Welcome to the online home of the quarterly "Atlanta Regional Housing Forum." The Forum is a long-standing gathering of nonprofit, business, governmental, educational and grassroots organizations to discuss matters related to affordable housing and related topics of transportation, land-use and much more. The Forum is held quarterly and open to all. There is no fee to attend, but registration is requested. It is also requested that attendees bring canned food items to donate to the Atlanta Community Food Bank at each Forum.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2012
9:30 a.m. 11:45 A.M.
Loudermilk Center for the Regional Community
40 Courtland Street, Atlanta, GA 30303     MAP

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Our Topic:
PLACE MATTERS: Leveraging Catalytic Opportunities for Equitable Development

Spurred by large public and private investment, the potential for the significant transformation of a depressed neighborhood provides a rare opportunity to encourage housing and neighborhood development that is both equitable and sustainable. Various opportunities loom in the near future due to several large investments planned throughout the region, including, the Beltline, downtown streetcar, Fort McPherson, former General Motors site, and new development of the Georgia Dome and additions to Turner field. How should the surrounding communities respond?

If the principles of equitable development can be brought to bear upon the revitalization activities in the affected neighborhood, the large monetary investment could spur the residential transformation of an area enhancing quality of life. A number of the sites are historically underserved neighborhoods that have been negatively affected by these large investments, but by changing how these new larger investments are conceived and built the neighborhoods can be provided new opportunities to succeed.

The next Regional Housing Forum takes up the question of how these opportunities can and should spur revitalization in surrounding neighborhoods. What core principles should the large public investment be conditioned upon? How can connectivity be achieved that will link jobs with affordable housing? What organizations are the preferred "drivers" of this potential development? What are models that we can we look to in other cities that have successfully used significant infrastructure investments to spur development that is interwoven into their community? How do we align the various-and often fractious and competing-interests, both private and public, around these massive undertakings?

AGENDA

9:00 a.m.- Registration

9:30 a.m. - Welcome & Introductions
Bill Bolling, Atlanta Community Food Bank

9:45 a.m. - Panel Discussion

Michael Dobbins, Professor of Practice, Georgia Technical Institute
Vaughn Irons, CEO, APD Solutions
Penny McPhee, President & Trustee, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Valarie Wilson, Executive Director, BeltLine Partnership

11:45 a.m. - Adjourn

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PREVIOUS FORUMS

2012 Forums
Q1 - March 7, 2012 - Potential Impact of the Transportation Investment Act on Housing, Economic Development & Transit in the Metro Atlanta Region
Q2 - June 5, 2012 - This is NOT your Parents' Housing Market  Video   Presentation   Media   Flyer
Q3 - September 5, 2012 - Topic: "Who are we? How will changing demographics shape our communities?" Forum Flyer
Q4 - December 5, 2012 - Topic: "Addressing Veterans Housing Issues"    Download Flyer 

2011 Forums
Q4 - December 7, 2011 - Homelessness in Metro Atlanta
Q3 - September 7, 2011 - Seizing an Opportunity: Creating special needs housing
Q2 - June 1, 2011 - Healthy Homes, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lives
Q1 - March 2, 2011 -Housing Challenges and Opportunities in the Emerging Economic Recovery 


2010 Forums
Q4 - No Forum Held
Q3 - Sept. 1, 2010 - Transit-Oriented Development and Affordable Housing
Q2 - June 2, 2010 - The Role of Single Family Mortgage Finance in Stabilizing Metro
Q1 - March 3, 2010 - Distressed Properties in Metro Atlanta: Suffering the Consequences and Formulating Responses

Earlier Forums