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Panel: Housing Policy is Climate Policy

  • Date: 05/05/2022 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM  
  • Location: Zoom Webinar

Location: Virtual. 

Description: If you were unable to attend this virtual event, you can access the recording and slide deck.

The Town of Arlington has bold plans to address the impacts of climate change and to improve housing affordability, access, and choice. Tremendous opportunity exists at the intersection of these challenges—to enhance public health, environmental quality, efficiency, and mobility while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This panel will feature a discussion of the connections between climate and housing goals at the local and state levels, as well as specific case studies in the region that illustrate how these intersections play out on the ground.

Guests:
Opening Remarks 
Jennifer Raitt, Director, Arlington Department of Planning & Community Development
Talia Fox, Sustainability Manager, Arlington Department of Planning & Community Development

Moderator
Brucie Moulton, Co-Chair, Sustainable Arlington

Panelists
Michelle Apigian, ICON Architects 
Lauren Baumann, New Ecology
Emily Jones, LISC
Zoe Weinrobe, 2Life Communities

 

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