The focal point of Housing Action Week, the Community Housing Action Summit is where housing policy comes to life. Join Assembly Members and neighbors for a full-day workshop on the Assembly’s vision for housing action with special keynote speaker, Charles Marohn of Strong Towns.
Charles Marohn
Marohn is the founder and president of Strong Towns. He is a land use planner and civil engineer with decades of experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning, both from the University of Minnesota.
Marohn is the author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Wiley, 2019). He hosts the Strong Towns Podcast. He has presented Strong Towns concepts in hundreds of cities and towns across North America. Planetizen named him one of the 10 Most Influential Urbanists of all time.
Agenda
9:00 – 9:30AM | Opening Reception
9:30 – 9:45AM | Welcome
· Assembly Member Felix Rivera, District 4, Midtown
· Assembly Member Anna Brawley, District 3, West Anchorage
9:45 – 10:30AM | Anchorage’s housing shortage is an everyone problem!
· Nolan Klouda, UAA CED View Slides
· Mike Robbins, ACDA View Slides
10:30 – 10:45AM | Housing & Homelessness at UAA View Slides
· Travis Hedwig
· Rei Shimizu
10:45 – 11AM | Break
11 – 11:45M | Homegrown Solutions at Work View Slides
· Parking Minimums – LaQuita Chmielowski
· Hotel to Housing Conversions – Jason Bockenstedt
· ADUs – Karen Bronga
· 3/4plex – Chris Schutte
· Infrastructure – Jacques Annandale & Connie Yoshimura
11:45 – 12:00PM | Preview the Assembly’s Housing Strategic Plan View Slides
· Assembly Member Felix Rivera, District 4, Midtown
· Assembly Member Anna Brawley, District 3, West Anchorage
12:00 ~ 12:15PM | Break for Lunch
12:15 – 1:15PM
“Building a Strong Town”
Charles Marohn, Strong Towns
1:15 – 1:20PM | Break
1:20 – 1:30PM | Strategic Plan Deep Dive View Slides
· Assembly Member Felix Rivera, District 4, Midtown
· Assembly Member Anna Brawley, District 3, West Anchorage
1:30 – 1:45PM | Transition
1:45 – 2:20PM | Breakout
Get to Know Middle Housing - Presented by AARP Alaska and Eco NW View Slides
Act on Housing: Breaking Barriers to Development
Act on Housing: Investing in Ourselves
2:20 – 2:25PM | Break
2:25 – 3:00PM | Breakout
Making Middle Housing Work in Your Community - Presented by AARP Alaska and Eco NW View Slides
Act on Housing: Breaking Barriers to Development
Act on Housing: Investing in Ourselves
3:00 – 3:10PM | Transition
3:10 – 3:30PM | Brief Report Back View Slides
3:30 – 4:00PM | Closing
· Commitment to action
· Commitment to results
· Commitment to working together to make change
Accommodations & Accessibility: If you or someone you know needs accommodations in order to fully participate in Housing Action Week events, please email or call us at 907-343-4125.