Policy Evaluation & Design
We conduct rigorous assessments and develop innovative policy frameworks to address complex socioeconomic challenges and create practical pathways that improve access, enhance opportunity for all, and generate sustainable community outcomes.
Since 2022, HR&A has worked with leaders in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, address systemic challenges facing the small business community, and foster a new generation of AAPI entrepreneurs seeking to preserve the cultural identity of Chinatown.
HR&A served as strategic partner and development advisor to Rice Management Company for The Ion and broader 16-acre Ion District in Houston, overseeing real estate and programmatic development. This comprehensive advisory role helped successfully transform a historic former Sears department store into a thriving innovation hub while laying the groundwork for a 3-5 million square foot mixed-use innovation district that fosters an inclusive tech ecosystem and creates equitable economic opportunities.
Over 2,000 lower-income Californians have achieved homeownership through a statewide shared appreciation revolving loan fund that HR&A helped design. Our analysis of housing trends across 10 regions and development of lending parameters created a sustainable down payment assistance program addressing affordability barriers.
HR&A worked with the City of Dallas and stakeholders to craft an Economic Development Policy and Incentives Policy to proactively address disparities in economic opportunity through policy, public investment, and partnership. As advisors, analysts, subject matter experts, and external capacity, HR&A helped ensure that the implementation of the policy would provide measurable impacts and improvements to businesses and communities across Dallas.
