We’re in one of the fastest growing areas in the country, and while we’ve seen the growth, we’ve also felt the pains that come along with it – especially when it comes to housing all of us and our incoming neighbors. Each month, we’re interviewing local experts on the issues, the barriers, and the solutions around housing and development, hoping to shed some light on how we got where we are and what we can do to create a fut ...
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Can we build housing that is both affordable and climate resilient? In a moment when disastrous climate events are becoming more common and displacing more people than ever, it is something we must prioritize. For this episode, Lark Mallory, previously of Affordable Housing Trust, discusses the importance of building green and the billions of dollars up for grabs to ensure Ohio remains a climate haven. Learn more about Voice & Vision 2024: https://www.homeportohio.org/voiceandvision Sources: https://www.ofn.org/what-is-a-cdfi/key-priorities/climate-change-and-resilience/ https://climatereadycommunities.org/learn-more/about-guidebook/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-10/how-the-us-can-move-people-toward-climate-havens-citylab-daily https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-10/as-heat-storms-intensify-us-climate-migrants-are-going-the-wrong-way https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/Preserving_Protecting_and_Building_Climate-Resilient_Affordable_Housing.pdf https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/briefs/housing-and-health-overview-literature
For today’s episode, I’m excited to welcome Lark Mallory, former president and CEO of Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County and founder of the new Mallory Economic Development Advisors LLC. Lark is also the honoree for our 10th annual Voice & Vision celebration, taking place on October 16 at COSI this year. The theme for our event this year is “building for an equitable future,” and we knew there was no one who exemplifies that idea better than Lark Mallory. In this episode we take a look at her accomplishments at AHT, hear her insight on Central Ohio’s growth, and talk about the steps we need to take to build for a more equitable future. Learn more about Voice & Vision 2024: https://www.homeportohio.org/voiceandvision
For our eighth episode, we are joined by Matt Martin, director of community research for the Columbus Foundation. Together, we briefly discuss how the racial gaps in housing came to be before diving into a conversation on where funding for affordable housing is needed, where it’s coming from, and how we can inspire more interest and investment in it.
In part two of our conversation, we welcome back Catherine Girves and Tobi Otulana of Toole Design Group, as well as Leah Evans, Homeport president and CEO. Together, we explore how we can use the data we gather to inform a more collaborative response that crosses jurisdictional lines and answers our growing community’s present and future needs.
On today's episode I am joined by Catherine Girves, principal planner with Toole Design, and Tobi Otulana, project planner with Toole Design, as well as Homeport President & CEO, Leah Evans. In part one of a two-part conversation, together we cover the gaps in transportation options here in Central Ohio, how we created a car-centric culture, how we can make it more inclusive, and how it all intersects with affordable housing policy. Sources: Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities