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Housing & Transportation Cost: Applications in Planning
Art RodgersSenior Housing Planner
September 27, 2011
Using Data to Improve Transportation Accessibility and Reduce the Combined Costs of Housing and Transportation
Solutions for Sustainable Communities: 2011 Learning Conference on State and Local Housing Policy
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Expanding the Definition of Affordability
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Suburban
to
Urban
Housing Cost < 30%
Transportation Costs < 15%
Combined Costs
< 45% of Income
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Transportation Costs Vary by Location
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6 Neighborhood VariablesResidential DensityGross DensityAverage Block Size in AcresTransit Connectivity IndexJob DensityAverage Time Journey to WorkDiversity of Land UseLand Use Access via Transit
3 Neighborhood VariablesHousehold IncomeHousehold SizeCommuters per Household
Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology
Car OwnershipCar UsagePublic Transit Usage
Total Transportation Costs
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Average Monthly Housing Costs
Model Outputs & Results
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Model Outputs & Results
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Average Monthly Transportation Costs
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Average Monthly H+T Costsas a Percent of
Area Median Income (AMI)
AMI = $87,623
Model Outputs & Results
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H+T Index Expanding the Definition of Affordability
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Bringing It all Together
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Applications
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Region Forward 2050 & Council of Governments • Target: By 2020, the housing and transportation costs in Regional
Activity Centers will not exceed 45 percent of area median income• Household Travel Survey comparison
Arlington County• Include combined housing & transportation cost into the county’s
demographic profile of neighborhoods.• Columbia Pike streetcar land use and housing study.
WMATA• Inclusion in the “Business Case for Transit” Study
Urban Institute & DC Office of Planning• Foreclosures and Transportation Costs
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Applying the H+T Scenario Tool in DC
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St Elizabeth’s Area 2010-20202,165 New Households17,917 New JobsStreetcar Line
ResultsAutos/Household -61%VMT -42%% Transit Use +36%Transportation Cost -51%
Housing Cost?
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Art RodgersSenior Housing [email protected]
Thank You!Questions?
