Strong Towns and the Housing-Ready City

Rochester is ready for more housing—but are our systems ready to support it?

Join Community Design Rochester for Housing Ready City, a dynamic two-day event focused on unlocking practical solutions to accelerate housing development across our region.

At the center of this conversation is missing middle housing—duplexes, triplexes, small apartment buildings, and incremental development that fit naturally into our neighborhoods. These housing types are essential to creating walkable, inclusive communities, yet remain difficult to build under current processes.

What to Expect:

• Expert Talks from nationally recognized practitioners including Strong Towns - Edward Erfurt, FASLA
• Practical Strategies for fast-track approvals, zoning alignment, and reducing barriers to small-scale development
• Financing Insights to help emerging developers and small property owners move projects forward
• Interactive Workshop Session focused on real Rochester sites and opportunities
• Networking Opportunities with public officials, lenders, designers, and community advocates

This event is designed for:

Developers, small property owners, municipal staff, planners, architects, neighborhood leaders, and anyone interested in shaping Rochester’s housing future.

Whether you’re looking to build your first duplex, streamline approvals in your municipality, or support equitable growth in your neighborhood, this event will give you the tools, knowledge, and connections to take action.

Let’s move from conversation to implementation—and make Rochester a truly Housing Ready City.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Community Design Center Rochester