Webinar: The Affordable City

A Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network event

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 1:00pm EDT

As communities struggle to address rising housing costs and household instability, the debate often centers on solutions such as increased housing construction and stronger tenant protections.

The Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network hosted Shane Phillips, author of the new book, The Affordable City, explores the roles that tenant protections, housing supply, and subsidies can play in the effort to make communities more affordable and accessible.

Phillips will examined concrete actions — including rezoning, rent control, housing vouchers, density bonuses, homeownership programs and others — that housing advocates and policymakers can work to enact in their communities.