Category: Reports
The Correlates of House Price Changes with Geography, Density, Design, and Use
Urban neighborhoods have weathered the recent housing crisis better than their sprawling counterparts. Using detailed geographic modeling and regression analysis, this report illustrates how neighborhoods with core tenets of New Urbanism — walkabl… more »
Livability Literature Review: A Synthesis of Current Practice
This comprehensive report by the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) describes how livability is understood, provides examples of livable communities in practice, and adds clarity to several concepts. This new report will help local governm… more »
Investment Ready Places: A Guide to Community Building in the New American Frontier
Investment Ready Places are mid-sized towns that are well positioned to respond to retooling. These communities have unique factors, including a demand for mixed-use environments that have transportation options and the need for housing that accommodate… more »
Rural Sprawl in Metropolitan Portland
The greater metro Portland area straddles Oregon and Washington, offering an intriguing natural experiment for gauging the effects of different growth management laws. This report examines trends in Portland-area development using census data from the l… more »
Losing Ground: The Struggle of Moderate-Income Households to Afford the Rising Costs of Housing and Transportation
This new report from the Center for Neighborhood Technology finds that for the average family in the 25 largest U.S. metro areas, any income gains made in the last decade have been erased by the skyrocketing cost burden of housing and transportation com… more »
Livability in the New River Valley
The New River Valley Planning District Commission in Radford, Virginia recently released Livability in the New River Valley, which examines local assets and trends and sets the stage for a future development plan for the region.
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Methods for Estimating the Environmental Health Impacts of SRTS Programs
In this new publication, Safe Routes to Schools explores the relationship between environmental health and school travel, the environmental health impacts of school travel, and the impact of school travel on local air quality and carbon dioxide emission… more »
Healthy Planning: An Evaluation of Comprehensive and Sustainability Plans Addressing Public Health
The report from the American Planning Association analyzes 22 public health plans for their adequacy in addressing active living, emergency preparedness, environmental exposures, food and nutrition, health and human services, and social cohesion and men… more »
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