Panel:
Evolution and Resilience: How Do Neighborhoods Change?
(Housing and Community Development)
Thursday, November 3, 2016: 8:15 AM-9:45 AM
Embassy (Washington Hilton)
*Names in bold indicate Presenter
Panel Organizers: Jenny Schuetz, Federal Reserve - Board of Governors
Panel Chairs: Regina Gray, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Discussants: Lynn Fisher, Mortgage Bankers Association
Urban neighborhoods are constantly evolving entities, subject to economic, political, demographic and physical change. In most instances, changes are neither unambiguously good or bad; rather, they bring both costs and benefits to different stakeholders. Local governments and residents employ a variety of mechanisms to try to affect the type and pace of change, from investing in physical infrastructure and economic development to adopting regulations that limit negative externalities. In this panel, we examine several policies that attempt either to generate positive neighborhood change or limit negative changes, including land use regulation, investment in transit infrastructure, and environmental protections.
