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Sustainable Communities: Live Event with HUD, DOT and EPA Leadership
Whitehouse.gov held a live online event on July 15th at 2pm EDT/11am PDT on sustainable communities. All of the questions were submitted and chosen by Planetizen readers. An archive of the event can be viewed here.
The Partnership for Sustainable Communities is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help improve access to affordable housing, increase transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide. Representing the agencies, we have:
Speakers:
- Shelley Poticha, Director for the Office of Sustainable Housing at HUD
- Beth Osborne, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at DOT
- Tim Torma, Deputy Director of the Office of Sustainable Communities at the Environmental Protection Agency
- And moderated by Derek Douglas, Special Assistant to the President on Urban Policy at the White House.
- How Easy Is it to Repurpose Offices into Apartments?
- Can Cities Be Saved From 'Supergentrification'?
- Proposed Megaproject the Latest to Redefine Los Angeles' Core
- America's 'Most Beautiful McDonald's'?
- Florida Highway Project Faces Opposition From All Sides
- Pandemic Still Surging in Parts of the U.S.
- Vancouver Considers Easing Rezoning for Social Housing
- Study: Ride-Sharing Increases Urban Congestion
- Separating Millennial Myths From Reality
- Austin Casts a Controversial Vote on Public Camping as the City Faces Growing Pains
- Southern California's Water Conservation and Storage Efforts Paying Off
- Texas Lawmakers Want to Shut Down Grandfathered Red-Light Cameras
- Public Input Sought to Inform Designs of $646 Million in New Rail Cars for Atlanta
- How Historic Districts Supersede Local Zoning Regulations
- Regional Bikeway System Planned for Sacramento Area
- Voters Reject Cincinnati's Affordable Housing Ballot Issue
- 'Indirect Source Rule' Would Clean Up Warehouses in Southern California
- California Bill Would Eliminate Parking Requirements Near Transit
- Transitional Housing Project Rejected Due to Parking Concerns
- Americans Are Moving, but Staying Close to Home
