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HUD USER publishes a series of case studies based on federal, state and local strategies that increase affordable housing opportunities, apply sustainable features and practices, and increase access to public transportation. The projects featured in these reports have demonstrated innovation through a multitude of partnerships and initiatives. Each report outlines a project’s objectives and the development strategies used to achieve them.

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Santa Monica, California: The Arroyo Provides Affordable and Sustainable Housing

The city of Santa Monica has not escaped California’s affordable housing crisis; more than half of the city’s households spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent. The city also faces the enormous challenge of meeting the need identified in the 2021 regional housing needs allocation (RHNA): planning for an average of 1,109 new housing units annually for the next 8 years, more than two-thirds of which must be affordable.
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Previous Case Studies Reports

Photograph of the front façade of a midrise mixed-use building.

Colocating Affordable Housing and Library Services and Revitalizing a Neighborhood in Chicago

Photograph of the front and side façades of a two-story house surrounded by trees.

Vail, Colorado: The Vail InDEED Program Provides Deed-Restricted Workforce Housing in a Resort Market

Low-angle aerial photograph of a row of single-story shotgun houses, with a two-story structure to the right of the houses and the skyline of downtown Houston in the background.

Houston, Texas: Project Row Houses Uses Art To Preserve Architecture, Culture, and Community in a Low-Income Neighborhood