Second Economic Impact Study Supports PHAs as Economic Engines
in Recovery Efforts
A
summary
of a recently released study shows that PHAs leveraged the ARRA funds they
received in 2009 to produce $3.12 dollars in economic activity nationally and
$2.12 dollars locally for every $1.00 dollar spent. Read the full report
here…
Map Your Public and Affordable Housing Community
The
mapping tool can be used to display public and affordable
housing properties in your community. You can also display local
amenities and demographic features.
Geographic Information Systems
 GIS technology is useful in better understanding public and
affordable housing issues. GIS concepts are tied to housing funding
streams. For instance, the new federal Choice Neighborhoods
Initiative program distributes funding based on community
characteristics and amenities like transportation, which are often
geographic in nature.
Given these trends, visually representing community features and
demographics can be a powerful legislative tool. GIS technology
helps those administering housing programs understand their market
and helps residents make informed housing choices. This
short tutorial introduces several free tools to help you utilize
this technology.
Housing Summit
The housing industry stakeholders gathered in the summer of 2008
at a pair of housing summits and released a final paper in the Fall
of 2008 - a Policy Framework on the
Future of Public Housing. The paper was signed by 37 industry groups and individuals, including CLPHA, NAHRO, and PHADA.
Now the real work begins...
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