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A new report by The Brookings Institution, Housing as a Hub for Health, Community Services, and Upward Mobility, explores the ways housing affects the lives and success of individuals in different segments of the population. The report explores factors and policies that limit the capacity of housing to serve as a hub for community well-being. The authors offer four recommendations for strengthening housing's ability to fill that role: improve data collection, sharing and evaluation; improve budgetary coordination and funding experimentation; experiment with different models to organize and manage housing-based services; and strengthen housing-health partnerships. (The Brookings Institution, March 15)
According to newly released Commerce Department data, building permits declined 5.7 percent and new housing starts dropped 7 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.23 million. The data also show that single-family starts increased 2.9 percent to 902,000 units, and multi-family homebuilding fell 26.1 percent to 334,000 units, the lowest level since September 2017. In addition, permits for the construction of single family homes and multi-family buildings dropped by 0.6 and 14.8 percent, respectively. (The Wall Street Journal, March 16)

Upcoming Webinar

On Tuesday, March 20, Enterprise Community Partners is hosting a webinar on “Navigating Federal Transportation Policy to Promote eTOD,” which will feature Ahmad Abu-Khalaf of Enterprise, Christopher Coes of Smart Growth America and Jenna Hornstock of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This webinar will discuss our new report, “Promoting Opportunity through Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD): Navigating Federal Transportation Policy,” as well as provide stakeholders involved in achieving eTOD guidance on understanding and benefitting from federal transportation policies and programs. For more information: please contact Ahmad Abu-Khalaf at aabukhalaf@enterprisecommunity.org. Register here for the webinar.