PD&R Edge Elist - 01/17/2012

New on The Edge

From the Assistant Secretary:
LGBT Elders
Assistant Secretary Raphael Bostic reflects on the LGBT Elder Housing Summit hosted at HUD headquarters in Washington, DC in December. The event, the first of its kind, highlighted the unique difficulties facing the LGBT elder population and existing program models developed to meet their housing and supportive service needs.

Partner Report:
Urban Poverty: A New Generation of Ideas
Reducing Urban Poverty: A New Generation of Ideas includes winning papers from the second academic competition sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project and partner organizations. The competition recognizes the need for evidence based policymaking and program development to address the challenges presented by rapid urbanization across the world.

Research:
Job Accessibility for Households Without Vehicles
A recent report by the Brookings Institution examines economic and transportation opportunities available to households that lack a personal vehicle compared with households with cars. The basis for the analysis is ACS data from the 100 largest metropolitan areas, which records more than seven million zero-car households in the metropolitan areas.

In Practice:
New Program Will Spur Affordable Housing Development in Chicago
The city of Chicago passed the Home Sweet Home ordinance to spur affordable housing production in a challenging economy. The ordinance allows developers to use tax increment financing, a tried and true tool, to redevelop multifamily rental units.