http://envisioningdevelopment.net Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:57:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rolling Out the Zoning Workshops! Yo! It's right before the holidays and we finally have a little time for an update. We're excited to report that we've been testing out a new set of zoning tools for our advocate and policy friends around the city. They're helping us to develop and ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news Envisioning Development at the New York Immigration Coalition Our buddies at the NYIC asked us and Richard Lee of Asian Americans for Equality to 'train the trainers' at a monthly meeting of housing advocates who work with immigrant communities. CHHAYA was there, Woodside on the Move was there, AAFE was there, ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news Envisioning Development at the New Museum We've installed the Affordable Housing Toolkit and an in-progress version of the Zoning Toolkit at the New Museum as part of an exhibition called 'The Last Newspaper.' We might try to use their beautiful space for a workshop or two before the show comes down ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news Envisioning Development at Empire State College Thanks to Professor Jill Hamberg for having us over to her housing policy and advocacy class at Empire State College. We took a look at income demographics and housing costs in East New York (where two of the students are from) and then really wonked ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news Envisioning Development at the West Side Tenants' Conference Lucas Shapiro of Housing Conservation Coordinators and West Side Neighborhood Alliance has probably given more workshops with the Affordable Housing Toolkit than anybody other than CUP staff members. He can't be stopped! Here he is at the 6th Annual West Side Tenants' Conference. I've ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news Thinking About Sale Prices with UHAB The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) uses the interactive NYC Income Map as part of their resources to help Housing Development Fund Corporations appropriately price their units in New York City. As UHAB explains, setting sale prices at affordable levels not only provides much-needed ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news Envisioning Development at Sgt. Dougherty Park Last Sunday, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) teamed up with the School of the Future for an al fresco affordable housing workshop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Participants used the Affordable Housing Toolkit to visualize housing costs in Greenpoint/Williamsburg and talk about the efforts there to ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news ‘Demystifying Affordable Housing’ with the Fifth Avenue Committee Our pals at the Fifth Avenue Committee used the Affordable Housing toolkit to hold a series of bi-lingual workshops explaining the key concepts behind affordable housing. The sessions went into city and federal definitions of affordable housing, the difference between affordable and ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news Envisioning Development at Hunter College Our friends over at the Municipal Art Society got to work with the Affordable Housing Toolkit at Hunter College as part of the Livable Neighborhoods Training Program. The 4th annual event brought nearly 150 New Yorkers together this year to build the skills needed to ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news Affordable Housing Guidebook Honored by AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers Competition! The Affordable Housing Toolkit's “What Is Affordable Housing?” Guidebook has been selected as part of the “AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers” competition - a collection of outstanding book and cover designs for the year 2009! The book was designed by Glen Cummings ... http://envisioningdevelopment.net/news