InterActions LA 2023

From Housing Crossroads to Transportation Connections

Friday, April 28

Across California, people in metropolitan areas are facing an acute housing shortage, driving up rental prices and pushing home ownership further and further out of reach. The California Legislature has taken an increasingly active role in increasing housing production and protecting tenants. But, at the same time, to achieve state climate goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, these housing advances must be coupled with transportation approaches that ensure new housing development does not continue to favor car-based mobility. Progress toward connecting housing and transportation priorities requires advancing state, regional, and local approaches. This year’s InterActions LA event will discuss the past and future housing and transportation goals, building on panels from the 2022 UCLA Arrowhead Symposium: California’s Housing Crossroads.

Back in person at The California Endowment, InterActions LA will include presentations and discussions covering legislative updates, research, case studies, and organizing approaches. As California continues to invest significant time in advancing housing legislation and large amounts of financial resources in transportation, what are these investments yielding in terms of results, and what still needs to be done? In particular, we will discuss challenges and solutions around the most promising recent legislative efforts at the state, regional, and local levels. What are the limitations of state-led planning on advancing housing and transportation goals? What are harmonious approaches?

Schedule

8:30 AM | Registration and breakfast
9:00 AM | Welcome and Keynote Address from Mike Bonin, former Los Angeles City Councilmember
9:30 AM | Panel 1 discussion of recent state legislative developments in housing and transportation. This legislative focus will be paired with research insights into current transportation and housing connections and challenges.
11:00 AM | Panel 2 presentation of case studies and recent research focusing on the results from local and state programs working to address housing and transportation.
Lunch
1:15 PM | Panel 3 discussion on organizing, implementing, and next steps.
2:30 PM | Closing remarks
Reception

Registration and Scholarship Opportunity

Now thru March 19 | Early Registration: $69
March 19-April 23 | Regular Registration: $99
Beginning April 24 | Late Registration: $129

The registration fee includes access to the full programming and materials, plus breakfast, lunch and reception. Scholarship opportunities are available to cover the complete costs of registration. Priority will go to those who work to advance racial and social justice in housing and transportation as part of their compensated or uncompensated work, those for whom the event would aid in their professional development, and those with a diversity of perspectives and lived experiences or who have been marginalized from governmental and academic power structures. Students are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be notified by April 14.

For more information and full program, visit the event page.

AICP Credits

Attendees who are members of the American Institute of Certified Planners can claim up to 4.0 CM credits from the American Planning Association’s website. Event # #9268605.