Realizing The Potential: Expanding Housing Opportunities Near Transit
Study shows location matters when it comes to reducing household costs; examines five case studies
by Reconnecting America's Center for Transit-Oriented Development for FTA and HUD
This new national study funded by the Federal Transit Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that location matters a great deal when it comes to reducing household costs. While families who live in auto-dependent neighborhoods spend an average of 25 percent of their household budget on transportation, families who live in transit-rich neighborhoods spend just 9 percent, the study says. The report examines five case study regions – Boston, Charlotte, Denver, Minneapolis, and Portland -- to better understand the proactive strategies being undertaken to create and preserve affordable housing near transit.
Posted May 16, 2007
- Press Release · PDF
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Table of Contents · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Executive Summary · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 1, Realizing Housing and Transportation's Important Interconnections · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 2, Location Matters to the Cost of Living · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 3, Overview of Selected Case Study Regions · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 4, Boston's Fairmount/Indigo Line Corridor · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 5, Charlotte's South Corridor/Blue Line · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 6, The Denver Region's West Corridor · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 7, the Twin Cities Hiawatha Corridor · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 8, Portland's Downtown Streetcar Corridor · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 9, Lessons Learned · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Chapter 10, Recommendations · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Appendices · PDF
- FULL REPORT: Glossary · PDF
