Tools and Best Practices for Land Use Efficiency and Equity in Cities

The main objective of this research project is to assist local governments to improve land use efficiency and equity through the review and evaluation of existing tools related to land use, transportation, and affordable housing. The research team will conduct a needs assessment to understand the needs of local governments and gaps of existing data and analytical tools related to land use efficiency, housing affordability, and gentrification. For this research, the team will conduct a literature review of existing tools, identify promising practices and missed opportunities of existing tools, and address the gaps that could inform the potential development of new tools. This project will provide information about the landscape of methods and tools available to local governments, specifically small to mid-sized cities across California, to evaluate the land use efficiency and equity within their jurisdictions. Overall, the findings of this study will identify the promising practices and missed opportunities of existing tools. Furthermore, the findings of this study will inform the potential development of a new tool or synthesis of existing tools.

• Record URL:
  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/tools-and-best-practices-land-use-efficiency-and-equity-cities

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $35027
• Contract Numbers:

  65A0686 Task Order 067

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95843
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Project Managers:

  Iacobucci, Lauren

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Principal Investigators:

  Barajas, Jesus

• Start Date: 20220101
• Expected Completion Date: 20221231
• Actual Completion Date: 20230206
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Cost effectiveness; Equity (Justice); Guidelines; Housing; Land use; Land use planning; Local government; Medium sized cities; Needs assessment
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01787269
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 65A0686 Task Order 067
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 4 2021 10:04AM