Ross Baird
@rossbaird
Investing in communities across America via @BlueprintLocal. Previously cofounder @villagecapital; author of The Innovation Blind Spot; Big fan of @UVA @Braves.
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Really looking forward to talking about neighborhood redevelopment, Opportunity Zones, and work with Barrett Linburg and David Robinson Jr of Weston Urban tomorrow at Neighborhood Economics. Thanks to Kevindoylejones and Rosa Lee for pulling together an amazing barn-raising! Stay tuned
Excited to speak in San Antonio on Tues morning at the Neighborhood Economics Conference
Speaking with Ross Baird from Blueprint and David Robinson Jr from Weston Urban
Talking about revitalizing neighborhoods through strategic investment and the transformative role of OZ legislation
Was great to join Jimmy Atkinson to share what we are seeing in capital markets, and what we've learned investing $200M in Opportunity Zones over the past four years. Enjoy!
Why should you care about #OpportunityZones right now?
Because high-quality multi-year evidence is telling us that OZs have produced:
✅Large-scale $ and geographic reach
✅Large development effects
✅positive spillovers
✅⬆️housing supply
✅⬆️housing values
✅stable rents
The program works, and at the same time it can be improved if the bipartisan bill introduced by Tim Scott, Cory Booker, Mike Kelly for Congress, and Ron Kind is passed.
Please show them and their colleagues how important this program is by expressing your support. 2/2
There’s a growing consensus that we need to build more housing throughout the US. #OpportunityZones are one of the most important tools to facilitate that in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. 1/