WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Leaders from cities across the country came together in Washington on Tuesday to discuss ways they address the nation’s housing supply crisis.
Mayors, city council members and private sector leaders gathered at a Capitol Hill area hotel for the event, the Housing Supply Accelerator Summit.
“We are all here, frankly, to talk about, from my perspective, what is the most important pressing issue in our country, which is housing,” said Corey Woods, the mayor of Tempe, Ariz.
The summit was organized by the National League of Cities. During the event, speaker discussed public-private partnerships, the changing landscape of housing policy and how collaboration will be key to addressing the crisis.
“Why are we all of a sudden in a housing crisis? Well, it’s built up over time,” said Mark Shepherd, the mayor of Clearfield, Utah. “And it wasn’t the state’s fault. It wasn’t the city’s fault. It wasn’t the developers, the realtors or the feds fault. It’s everybody’s problem. And it takes everybody to address that problem.”
Mayor Woods, who moderated one of the summit’s discussions, said he learned a lot from other leaders and also passed on some of his own city’s solutions.
“There is no monopoly or good ideas just alone in the city of Tempe, there are lots of cities and towns across this country that are doing great work on this issue,” he said. “And so I’m proud to work with them, and I’m proud to partner with them. And I’m also very proud to learn from them.”
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