TOOLKITS, TECHNIQUES, HIGH-TECH AND NON-TRADITIONAL/DIVERSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HELPS TO MAKE PLANNING ABOUT PEOPLE
Darin Watkins, government affairs director at Spokane Association of REALTORS®, said the Corps’ expertise was easily worth a half million dollars but cost only a minimal amount of funding through NAR and local grants plus some local partnerships.
“It was funny to finally see support on both ends of the
political spectrum,” he said.
“For those who wanted to build more affordable housing as
a social issue, the streamlined permitting; getting code aligned with housing
goals; and removal of single-family-only zoning was great.
For people concerned about property rights, they saw they
could do more with their land, so that was a great idea.”
In addition to the Transforming Neighborhoods program,
NAR has funded placemaking, smart growth and housing opportunity grants in
hundreds of communities.
The association also publishes Placemaking, Smart Growth
and Housing Opportunity Toolkits, along with the better block guide “to promote
the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.
“The Placemaking Toolkit offers REALTORS® and state and
local association staff details of placemaking, the kinds of projects
placemaking entails, how to organize them, and where to go for assistance and
resources.”
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