Ever heard of the Madison Housing Coalition? They’re apparently hosting Madison Housing Week
The groups sponsoring makes me a little queasy, skeptical, cynical, etc . . . the coalition partners are a who’s who o the business community that make money on . . . housing(developers, realtors, etc) plus environmental groups? I didn’t find anything obvious about the Madison Housing Coalition itself online, but here’s the coalition partners from the Madison Housing Week website.
- 1000 friends of Wisconsin
- AARP Wisconsin
- Capital Area RPC
- Downtown Madison Inc
- Habitat for Humanity
- Madison Area Community Land Trust
- Madison Bikes
- Madison is for People
- Realtors Association of South Central WI
- Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter
- Smart Growth Greater Madison
- Strong Towns Madison
- WHEDA
- 350 Wisconsin
The events seems designed for the business community with most of them being during daytime hours when most working folks won’t be able to attend. It looks like some decent events.
And this kinda cracks me up – I’m assuming they threw this together in a rush? Or its a template stolen from another community?
From the Tenney Lapham Neighborhood Association listserve.
I’m reaching out to let you all know about Madison Housing Week, which starts next week. This is a series of free events meant to educate, entertain, and connect Madisonians to discuss issues and solutions to the housing crisis. The first event features a tour of Tenny-Lapham and the Missing Middle housing that we’re lucky to have! There are a variety of other events covering funding affordable housing, the intertwining of housing and the climate, and even the importance of providing housing for all life stages. A full list of events is below, including links to RSVP. I hope to see some of you there!
- Missing Middle Walking Tour – Saturday, August 17th
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Lapham Elementary
- RSVP: Link
- Neighborhoods like Marquette, Tenney-Lapham, Dudgeon-Monroe, and Vilas are frequently lauded as some of Madison’s best. What are these neighborhoods doing differently and does it provide a solution to the City’s housing crisis? We’ll take a walking tour of Tenney-Lapham to explore its unique Missing Middle Housing.
The walking tour will take approximately 60 minutes. Please wear comfortable footwear, bring water, and dress appropriately for the weather. Following the tour we will gather at Johnson Public House for a tour recap and beverage courtesy of AARP Wisconsin.
- Barriers to Missing Middle Housing – Sunday, August 18th
- Housing on Tap, presented by AARP – Monday, August 19th
- Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm
- Location: Vintage Brewing Company on S Whitney Way
- RSVP: Link
- Unprecedented demographic and lifestyle shifts have fundamentally transformed our nation’s housing requirements and our communities and neighborhoods are not equipped to provide housing for all life stages. This is noteworthy because research shows that remaining in your home, or at least the familiar surroundings of your neighborhood, is crucial to your physical, mental and emotional health as you grow older. Join AARP Wisconsin for Housing On Tap, during Madison’s Housing Week, an evening of trivia and discussion of housing for all life stages. While the event is free, advance registration is required due to capacity limits and catering. Registration includes a round of trivia, food and two drink tickets.
- Universal Design and Accessibility in Housing – Tuesday, August 20th
- Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
- Location: Zoom
- Housing Equity – Tuesday, August 20th
- Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm
- Location: Best Western Premier Park Hotel
- RSVP: Link
- Housing access remains extremely inequitable across racial and economic lines. Join us for a panel discussion featuring local leaders who are working to address these inequities.
Moderator: Ian Carter. Ian is at Briarpatch Youth Services, Black Men Coalition of Dane County, and is a real estate licensee who does residential real estate.- Anthony Gray – Dane County Board Supervisor and Developer
- Tiffany Malone – Co-founder of Own It—Building Black Wealth and a real estate licensee who does residential real estate.
- Cory Marionneaux – CEO of Black Men Coalition of Dane County
- Olivia Williams – Executive Director of Madison Area Community Land Trust88ip
- Complete Neighborhoods – Wednesday, August 21st
- Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
- Location: Zoom
- RSVP: Link
- As communities work to meet housing demand, it’s important to consider the location and type of new units. The Capital Area Regional Planning Commission’s Regional Development Framework advocates for Complete Neighborhoods as a key strategy to accommodate expected regional growth. Join us as we explore the meaning of “complete neighborhoods” and why they are prioritized in the Regional Development Framework. We’ll also discuss common impediments to making both new and existing neighborhoods more “complete” and strategies to overcome those impediments.
- Housing Environmentalism, Presented by 350 Wisconsin & Sierra Club – Wed, August 21st
- Time: 6:00 – 7:00pm
- Location: Central Library, Room 301
- RSVP: Link
- The Climate Crisis provides an urgent directive: we must immediately find ways to cut emissions. Join us for a panel discussion presented by the Sierra Club and 350 Wisconsin. Jacob Korn from Rocky Mountain Institute and Awoe Mauna-Woanya of Sunrise Movement LA will discuss their latest research – how can we build our homes and cities better to help us meet climate and environmental goals? Alexis London from Madison’s Bayview Foundation will join to provide an affordable housing development expert’s perspective. Dr. Diana Hernandez from Columbia University will share her expertise on the social and environmental determinants of health.
UW Professor Chris Timmins will moderate.
- A Budget-Neutral Hack for Affordable Housing – Thursday, August 22nd
- Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
- Location & RSVP: Zoom
- This lunch hour webinar with panelist Q&A will discuss how local municipalities & Dane County can leverage public financing to support creative avenues for affordable housing production, including social housing, without a net impact on the budget
Presenters: Olivia Williams, Evan Bonsall, Grant Foster
- Dane County Exec Debate & Social – Thursday, August 22nd
- Time: 6:00 – 9:45pm
- Location: The Tinsmith, 828 East Main St, Madison
- RSVP: Link
- Housing Week’s grand finale. Jason Joyce of The Isthmus will moderate a housing debate between the finalists for Dane County Executive. How would they plan to address the housing crisis as Executive? A post-debate social with drinks and pizza will follow, and the Democratic National Convention speeches will be played on a big screen post-debate while pizza is served.
