Democratic Mayors Michelle Wu, Kirk Watson and Lauren McLean speak on a panel about affordable housing on Aug. 22, 2024. [Michael McDevitt/The Daily Line]

The Democratic Mayors Association hosted a panel discussion on the final morning of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Thursday on addressing the affordable housing crisis. Mayors from three cities in vastly different parts of the U.S. spoke about the successes and challenges they’ve experienced trying to increase housing stock and make the process of building new residential development more efficient.