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Successful housing policy is based on long-term planning and stability. Real estate requires consistent resources – all parties involved in creating new homes need to know that funding will be available not just today, but over several years. That is why the last five-year housing plan was so successful: it created a steady roadmap for the industry to follow.

In tightly-packed places like New York City, home to more than 6,000 high-rises, many of the effects of urban canyons and urban heat are unavoidable, said John Mandyck, CEO of Urban Green Council in New York City.