Case Study Home | HUD USER

Case Studies

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.

Latest Case Studies Reports

Photograph of people sitting at a dozen round tables and listening to a speaker in a large meeting room.

Dayton, Ohio: A Creative and Collaborative Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

Dayton, Ohio’s 10-Year Plan for Ending Chronic Homelessness and Reducing Overall Homelessness, adopted in 2006, won the 2016 American Planning Association/HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award.
Learn More>>

Previous Case Studies Reports

Photograph of the front and side facades of a five-story apartment building, broken into two masses and seen from the street.

Oakland, California: Award-Winning Design at the Lakeside Senior Apartments

Photograph of the front façade of the historic Jonas Clark Hall, a four-story brick academic building with a five-story clock tower marking the entrance.

University and the Main South Community Development Corporation: A 30-Year Partnership for Neighborhood Revitalization in Worcester

A woman looks at a poster-sized list of projects that residents have used to indicate their preferred neighborhood improvement projects.

Ball State University and Muncie Residents Address the Challenges Wrought by Deindustrialization