State and regional tools for coordinating housing and transportation.

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• Creators:
  Nishawala, Akul ; Lowe, Kate ; Nelson, Marla
• Corporate Creators:
  University of New Orleans. Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Government agencies
  • Coordination
  • Low income groups
  • Residential location
  • Public transit
  • Regional planning
  • States
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SWUTC/14/600451-00107-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  Federal, state, and local governments spend billions on transportation infrastructure and affordable ; housing subsidies, but rarely with complete coordination. States and regional entities are pivotal in ; shaping transportation and housing systems. State agencies not only spend state-generated revenue but ; also frequently determine how federal resources are allocated. The largest federal subsidy for affordable, ; rental housing is the low-income housing tax credit program, but states largely determine the allocation ; of these credits. With increasing attention on the need to combine affordable housing with mobility ; options, this report examines which states have incorporated transit proximity into their allocation of ; low-income housing tax credits. In addition, the report also reviews to what extent low-income ; residential patterns are included in federally required, regional transportation planning. We find that most ; states address transportation in their allocation of low-income housing tax credits, with the most common ; transportation criterion being proximity to transit (e.g., whether a development was .25 or .5 miles from ; transit). Across metropolitan areas, our scan of regional plan documents revealed inconsistent ; consideration of the residential locations of low-income households. In both policy areas, we thus ; observe some attention to the relationship between housing location (for low-income households) and ; transportation systems. The steps toward integration are still new, without documented efficacy, and even ; with initial progress and attention across spheres, integration challenges may remain.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC06
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27392/dot_27392_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 819.40 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a6ce4e73e0d3d1396f43265c0df6da92ffb2f6e51836d53242c051a2087d30af