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Henry Cisneros, who headed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 1993 to 1997, presented a case for boosting the supply of affordable housing along all steps of the “housing continuum” as the key to housing an expanding population and the revitalizing urban...
Cisneros, who received his master’s in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government in 1973, stressed the importance of facilitating the gradual movement of individuals and families towards the ultimate goal of home ownership.
The housing continuum presented by Cisneros proceeds in seven steps from the most essential and minimal dwellings—such as homeless shelters and supportive housing—to the private housing market.
Cisneros pointed to the lowest step in the continuum as one of the areas most in need of assistance.
Cisneros finished his lecture with a call for urban vitalization in centrally located areas.