A National Study on Transportation Affordability of HUD Housing Assistance Programs

Jahan, Jinat; Hamidi, Shima

doi:10.3390/su12010123

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“…We know that public housing residents, including those in our study experience transport difficulties related to affordability and accessibility (Fitt et al 2022;Jahan and Hamidi 2020;Thompson 2022), with lowest income households spending more than a quarter of their income on transport (StatsNZ 2019) Our hypothesis is that reduced cost public transport can play an important role in affordability and accessibility, specifically for those on lower incomes who face transport difficulty.…”

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Accessibility and Affordability Impacts of Half Price Public Transport Fares in Aotearoa New Zealand

Curl,

Coppens,

Dares

et al. 2024

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Transport costs can constitute a large proportion of household budgets and restrict travel. Reduced or free public transport fares are one strategy to address these affordability and accessibility challenges. We analyse data from a 2022 transport survey to investigate participants perspectives and experiences of half price public transport fares in Ōtautahi Christchurch, a city in Aotearoa New Zealand. We find that those experiencing transport poverty are likely to have benefitted in terms of widening access and reduced financial stress.

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confidence: 88%

Accessibility and Affordability Impacts of Half Price Public Transport Fares in Aotearoa New Zealand

Curl,

Coppens,

Dares

et al. 2024

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“…The nine documents on best practices are presented in the full version. After selecting the nine studies [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48], they were organised into Results Matrices to facilitate the organisation of the findings. This technique employs a table format that presents research results clearly and concisely.…”

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The Synergy of Community, Government, and Circular Economy in Shaping Social Housing Policies

Gomide,

Bragança,

Casagrande Junior

2024

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Despite state efforts to enhance affordability, access to adequate housing, deemed a fundamental human right, remains a global challenge. Projections indicate a looming housing deficit affecting 1.6 billion people by 2025, necessitating an integrated approach aligning environmental preservation with housing development. Circular Economy (CE) principles are identified as instrumental in advancing sustainable Social Housing Policies (SHPs). A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) placed best practice documents establishing a positive correlation between CE principles and increased social housing supply. The circularly built environment is recognised for reducing waste, carbon emissions, and resource depletion. However, this research proposes a nuanced perspective, asserting that integrating CE principles addresses housing needs and fosters environmental sustainability, job creation, and economic growth. Crucially, community, government, and the circular economy emerge as pivotal actors in overcoming challenges inherent in SHPs. This study contributes significantly to the discourse on housing policies and sustainability, advocating for an inclusive and environmentally conscious approach to the global housing deficit.

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“…There are a growing number of examples of efforts to seize on the benefits of energy efficiency (EE) or renewable energy (RE) to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for low-income families and resources to support the increased uptake of EE and RE in affordable housing (Schwartz et al, 2018;EPA, 2018). The potential to ease the overall financial burden on low-income families by lowering transportation costs has also been recognized (DOT, 2015;Jahan and Hamidi, 2020). However, as discussed further below, there is an absence of prominent examples of policies or programs that attempt to tackle both energy and transportation affordability.…”

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Evaluation of Energy Systems Network's Moving Forward Initiative in Indiana: Initial Program Outcomes and Potential Impacts

Burger¹,

Curtright²,

DeWeese³

et al. 2021

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In late 2019, with support from the Lilly Endowment Inc., Energy Systems Network (ESN) asked the RAND Corporation to conduct an evaluation of its Moving Forward (MF) program. Moving Forward seeks to improve the multifamily affordable housing produced in Indiana by integrating energy efficiency, transportation, and access to services into the housing design and construction process. This evaluation is intended to help ESN understand how MF has performed since the launch of its first phase in 2015, to allow ESN to continue to track performance as MF matures, and to provide insight into the potential replicability of the MF model.This report is intended for several audiences. The first is ESN and its parent organization, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), to support assessment of their own programmatic activities and apply lessons learned to MF and other related future initiatives. The evaluation may also be of interest to government agencies and organizations that fund, develop, and support affordable housing in Indiana and nationally, including the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA), housing developers, and nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. The report builds on a substantial body of work in program evaluation by RAND, including an evaluation of the MacArthur Foundation's investment in energy efficiency as a means to preserve and improve the existing stock of affordable rental housing in the United States (Schwartz et al., 2018). Community Health and Environmental Policy ProgramRAND Social and Economic Well-Being is a division of the RAND Corporation that seeks to actively improve the health and social and economic well-being of populations and communities throughout the world. This research was conducted in the Community Health and Environmental Policy Program within RAND Social and Economic Well-Being. The program focuses on such topics as infrastructure, science and technology, community design, community health promotion, migration and population dynamics, transportation, energy, and climate and the environment, as well as other policy concerns that are influenced by the natural and built environment, technology, and community organizations and institutions that affect well-being. For more information, email

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A National Study on Transportation Affordability of HUD Housing Assistance Programs

Cited by 4 publications

References 26 publications

Accessibility and Affordability Impacts of Half Price Public Transport Fares in Aotearoa New Zealand

Accessibility and Affordability Impacts of Half Price Public Transport Fares in Aotearoa New Zealand

The Synergy of Community, Government, and Circular Economy in Shaping Social Housing Policies

Evaluation of Energy Systems Network's Moving Forward Initiative in Indiana: Initial Program Outcomes and Potential Impacts

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