Art Rodgers has over 12 years of experience in housing finance, community development and urban planning.  Prior to joining the Office of Planning, he worked in the private sector as a planning consultant and as an Investment Officer for the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust. Before doing his graduate work at Cornell University’s Department of City & Regional Planning, he worked in community development at a Neighborhood Housing Services in Buffalo, NY.  He received a BA in Environment Design from the State University of New York at Buffalo.  At the Office of Planning, Mr. Rodgers works on major housing policy initiatives such as Inclusionary Zoning and real estate economics, market analysis, and long-range population forecasting.