October was a sprint—in the best way possible. We relaunched the Regional Housing Coalition, convened a Developers Roundtable and joined advocates from across the country who are pushing for housing justice in their communities. Across every room, one theme rang true: we need creativity and innovation to make progress.

Where We Showed Up (and what we heard)

• Bridge 2 Power (Columbia, SC): Advocates shared playbooks for coalition-building and state-level alignment. A standout: Housing Louisiana, which underscores how statewide collaboration is essential to meet housing needs across diverse local contexts. Explore their work
• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Denver, CO): A session on Geospatial Mapping showed how we can identify underused land and unlock sites for housing and community assets. Learn more about the Center for Geospatial Solutions

• Developers Roundtable: We focused on moving beyond known barriers—from entitlement bottlenecks to financing gaps—toward collaboration, innovation and partnership that can catapult new approaches in our region. With tools like county-level incentive programs (e.g., Dorchester County’s initiative introduced in September), we can build a predictable path to mixed-income housing at speed and scale.

What This Moment Asks of Us

• Do what’s right, not just easy. That means refusing to let “the way it’s always been” dictate outcomes. 
• See barriers as design prompts. If zoning slows delivery, we redesign the process. If financing is complex, we stack smarter capital. 
• Make space for shared wins. Public, private and community partners each carry out a piece of the solution. Let’s align them intentionally.

Three Practical Moves You Can Make Now

1. Plug into the Regional Housing Coalition. Join now
2. Bring a site.  Got a parcel, concept or approval hurdle?Let’s problem-solve it with the coalition and developers at the table. 
3. Share a model. If you’ve piloted a tool (e.g., land banking, CLT ground leases, streamlined by-right pathways), bring the receipts. We’ll help scale it.