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General Information

• Cost: $45.00 (sales tax included)
• Recording Duration: 60 Minutes
• Broadcast Date: June 27, 2024
• Credits Available for Self-Reporting: 1.0 CML

Webinar Overview

Washington State has experienced an astonishing level of population growth over the past several years. This growth has generated a high demand for housing, which has fueled our state’s affordable housing crisis. One of the negative impacts of that housing demand is that lower-income households are being displaced from their neighborhoods and communities. While it is easy to recognize the negative effects of displacement, it is very difficult for local governments to effectively address this challenging problem.

This webinar is intended to describe the displacement problem facing many communities and highlight the efforts of two Washington cities that are already moving forward with implementing their anti-displacement policies. It will focus on meaningful anti-displacement goals, objectives, and implementation strategies being added to comprehensive plans.

Educational Objectives

This webinar will provide good information on:

• What is meant by the term “displacement."
• The negative impacts caused by physical, economic, and cultural displacement.
• Meaningful anti-displacement goals, objectives, and implementation strategies being added to comprehensive plans.
• How two local governments in Washington State – Tacoma and Vancouver – are taking steps to actively address displacement.

Presenters

• Rachel Berney, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington. 
• Rebecca Kennedy, Deputy Community Development Director, City of Vancouver. 
• Ted Richardson, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, Office of Strategy, City of Tacoma.
• Steve Butler, FAICP, Planning & Policy Manager, MRSC (Moderator).