America in 2015 is based on a nationwide survey of 1,201 adults conducted during January 2015. Survey responses are categorized by generation as well as by ethnicity, income, and location. The responses are weighted to be representative of the U.S. population. The report builds on findings from America in 2013, published by ULI in May 2013.
This guidebook is intended to provide elected officials, city staff members, community leaders, and other decision makers in small and mid-sized cities with a menu of strategies for improving the transportation choices available to low- and moderate-income households.
An interactive, easily navigated website, the AARP Livability Index allows users to compare communities, adjust scores based on personal preferences and learn how to take action to make their own communities move livable.
This Alexandria Council of Human Services Organizations report is the second in a series aiming to identify Alexandria's housing and social service needs and outlining what needs to be done to address them.
By taking into account the combined costs of housing and transportation associated with the location of the home, the Center for Neighborhood Technology's interactive H+T Index provides a more complete understanding of affordability.
The Bay Area Burden report by the Urban Land Institute, Center for Housing Policy, and Center for Neighborhood Technology examines the comprehensive "cost of placeā in nine counties located throughout the San Francisco region.
A MacArthur Foundation brief that summarizes a paper published in the Journal of Health Economics that connects poor infant health outcomes with carbon monoxide exposure.
This ULI case study examines an innovative planned community in New York that focuses on urban redevelopment, transit-oriented development, and health and family initiatives. NOTE: Full text may be paywalled.
This 2006 article by the National Multifamily Housing Council outlines the correlation between multifamily apartments and traffic congestion and debunks the myth that multifamily development leads to traffic issues in the neighborhood.