The Spatial Dilemma of Sustainable Transportation and Just Affordable Housing: Part I, Housing Choice Vouchers

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• Creators:
  Ong, Paul M. ; Pech, Chhandara ; Green, Tiffany ; Padgett, Allie ; Yoon, Anne ; Wasserman, Jacob L.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies ; University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Neighborhood Knowledge (CNK)
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of California Institute of Transportation Studies ; State of California
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Housing
  • Socioeconomic factors
  • Low income groups
  • Spatial analysis
  • Sustainable transportation
  • Vehicle miles of travel
  • Equity (Justice) Affordable housing
  • Housing Choice Vouchers
  • Section 8
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UC-ITS-2021-50
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.17610/t6tk58
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;United States
• Edition:
  Final report (July 2020 – September 2022)
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Abstract:
  This study examines the spatial distribution of tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) units to understand whether geographic patterns and trends are consistent with climate change and equity goals. The analysis compares the location of HCV units in 2012 and net changes from 2012 to 2019 with a number of transportation, environmental, and racial and economic equity metrics. While the change in units from 2012 to 2019 shows promising trends for reducing vehicle miles traveled and increasing walkability and transit accessibility, there is a cost: higher exposure to pollution and a higher rate of vehicle collisions. HCV units are further concentrated in disproportionately low-income neighborhoods and neighborhoods of color, with worsened access to economic opportunity. The findings reveal an inherent structural dilemma in whether the HCV program is able to simultaneously achieve climate and equity goals.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  UC-ITS-2021-50
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64367/dot_64367_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.66 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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