This 2007 Annie E. Casey Foundation report examines a group of organizations that work in partnership with schools, from a single neighborhood community school to a network of school-based community centers stretching across New York City and other communities around the country.
Read MoreUsing Montgomery County, MD, as a starting point, this 2013 study takes a look at the effect of inclusionary zoning policies on children and their neighborhoods.
Read MoreThis rigorous study examines how mixed-income, high-density rental developments—what the authors call "a suburban homeowner’s worst nightmare”—affect the property values of nearby single-family houses.
Read MoreThis 2014 National Housing Conference paper profiles six localities that have adopted inclusionary housing policies tied to upzoning, referred to here as "inclusionary upzoning.” The paper explores how neighborhood context, market context, and policy design may affect the success of inclusionary upzoning policies and their potential for adoption in new areas of the country where inclusionary housing has not yet been implemented.
Read MoreA 1999 Urban Institute analysis of the impacts of supportive housing programs on neighborhood property values and crime rates.
Read MoreA 2006 white paper by the University of Texas at Austin using GIS to identify whether there is a relationship between the presence of affordable housing and crime rate in its surrounding neighborhood in Dallas, as well as how affordable housing might affect the crime trends.
Read MoreA 2013 report from Smart Growth America that surveys 17 studies from around the Nation comparing municipal costs of smarth growth development against conventional suburban development.
Read MoreA 2013 study that looks at the relationship between housing vouchers and crime rates using annual neighborhood-level data on vouchers and crime from 10 large American cities.
Read MoreA 2012 report from the Fort Lauderdale Affordable Housing Advisory Committee uses a housing needs assessment and affordability analysis to present the case for the need for an Inclusionary Housing Program in the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Read MoreAffordable housing chapter from Beaufort County, South Carolina’s 2010 comprehensive plan including a housing needs assessment, land use assessment, and analysis of local housing strategies.
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