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Why Community Land Trusts Matter for Our Future I had the chance to attend LISC San Antonio’s event on community ownership, and it really hit home how important Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are for fair and just development. Julia Duranti-Martínez from LISC NYC talked about how community ownership can give people the power to stop displacement and keep local businesses and organizations in place. It’s about helping BIPOC-led businesses, and community groups have a real shot at staying in their neighborhoods by owning affordable spaces. The panel, featuring experts like Juleny Santa Cruz, M.Ed. (ROC USA), Crystal Requejo (MEXICAN AMERICAN UNITY COUNCIL, INC), and Nadia Mavrakis (Culturingua) moderated by Julia, discussed how CLTs allow communities to protect their spaces, build wealth, and shape their own future. This conversation was a great reminder that ownership isn’t just about land or buildings—it’s about empowerment and economic justice. If we want lasting change, we need more CLTs in our communities. Emerge and Rise, Inc #CommunityLandTrust #FairDevelopment #LISCSanAntonio #CommunityOwnership #EconomicJustice

CT Businesses: Share your Make It Here story. DECD laid out a path to engaging with CT Marketing efforts in this collaboration document. Let CT amplify your activities and success story!

🏡 Building Stronger Communities Together: Our Partnership with Housing Colorado 🛠️ Brinkman Construction is excited to join Housing Colorado, marking a significant step to improve access to affordable housing across the state. Housing Colorado's mission to promote safe, healthy, quality, affordable housing aligns closely with our commitment to community development. This partnership enhances our efforts to address the housing needs of low- to moderate-income Coloradoans, leveraging education and advocacy to make a tangible impact. Joining Housing Colorado connects us with a diverse network, offering: • Educational Resources: Access to resources and training. • Networking Events: Opportunities to connect with professionals and organizations. • Policy Advocacy Platform: A chance to contribute to legislative changes. • Collective Knowledge and Experience: Sharing insights and learning from the community’s vast experience. We are excited to partner with Housing Colorado, moving confidently toward a future of accessible affordable housing. #brinkmanconstruction #driventobuild #affordablehousing

Introducing the speakers for our panel on Inclusive Housing and Equitable Housing Development at the 2024 CAAP Conference: Cynthia Witman Daley Kim Dolan Vanessa Raymond-Garcia Esteban Rodriguez About this Panel: This workshop will cover three topics with the common theme of expanding housing opportunities and empowering communities to control housing outcomes. Regional Housing Legal Services' expert staff will discuss: 💠housing developments for returning citizens and tenant screening policies that support people with criminal histories 💠community land trusts and how to move housing from the speculative real estate market into community control 💠what designation as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) means for building the capacity of community-based organizations, including Community Action Agencies.

October is National Community Planning Month! Planning is essential for the health, safety, equity, and economic well-being of all people living in our communities. Across the country, communities celebrate planning in different ways. Earlier this month, Mayor Jan Kaplan proclaimed October as Community Planning Month in the City of Newport, Oregon! The City of Salem also celebrated by hosting their third annual Planner Palooza this year with games and opportunities to meet city planners. Planning does not stop at a geographic border, though. Communities are served best when planners take a broader viewpoint, encompassing regional and statewide perspectives. At DLCD, we are guided by 19 statewide planning goals, which address local processes for land use planning, state resource preservation, and guidance for urban, rural, and coastal development. Oregon land use requires comprehensive planning, which means communities must consider not only the many issues that affect their community, but the impacts their actions will have on neighboring communities, transportation, the land itself, and economic development. Learn more about community planning in Oregon at https://lnkd.in/grnRbu2M. #PlanningMonth #NationalCommunityPlanningMonth #CommunityPlanning #AmericanPlanningAssociation

Ensuring the vitality and sustainability of our communities requires more than just envisioning grand projects: it demands a strategic alignment with comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances. WithersRavenel's Community Planning team members helped answer some questions that often come up: https://ow.ly/sObl50RAkVT #wrlife #communityplanning

THE HISTORY AND PRESENT STATE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN AMERICA CAN BE SUMMED UP IN ONE WORD: BROKEN #HOMELESSNESS IS THE RESULT OF DECADES OF THE FAILURE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL. DON'T BE FOOLED BY SLICK PROMOTIONAL POSTS THAT MAKE IT SEEM LIKE YOUR LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE SOLVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE PUBLIC AND TAXPAYERS MUST ASK: AT WHAT COST TO THE TAXPAYERS AND HOW LONG IS THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD? EVERY TAXPAYER SHOULD BE ASKING THEIR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. How much local, state, and federal funding, tax credits, density bonus increase, waivers of impact fees, or other government benefit or incentive did the project receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project and, if the affordability period is not in perpetuity or permanent, WHY NOT? 3. What guarantees exist that tenants in the affordable housing units will not be displaced after an "affordability period expires? Any LOCAL, STATE or FEDERAL official that does not MANDATE "permanent" affordability periods or affordability "IN PERPETUITY" for any project receiving some government benefit is commiting MALFEASANCE and should quit, be removed from office or be terminated. IN MOST CASES WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, the public and taxpayer are being fooled into thinking their elected and appointed officials are solving problems, when in fact, all hey have done is "KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD" to burden a future generation with the same problem or crisis!

CLT Resource Alert: Our Researchers are attending today's webinar, "Chinatown Land Trusts in Action: A Path to Community Resilience," hosted by Next City. For decades, Chinatowns have collectively acquired properties via community land trusts to resist being displaced in gentrifying neighborhoods. Tune into the conversation with us today, hosted by Oscar Abello, to understand the new challenges CLTs now face and how communities are organizing in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Boston https://lnkd.in/ejXbu2UR?

Do you have success stories of housing conversion? Think about how people move through space? Working on small area station plans or infill on very small parcels? Have insights on how has placemaking/placekeeping changed? At the Mpact Transit + Community Conference, one of the six big questions we’re asking is: How are you building complete communities? We want to hear all of the answers and solutions you have! Submit your session proposal by March 29: mpactmobility.org/speakers

Did you know that affordable housing promotes community stability and economic opportunity? Learn how our Affordable Housing Program can support the communities you serve https://bit.ly/3EMZ64m