Events
Upcoming Events
8th Annual Hudson Valley Affordable Housing Summit
May 15, 2025 | 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, NY
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Building the Future: Practical Strategies to address Affordable Housing
This year we will highlight the revolutionary work of affordable housing practitioners who are breaking down the silos and integrating sustainability and affordable housing; reviewing practices and finance structures for affordable home ownership; exploring tools to further understand zoning practices; and understanding the newest case law and decisions regarding the use of community preferencing. The Summit will bring together elected officials, housing and community development leaders, financial lenders, business professionals, activists and others to identify and work toward affordable housing solutions. The Summit will invite us all to imagine how we build a housing future for all.
CLE Credits Pending Approval - 3 Practice and 1 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program
Sea Grant Long Island Sound LULA
April 1, April 8 and April 22, 2025 | 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY
Due to the generous support of the Long Island Sound Study and New York Sea Grant, Pace University’s Land Use Law Center will bring a unique training program to municipalities within the Long Island Sound watershed. The curriculum for this program will emphasize the land use system, innovative approaches to sea level rise adaptation, economic development, hazard mitigation, and natural resource protection to strengthen community planning, regulation, and informed decision-making. Best management practices and technical assistance and community engagement on land use planning and regulation will also be provided. The program will be offered free of charge and will provide continuing legal education credits for attorneys and satisfies the four-hour training requirement for local board members. CM credits are being requested, as well. The Center, through funding secured by the Westchester County Association from Westchester County, will also be creating resilience gap analyses for the first five participating communities to sign-up for the program. In the gap analyses, a community will receive an assessment regarding resilience goals within their current zoning and comprehensive plan language.
The Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program (LULA) is designed to help leaders along the Long Island Sound coast create new networks of support, identify successful land use techniques, and develop implementable local strategies that will enable a more resilient future for the region. The program comprises three full-day sessions from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. scheduled for April 1, April 8, and April 22 with sessions taking place at Pace University School of Law. It is a requirement that participating communities attend all three of the sessions in order to complete the program. This model encourages the creation of leadership networks, initiates and supports grassroots regionalism, creates opportunities for civic engagement, and fosters sustainable communities.
If you are interested in having your community participate, please email Tiffany Zezula. You will then need to get commitment from 2-4 leaders from your community to participate in the program on the three aforementioned dates. Leaders can be municipal staff, board members, or sustainability/environmental committee members.
Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program
Hudson Valley Flood Resilience Network
May 2, May 16 and May 30, 2025 | 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY
Announcing a new training opportunity for municipalities working on local flood resilience!
This spring, the Hudson River Watershed Alliance and Pace University’s Land Use Law Center are bringing the award-winning Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA) training program to municipalities that are Members of the Hudson Valley Flood Resilience Network.
This 3-day training teaches local leaders how to develop sound and balanced strategies to accomplish policy objectives and to carry them out effectively. The content for this training will focus specifically on land use, flood resilience, and climate change adaptation.
The Land Use Law Center will also provide participating municipalities with resilience assessments using the RISE Local Assessment Tool, developed by FEMA and EPA. The RISE assessment reviews a municipality's current zoning and comprehensive plan language. This LULA program will be particularly well-suited for municipalities that are interested in or are currently working on a Comprehensive Plan or Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan.
Is your municipality interested in participating? First, join the Hudson Valley Flood Resilience Network. Membership is free, and benefits include access to specific flood-related programs and training opportunities.
Once your municipality is a Member of the Flood Resilience Network, we will share the municipal application form to participate in the LULA training. The application process will help us identify a cohort of communities that are well-positioned to use the RISE Local Assessment Tool for this session.
We’d also like to thank the New York State Environmental Protection Fund through the Hudson River Estuary Program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for their generous support of this program.
Housing Issues Bootcamp for newly elected local elected officials
Hudson Valley Flood Resilience Network
April 3, 2025 | 8:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY
On behalf of Welcome Home Westchester, we invite you to attend an upcoming event on meeting Westchester's housing needs.
This session is designed for elected officials, with a special focus on those recently elected. Westchester County and New York State have been involved in wide-ranging discussions centered on the housing shortage. This workshop is designed to bring you up to speed quickly with regard to the housing context and provide basic data and information, local perspectives, and best practices. View the agenda (PDF)
RSVP for Housing Issues Bootcamp by March 28. We cannot guarantee acceptance of registrations after this date.
Previous Events
2024 Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference
Fostering the Development of Sustainable Communities through Innovative Strategies
December 5–6, 2024 | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Founder's Award Reception on Thursday, December 5
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, NY
View Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference event information
Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program
Long Island Sound
September 27, October 4, and October 18, 2024 | 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Suffolk County Water Authority Education Center, Hauppauge, NY 11788
Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program
Seneca-Keuka Watershed
May 9–10 and June 6–7, 2024 | 9:00 a.m.–3:00p.m.
Seneca Lake Community Center, Watkins Glen, NY
2024 Affordable Housing Summit, SLG Spring CLE, and Networking Conference
May 2–4, 2024 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, NY
View Affordable Housing Summit event information
Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program
Climate Change
April 8 and April 22, 2024 | 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYS Judicial Institute at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY
2023 Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference
Balancing Economic Realities with Environmental and Social Concerns
December 7–8, 2023 | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, NY
View 2023 conference materials
2023 Hudson Valley Affordable Housing Summit
Compacts and Crises – Practical plans to address the Housing Shortage
May 11, 2023 | 8:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
View 2023 housing summit materials
Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program
Fishkill Creek Watershed
April 28, May 5 and May 12, 2023 | 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Beacon Institute for River and Estuaries, Beacon, NY
2022 Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference
Land Use Under Siege: Revisiting Well Grounded
December 7 and 8, 2022 | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYS Judicial Institute at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY
View 2022 conference materials
Combating the Westchester Housing Crisis
A Forum for Activists at Pace Land Use Law Center
October 27, 2022 | 6:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
NYS Judicial Institute at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY
Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program
Esopus Creek and Rondout Creek Watersheds
September 22, October 6, and October 20 | 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Town of Rosendale Recreation Community Center, Rosendale, NY
Health Law and Policy Summit
Unblurring the Lines in Healthcare: Understanding Key Legal Issues for Operations and Transactions and for the Delivery of Care
May 18, 2022 | 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYS Judicial Institute at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY
View conference recording
2022 Hudson Valley Affordable Housing Summit
Hudson Valley Housing and Development – Planning to Stay - Aging and Resiliency
May 12, 2022 | 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, NY
View 2022 housing summit materials
For access to materials from previous Land Use Law Center events, please contact us.