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Achieving Inclusion
in Infill Settings
Solutions 2013 – The National Conference
on State and Local Housing Policy
Robert Hickey
9/18/2013
Center for Housing Policy
Research affiliate of the National
Housing Conference
Works to broaden understanding
of the nation’s housing
challenges, and to broaden
awareness of promising local
and state housing policies and
programs that are helping
address these needs.
Case Study of Washington, DC
Art Rodgers – Senior Housing Planner, DC
Office of Planning
Cheryl Cort – Policy Director, Coalition for
Smarter Growth
Jim Campbell – Principal, Somerset
Development Company
Alex Nyhan – Senior Vice President,
Development, Forest City
What Do We Mean by Infill Settings?
What Do We Mean by Inclusion?
Why Care About Inclusion in Infill
Settings?
Trending Toward Greater Infill
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Nearly ¾ of the nation’s 51 large
metropolitan regions saw an increased
share of infill housing development during
2005-2009, as compared to 2000-2004.
(EPA OSC, 2012)
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In 2011, cities and high density suburbs
grew at a faster rate than the nation’s
exurbs for the first time in decades.
(Brookings, 2012)
Large metro regions with the greatest share
of infill home construction
Source: EPA analysis of 2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2001
National Land Cover Database, Protected Areas Database of the United States
(PADUS) version 1.2., and 2011 Navteq NAVSTREETS.
Large metropolitan regions with the
greatest increase in infill construction
Source: EPA analysis of 2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2001
National Land Cover Database, Protected Areas Database of the United States
(PADUS) version 1.2., and 2011 Navteq NAVSTREETS.
Medium metropolitan regions with the
greatest increase in infill construction
Source: EPA analysis of 2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2001
National Land Cover Database, Protected Areas Database of the United States
(PADUS) version 1.2., and 2011 Navteq NAVSTREETS.
Challenges for Mixed-Income
Housing in Infill Settings
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The high cost of land
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Land acquisition requires quick + patient capital
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Greater complexity and unpredictability in the
entitlement process
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The need for infrastructure improvements
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The high cost of parking
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The higher construction costs of tall buildings
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Stewardship of affordable condominiums
presents unique challenges