Great Lakes Receiving Network: Our Roadmap

Climate impacts such as extreme temperatures, sea-level rise, and natural disasters are prompting Americans to relocate—millions more will move from the coasts and the Sun Belt towards cities across the Great Lakes region in the coming decades. For these receiving cities, the presence of abundant and affordable homes is key to attracting and absorbing population inflows without displacing existing residents.

The Great Lakes Receiving Network is a first-of-its-kind initiative to empower anticipated receiving cities across the Midwest to envision, plan, and build more resilient housing in preparation for future climate migration, for both existing residents and new arrivals. New America brings together key actors within and across cities to accelerate the pace of planning and innovation, so no city has to innovate alone. Through their participation, network partners will:

• Incorporate climate migration projections and related housing needs into municipal, county, and/or regional planning processes;
• Take concrete policy, budgeting, and other actions to boost housing supply ahead of U.S. climate migration;
• Engage consistently and meaningfully with local residents around the needs and opportunities related to climate migration inflows.

You can access FLH’s full roadmap here, and feel free to reach out to Tim Robustelli (robustelli@newamerica.org) the initiative