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Don't Miss the Middle: The Critical Role of Moderate-Priced Housing to Affordability

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Submitted by Todd Litman on December 1, 2019 - 1:00pm

To increase affordability communities should support moderate-priced housing development. This increases housing options for middle-income households, and for lower-income through filtering, as households move from low- to moderate-priced units.

Smart Growth and Vehicle Travel Reductions

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Submitted by Todd Litman on October 8, 2019 - 5:00am

Many jurisdictions have vehicle travel reduction targets. Integrated Smart Growth policies can help achieve these and other planning goals.

Stop Giving Away Valuable Public Assets! A Fiduciary Obligation for Road and Parking Pricing

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Submitted by Todd Litman on September 19, 2019 - 5:00am

Cities significantly underprice their roads and parking facilities, forcing local taxpayers to subsidize out-of-town motorists. Municipal officials have an obligation to better manage these valuable public resources.

Smart Congestion Costing: A Critical Evaluation of the 'Urban Mobility Report'

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Submitted by Todd Litman on August 29, 2019 - 8:00am

The new "Urban Mobility Report" provides widely-cited congestion cost estimates. However, its analysis is neither comprehensive nor objective. Anybody using these estimates should understand its omissions and biases.

The 'War on Cars' Is a Bad Joke

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Submitted by Todd Litman on August 23, 2019 - 7:00am

There is no war on cars. Everybody, including motorists, benefit from a more diverse and efficient transportation system. Let there be peace!

Planners Can Help Increase Opportunity and Fairness

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Submitted by Todd Litman on July 24, 2019 - 9:00am

Transportation and land use planning decisions affect economic opportunity and mobility—the chance that children become more economically successful than their parents. We can help create more equitable communities.

Fun With Statistics: Factors Affecting Motor Vehicle Travel

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Submitted by Todd Litman on July 1, 2019 - 5:00am

A few graphs provide insights into factors that affect the amount of motor vehicle travel in a community, and how driving can be reduced.

Automobile Dependency in Action

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Submitted by Todd Litman on June 10, 2019 - 11:00am

These examples illustrate how biased planning favors longer-distance, motorized travel over shorter, active, affordable, energy efficient, less polluting, and healthier travel options, and sprawl over compact infill development. It's time for reform.

Breaking the Cycle of Automobile Dependency

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Submitted by Todd Litman on June 3, 2019 - 8:00am

Many current planning practices reinforce a cycle of increased automobile use, more automobile-oriented community redevelopment, and reduced mobility options. There are good reasons to break this pattern.

What the Market Can Bear: Defining Limits to Inclusive Housing Requirements

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Submitted by Todd Litman on April 29, 2019 - 5:00am

Inclusivity requirements should be used with caution. Increasing the portion of below-market housing units tends to reduce total housing production, particularly moderate-priced homes.

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Todd Litman's blog

Don't Miss the Middle: The Critical Role of Moderate-Priced Housing to Affordability

Smart Growth and Vehicle Travel Reductions

Stop Giving Away Valuable Public Assets! A Fiduciary Obligation for Road and Parking Pricing

Smart Congestion Costing: A Critical Evaluation of the 'Urban Mobility Report'

The 'War on Cars' Is a Bad Joke

Planners Can Help Increase Opportunity and Fairness

Fun With Statistics: Factors Affecting Motor Vehicle Travel

Automobile Dependency in Action

Breaking the Cycle of Automobile Dependency

What the Market Can Bear: Defining Limits to Inclusive Housing Requirements

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