Just a quick reminder that our 2nd Housing Policy Workshop is tomorrow, March 19 – if you haven’t RSVP’d yet please take a moment to do so!

RSVP here so we get enough sandwiches! Also check out the pre-event readings on this page.

Event Details
When: Wednesday, March 19
     Networking and Food: 6:30 – 6:45pm
     Intro and Breakout: 6:45-7:15pm
     Learning and Discussion: 7:15 – 8:00pm
Where: Metropolitan Area Planning Council, 60 Temple Place #6 (3rd Floor), Boston
Why: We are creating crowd-sourced policy to make housing for young people and young families in Greater Boston more affordable.

Email us with any questions, and, if you haven’t already, please RSVP!

– Fondly, your Greater Boston City Network’s Core Team:
Alex, Jeanne, Gavin, Eric, Jarred and Erik

Thanks again to those who joined us last month at our inaugural housing policy workshop and have engaged with our topic in the last few weeks. We hope all of you are planning to join us at our second workshop next Wednesday, March 19!

RSVP today!

Event Details
When: Wednesday, March 19
     Networking and Snacks: 6:30 – 6:45pm
     Learning: 6:45 – 7:15pm
     Workshop discussion: 7:15 – 8:00pm
Where: Metropolitan Area Planning Council, 60 Temple Place #6, Boston
Why: We are creating crowd-sourced policy to make housing for young people and young families in Greater Boston more affordable.

Please, RSVP, so we are prepared with snacks and other materials. Pre-event readings and resources are also located on our Eventbrite page!

The conversation continues a 6 month process of understanding and evaluating housing policy in Greater Boston, which will culminate in a member-driven, crowd-sourced policy proposal. We need your ideas on this important project!

Email us with any questions, and, if you haven’t already, please RSVP!

– Fondly, your Greater Boston City Network’s Core Team:
Alex, Jeanne, Gavin, Eric, Jarred and Erik

Thanks again to those who joined us last month at our kickoff event for our housing policy series! We are excited to continue our discussions this month.

Save the Date: March 19! Details TBC soon.

Many thanks to Tim Reardon from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council for leading our initial discussion around the demographic trends shaping the housing needs in Greater Boston. His data-rich and comprehensive presentation is available for your wonkish pleasure here.

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