The Affordable Housing Gap Analysis 2016
This report finds that only 31 affordable rental units are available per 100 extremely low-income households in the US.
READ MORE >March 2016
National Low Income Housing Coalition
affordable housing, social justice
US Concentrated Poverty in the Wake of the Great Recession
This analysis looks at how and where extreme poverty has increased over time. Following the recession, the number of poor people living in concentrated poverty in suburbs grew nearly twice as fast as in cities.
READ MORE >March 2016
Brookings Institution
affordable housing, gentrification and displacement, social justice
Household Expenditures and Income
This shows that while this expense has been inching up for everyone, the poorest third of Americans now spend about 50 percent more on all their housing costs than they did back in 1996. The poorest third of families spent more on gas in 2014 than on all of their transportation costs combined in 1996.
READ MORE >March 2016
The Pew Charitable Trusts
affordable housing, social justice, transportation
Inclusionary Zoning Has a Scale Problem
This analysis looks at how inclusionary zoning isn’t coming close to meeting the demand for below-market housing nor will it ever be able to do so.
READ MORE >February 2016
CityObservatory
affordable housing
Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing
This report follows up on a previous report on the causes and consequences of California’s housing shortage. It states that given the scope of the problem, the only way to stem displacement on a large scale is to significantly increase the amount of new housing that gets built in California’s desirable coastal communities.
READ MORE >February 2016
Legislative Analyst's Office
affordable housing
How to Make Expensive Cities Affordable for Everyone
This piece looks at the question of how we can make room in highly desirable cities for everyone. Economists, sociologists, and land use scholars weigh in on the debate about the impact of housing supply and demand.
READ MORE >February 2016
The Washington Post: Wonkblog
affordable housing, gentrification and displacement
Integrating California’s Climate Change and Fiscal Goals: The Known, the Unknown, and the Possible
This award-winning paper argues that tax reform could also be a tool for improving climate incentives for development. One of Chapple’s proposals for reform is to increase the amount of property tax revenue returned to the municipalities based on their performance in building infill and transit-oriented development.
READ MORE >February 2016
Karen Chapple, Ph.D.
climate change, transit-oriented development
The Distressed Communities Index
This analysis includes an interactive heat map and analysis for identifying, visualizing, and evaluating economic prosperity and distress spanning nearly every community throughout the country. The “Distressed Communities Index” was built using data from more than 25,000 zip codes and covers 312 million Americans, or 99 percent of the population.
READ MORE >February 2016
Economic Innovation Group
economic opportunity, gentrification and displacement
Half the Oil: Pathways to Reduce Petroleum Use on the West Coast
This report shows how Washington, Oregon, and California could cut their petroleum use in half by 2030.
READ MORE >February 2016
Union of Concerned Scientists
clean energy, climate change
Sustainable Communities Strategies and Conservation: Results from the First Round and Policy Recommendations for Future Rounds
This report looks at how conservation strategies can help avoid sprawl to achieve the greenhouse gas targets and land use goals related to SB 375. The report also showcases conservation best practices in current transportation plans.
READ MORE >January 2016
The Nature Conservancy and Sequoia Riverlands Trust
climate change, open space and parks, transportation
First and Last Mile Connections: New Mobility
This case study examines best practices for new mobility strategies, programs, and models that benefit vulnerable populations. Shared mobility consists of short-term transportation solutions that enable users to access various shared vehicles, bicycles, or other low-speed modes.
READ MORE >January 2016
NRDC
social justice, transportation
National Study of Bus Rapid Transit Development Outcomes
This first-of-its-kind academic study unveiled by Transportation for America, Smart Growth America, and the National Institute on Transportation and Communities examined existing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines and found strong evidence that these systems can bring a range of economic benefits to American cities at a reasonable cost.
READ MORE >January 2016
National Institute for Transportation and Communities
economic opportunity, transportation
San Francisco Bay Area Carbon Footprint Map
This interactive, first-of-its-kind map shows neighborhood-by-neighborhood carbon consumption in the San Francisco Bay Area.
READ MORE >January 2016
UC Berkeley’s CoolClimate Network and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District
climate change, transit-oriented development
The Unintended Consequences of Housing Finance
This paper details how federal housing rules make it very difficult to finance construction or renovation of three-to-four story buildings in many mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods.
READ MORE >January 2016
Regional Plan Association
affordable housing, transit-oriented development
Twelve Innovations in State Transportation Policy States Should Consider in 2016
This report outlines 12 state transportation policy solutions either passed legislatively or instituted through administrative action that expand transparency and accountability, boost state and local economies, invest in innovation, save money, and improve safety for the traveling public.
READ MORE >January 2016
Transportation For America (T4America)
transportation
