Opportunity Zones

Start Date

06/13/2019

End Date

06/13/2019

Description

Wall Street investors with significant capital gains are looking for tax breaks through the new federal Opportunity Zones (OZ) program. Where are many of them looking? Main streets and town centers, according to a New York Times report. Best potential for Opportunity Zones, given current markets, is in mixed-use, walkable places. How many of the zones have plans, infrastructure, and coding in place for significant mixed-use development? Preparation is key. “What's the difference between an Opportunity Zone project idea, and an opportunity zone project? One word: Readiness.” This session will explore what OZs are and how they can be used for create holistic, new urbanist neighborhoods.

Location

Louisville, KY

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Urban Planning & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Hours

2.0

Learning Outcomes

Learning Objective 1:
Participants will learn how to use the federal Opportunity Zones program to create mixed-use urbanism.

Learning Objective 2:
Participants will learn details about the Opportunity Zones program that will enable funding for their projects.

Learning Objective 3:
Participants will learn how to work with investors who are interested in financing main streets and town centers.

Instructors

Rob Steutevill; Thomas Gallas; David Edwards

Course Codes

Provider

Congress for the New Urbanism

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