The Value of Historic Preservation

A few resources that explain the value of historic preservation, including how it advances Ann Arbor’s land use values of affordability, sustainability, equity, and dynamism:

Video: Historic Buildings: The Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis, not the Cause, (PreservationNC) [speaker begins at 10:22]

Video: Historic Preservation and the Local Economy with Donovan Rypkema, (Preservation Buffalo Niagra) [speaker begins at 4:22]

Website: Place Economics

Monograph (37 pages): “Twenty-four Reasons Historic Preservation is Good for Your Community, ” (Place Economics)

Article: “Localities Can Advance Racial Equity through Historic Preservation,” Sara Kaufman and Jean-Charles Zurawicki, (Urban Institute): March 15, 2023