The first workshop of the Western Governors’ Association’s Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West (BRAND West) initiative will be held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on December 17 and 18.
Following years of underbuilding, underinvestment, and extraordinary growth – driven by a complex mix of factors – the West is facing severe housing shortages. The workshop, hosted by Governor Spencer Cox, will examine ways to build more homes by expanding housing options, encouraging innovative funding mechanisms, leveraging infrastructure investments, increasing regional coordination, and planning vibrant, livable communities.
On the first day, programming will explore mixed-use development strategies. Attendees will tour Daybreak (pictured), a master-planned community in the suburbs of Salt Lake City. The second day will feature a conversation with Governor Cox and panels on infrastructure, financing, state and local coordination, and adaptive reuse.
Register here to join in the conversation.
