moderator)

Chuck Kooshian, Center for Clean Air Policy

Matthew Lister, Jonathan Rose Companies

Session 4.1: Transportation and Equity

Anita Hairston, PolicyLink (Moderator)

Russ Adams, Alliance for Metropolitan Stability

Session 4.2: Using Data to Improve Transportation Accessibility
and Reduce the Combined Costs of Housing and Transportation

Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology

Patricia Hu, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Art Rodgers, District of Columbia Office of Planning

Session 4.3: Beyond the Hub and Spoke – Meeting the Transportation Needs 
of Communities with Multiple Job Centers

Mell Henderson, Mid-America Regional Council

Barry Seymour, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Session 4.4: Transportation Policy and Location-Efficient 
Development for an Aging Country

Cheryl Gladstone, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Emily Salomon, Center for Housing Policy

Session 5.1: Early Lessons from the Sustainable Communities 
Planning Grant Program

Wayne Leftwich, City of Greenville, South Carolina

Bradley Mills, Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization

Jennifer Raitt, Metropolitan Area Planning Council

Wilford Sommerkorn, City of Salt Lake City, Utah

Session 5.2: Using Data for Interagency Planning Efforts

Rae Keasler, U.S. Department of Transportation

Keith Wardrip, Center for Housing Policy

Session 5.4: The Role of the Non-Governmental Sector and 
Public-Private Partnerships

Kaid Benfield, Natural Resources Defense Council

Laura Carstens, City of Dubuque, Iowa

Judith Kende, Low Income Investment Fund

Bill Taft, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Session 5.5: Meeting Community Needs for Services and Education

Corey Carlisle, Low Income Investment Fund

Mobile Workshop 2: Transforming Tysons Corner

Linda Hollis, Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning

Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth

Facilitated Discussion 1.3: Positive Framing of Your Sustainable
Communities Message

Ilana Preuss, Smart Growth America

Facilitated Discussion 1.4: At Home in the Neighborhood: Habitat for Humanity’s Community Development Paradigm-Shift

Rebecca Hix, Habitat for Humanity International

Facilitated Discussion 2.2: Supportive Housing, Sustainable Communities

Holly Denniston, Corporation for Supportive Housing

Jordan Press, Corporation for Supportive Housing

Fred Swan, District of Columbia Department of Human Services

Facilitated Discussion 2.4: Young Leaders in 
Affordable Housing Showcase

Caitlin Kovalkoski, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Facilitated Discussion 2.5: Managing Sustainability Performance 
Across the 3 E's (Environment + Equity + Economy)

Hilari Varnadore, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

 

Video


Check back for more videos from Solutions for Sustainable Communities: 2011 Learning Conference on State and Local Housing Policy.

 

Photos


See the entire photoset from Solutions for Sustainable Communities: 2011 Learning Conference on State and Local Housing Policy on NHC and the Center's Flickr Page.

Learning Conference Participant Q&A

Participants at one of the conference's 40+ sessions

Attendees discuss the content-rich agenda at the conference

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan delivers the closing keynote address

NHC's Cynthia Adcock and Leah Logan chat with an attendee at the NHC/Center exhibit booth.

Local leaders from the D.C. region discuss development issues at the Town Hall Plenary.

 

Articles


Speech: Prepared Remarks of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan at Solutions for Sustainable Communities


Open House Blog Posts from Solutions for Sustainable Communities:

 

Digital Program


Solutions for Sustainable Communities conference program

Click here to view the final conference program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant List


Download a complete registered participant list to connect with the people you met at Solutions for Sustainable Communities.

 

Speaker Biographies 


See the speakers page to view biographies.