Tuesday Plenary – Missing Middle Neighborhoods: Keys from Philadelphia

Emcee – Diana Mendes, Corporate President, Infrastructure and Mobility Equity, HNTB / President, Mpact Board of Directors, Washington, DC

Video Address – Congressman Earl Blumenauer, 3rd District, Oregon / Mpact Board of Directors

Welcome – Christopher Coes, Acting Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Office of the Secretary, US Department of Transportation, Washington, DC

Plenary Discussion – Missing Middle Neighborhoods: Keys from Philadelphia

Missing middle housing is all about promoting sustainable, walkable, transit accessible developments that are attainable for middle- and lower-income families. Everywhere, the questions are how to get more of it and how to hang on to what you’ve got!  Philadelphia, a city of rowhomes (similar to townhouses), typifies a type of pre-war development that other places are attempting to emulate. As housing ages and communities struggle, policymakers in Philadelphia are working to build wealth, prevent displacement and reduce vacancy in “missing middle” neighborhoods. Hear from the leaders at work in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. The programs and policies they have innovated and the lessons they’ve learned could seed solutions in your own community.

Moderator: Kevin Moran, Executive Director, Urban Land Institute (ULI), Philadelphia, PA
Nikil Saval, State Senator, District 1, Pennsylvania State Senate, Philadelphia, PA
Jamie Gauthier, Councilmember, District 3, Philadelphia City Council, Philadelphia, PA
James Leonard, Commissioner, Department of Records, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA