Posts tagged with 'affordable housing'
The District of Columbia Office of Planning, in cooperation with the Chicago-based Center for Neighborhood Technology, released a study that found transportation costs range from $8,500 to $25,000 per household in the D.C. region. The report, “H+T in DC: Housing + Transportation ...
Throughout the current recession, a pattern has been emerging that has fascinated – and sometimes excited – urban planners and policymakers. Home values in cities and close-in suburbs have been falling less than those in far-flung suburban areas. (See articles ...
Some companies seek to fill market niches, but the Tata Group is increasingly known for filling market chasms. Tata boldly transformed the international auto industry late last year when it announced its intention to release the 115,000 rupee (US$2,500) Nano, ...
The Coalition for Smarter Growth is one of the preeminent activist organizations dedicated to sustainable transportation and smart land use policies in the D.C. area. Over the last ten years, the Coalition has fought for inclusionary zoning in D.C., for transit-oriented ...
Heard via the NRDC Switchboard: March 18, 2008 WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new partnership to help American families gain ...