The Livable Communities Act In the 113 th Congress Reintroduce
Mechanisms : 1)Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities within HUD 2)Challenge Grants and Transportation Loans 3)HUD + DOT + EPA = Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
Brownfield Remediation
Urban Growth Boundaries
Transit Oriented Growth
-Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure -30 Year Plans -Livability Initiatives
Why is a federal law necessary? What are some political obstacles?
Low Cost and Less Regulation Short Term Benefits: -Fixing and building things now. Long Term Benefits: - Lowering the cost of congestion, emissions, environmental degradation, etc.
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