Summary
May 2022 — The 2022 Wisconsin Housing Symposium brought together experts, innovators, practitioners, and Extension colleagues to learn and discuss housing needs and responses across the state. This event included presentations and conversations related to building context and knowledge of housing in Wisconsin, accessing and applying data to local needs, exploring approaches and innovations to community-led housing processes, discussing Extension’s role with local government leaders and a conversation about where to go from here.
Agenda
Housing Market Needs in Wisconsin: What Do They Look Like?
Kirk McClure, Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning, University of Kansas
Recording
The State of the State’s Housing: Trends and Issues in Housing and Affordability
Kurt Paulsen, Professor of Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Recording
How do we “move the needle” on these issues? How do we make it work in our community?
Tom Landgraf, Senior Lecturer of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Housing CEA: A Guide to Free Housing Data Available in your Communities
Steve Deller, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics and Community Economic Development Specialist, UW-Madison
Resources
Recording
An Introduction to Using ALICE Data
Charlene Mouille, Executive Director, United Way of Wisconsin
Understanding Your Community’s Housing Needs
Karl Green, Local Government Education Program Manager, UW-Madison, Division of Extension
The Local Comprehensive Plan and Housing
Brian Ohm, Professor of Land Use and Planning Law, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chequamegon Bay Regional Housing Coalition
Kellie Pederson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension, Bayfield County
Recording
Developing a Community Housing Action Plan
Josh Clements, Planning Director, City of Sun Prairie
Reframing Housing: The science behind moving hearts and minds
Moira O’Neil, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research Interpretation, FrameWorks Institute