Episode 21: Westchester’s Housing Crisis with RPA’s Marcel Negret

Over the next 15 years, if Westchester doesn’t step up efforts to address its housing gap, the county could lose between 8,400 and 12,000 jobs annually, $533 to $742 million in earnings, and $32 to $57 billion in GDP, according to a May report by the Regional Plan Association (RPA), released with the Westchester County Association.“Westchester County is in the midst of a housing crisis, which, if left unaddressed, will impact the long-term health of the regional economy,” the report warns. “Despite recent progress, the supply of new units has not kept pace with the growing need.”On this week’s episode of Local Matters Westchester, we speak with Marcel Negret, RPA’s director of land use, to break down the findings and what they mean for residents and policymakers.