A Summit to Envision Our Cities Futures with Today’s Leading Mayors on Housing  

Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, DC and the National League of Cities (NLC) invite you to join us for a critical conversation on the state of housing supply in America’s cities.  

Mayors and housing policy experts in attendance will be part of a national conversation on housing supply and the urgent housing challenges facing local leaders.  The Summit will also be an opportunity to educate and inform incoming White House and Congressional leaders soon after the 2024 Election. 

In cities and towns across the nation, the housing supply crisis has overwhelmed the production potential of conventional policies and practices in housing development and preservation. Due to this, the negative impacts of the nation’s shortage of housing supply are spreading more broadly throughout the economy. During the summit, mayors and city leaders will be asked not only how they are tackling their local housing challenges, but why they are doing it, what it means for the future of their city.  

At the same time, the nation’s housing supply needs are bigger than local government.  

  • Can the partnership between federal and local levels of government be improved?  
  • What’s possible with greater federal focus on housing and federal resources for cities that could follow?  

By raising these questions, the Summit will also convey our message to the White House and Congress that the moment for housing is now.  

Be part of this timely discussion with mayors and other city leaders, housing leaders in policy and the private sector, and decision-makers at the federal level centered on housing production, preservation and supply.  

Speakers

  • Mayor Muriel Bowser, District of Columbia
  • Mayor Ron Nirenberg, City of San Antonio, Texas
  • Mayor Mark Shepherd, City of Clearfield, Utah
  • Mayor Corey Woods, City of Tempe, Arizonia 
  • Council Member Tiffany D. Thomas, City of Houston, Texas 
  • Commissioner Alice Kennedy, City of Baltimore, Maryland 
  • Josh Humphries, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Housing, City of Atlanta

Why Attend? 

Meet mayors and innovative local leaders on the leading edge of efforts to produce and preserve housing that is affordable, healthy and sustainable, with the resources available today—even in the face of obstacles like the costly impact climate change and the looming end of enhanced federal aid for cities related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear how mayors are doing it, why they are doing it, and what it means for the future of their city.

Attendees are Invited to a Post-Summit Reception

The event will take place Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 5-6 PM. Please indicate whether you will attend the reception when completing the registration form.