Housing the Region’s Future Workforce
Policy Challenges for Local Jurisdictions
A conference co-sponsored by the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Tuesday, October 25th 2011 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
George Mason University School of Public Policy
Arlington Campus
Over the next 20 years, the Greater Washington region will add over a million net new jobs. Another 1.8 million of the region’s current workers will retire and new workers will be needed to fill those jobs.
Where will the region’s future workers live? What types of housing will they need? Where does that housing need to be located to prevent traffic congestion from worsening?
Having a sufficient amount of housing—in the right price and rent ranges and in the right places—is critical to the economic performance of our region. Without an adequate supply of housing, our region will face increasing traffic congestion and a slowdown in economic growth.
The purpose of the conference is to highlight housing as a constraint and opportunity for the region’s economic development and to examine the impacts local housing policies have on housing in the region.
Findings from the Center’s research on the future demand for housing will be presented and a roundtable of regional stakeholders will discuss various perspectives on the need for housing in the region.
Conference Program
8:00-8:45 Registration and Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks
David Robertson, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
9:00-9:15 Future Employment Trends in the Greater Washington Area
Stephen S. Fuller, PhD, George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis
9:15-9:45 Forecasts of Housing Need to Support Regional Economic Growth
Lisa A. Sturtevant, PhD, George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis
9:45-10:00 Audience Q&A
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 Housing Policy Roundtable
Moderated by Conrad Egan, Past-President & CEO, National Housing Conference
Thomas S. Bozzuto, Chairman & CEO, The Bozzuto Group
Valerie Ervin, President, Montgomery County Council
Thomas Flynn, Director, Loudoun County Department of Economic Development
Douglas Koelemay, Vice President for Community Relations, SAIC
Jair Lynch, President & CEO, JAIR LYNCH Development Partners
11:00-11:45 Audience Discussion
11:45-12:00 Closing Remarks and Next Steps