Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to the Housing Crisis
About this Event
Join the Dallas Housing Coalition for an enlightening presentation by Daniel Parolek, urban designer, architect, and author of Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis. Parolek will break down the housing challenges facing communities nationwide and introduce the concept of Missing Middle Housing—what it is, why it matters, and how it can help create walkable, attainable, and community-centered neighborhoods. Attendees will learn practical steps for enabling these housing types through planning and zoning reforms, along with real-world examples from cities and developers from across the country that have successfully put these ideas into action at the building to regional scales with thoughtful design, planning, and zoning reform.
Schedule
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Check-in & Networking Reception
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Missing Middle Housing Presentation by Daniel Parolek
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Audience Q&A
About This Presentation
This presentation by Daniel Parolek, urban designer, architect, and author of Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis, will break down the housing challenges facing communities nationwide and introduce the concept of Missing Middle Housing – what it is, why it matters, and how it can help create walkable, attainable, and community-centered neighborhoods. Attendees will learn practical steps for enabling these housing types through planning and zoning reforms, along with real-world examples from cities and developers from across the country that have successfully put these ideas into action at the building to regional scales with thoughtful design, planning, and zoning reform.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will discuss the current state of missing middle housing across the country: What is being built and by whom, and what is still “missing.”
- Participants will learn techniques for effectively creating policy, plans, and zoning for these types in infill and greenfield applications.
- Participants will explore how residential and commercial building codes apply to these types and how they are limiting the delivery, and changes that are being made to remove this barrier.
- Participants will discuss how AARP and Opticos Design are advocating for these housing choices for age-friendly living through their technical advisory work across the country.
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