Who is Austin For? A Conversation on Growth, Class, and Affordability

Future Forum | May, 23 2023 11:30AM - 1:00PM

Who is Austin For? A Conversation on Growth, Class, and Affordability

Austin is the fastest growing major metro era in the country, but the rapid rate of growth has created a crisis of housing and affordability that threatens to push out the people who drive the Austin economy. So it brings to question - who is Austin for? 

Registration and lunch: 11:30 - Noon 
Discussion: Noon - 1:00 p.m. 

Confirmed panelists include:

  • Nora Linares-Moeller, Executive Director, HousingWorks Austin
  • Adam Orman, Board President and co-founder, Good Work Austin
  • Peter Schwarz, Co-founder and consultant, Sound Music Cities
  • Selena Xie, President, Austin EMS Association
  • Moderator: Dan Solomon, Senior Editor, Texas Monthly

Free parking will be available in the LBJ Library visitors’ lot located at 2313 Red River Street.

Please register online if you plan to attend.

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