{"id":680,"date":"2019-02-13T14:06:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T14:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/?p=680"},"modified":"2019-02-25T15:21:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T15:21:45","slug":"ep-54-why-land-use-matters-in-transit-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/2019\/02\/13\/ep-54-why-land-use-matters-in-transit-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 54 &#8211; Why Land Use Matters in Transit Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9071\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-680-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/p\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep54_LandUse.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/p\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep54_LandUse.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/p\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep54_LandUse.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/p\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep54_LandUse.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/?powerpress_pinw=680-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/s\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep54_LandUse.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ep54_LandUse.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/landuse-1024x992.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-681\" width=\"331\" height=\"319\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re paying any attention to discussions in our City Council and its committees, you may have heard terms such as \u201caffordable housing,\u201d the \u201cmissing middle housing\u201d and \u201cADUs\u201d &#8211; which are accessory dwelling units. One big reason we should all care about density is that it connects to transit use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/officials-describe-wake-county-as-affordable-housing-desert-crisis\/17114070\/\">Officials describe Wake County as affordable housing desert, crisis<\/a> &#8211; WRAL &#8211; November 14, 2017 <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nearly 43,000 of the county\u2019s 1 million residents spend more than 50 percent of their income for housing \u2014 an extreme burden given that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recommends families spend no more than 30 percent.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tjcog.org\/lucid.aspx\">Land Use &#8211; Community &#8211; Infrastructure Development (LUCID)<\/a> &#8211; Studies by the Triangle J Council of Governments <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/article183788356.html\">Restore the Missing Middle Housing<\/a> &#8211; News &amp; Observer Op-Ed &#8211; November 9, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raleighnc.gov\/home\/content\/PlanDev\/Articles\/LongRange\/ComprehensivePlanUpdate.html\">Raleigh Comprehensive Plan 2030 Update<\/a> &#8211; Raleigh City Government &nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousing.raleighnc.gov\/\">What is Affordable Housing?<\/a> &#8211; City of Raleigh Program explanation <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citylab.com\/transportation\/2018\/05\/yes-transit-rich-neighborhoods-are-more-affordable\/561332\/\">Yes, Transit-Rich Neighborhoods Are More Affordable &#8211; City Lab &#8211; May 29, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usa.streetsblog.org\/2018\/06\/20\/why-affordable-housing-is-so-important-for-development-near-transit\/\">Why Affordable Housing is So Important for Development Near Transit<\/a> &#8211; StreetsBlog USA &#8211; June 20, 2019 <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/cities\/2018\/jul\/05\/meet-the-numtots-the-millennials-who-find-fixing-public-transit-sexy-urbanist-memes\">Meet the Numtots, the Millennials Who Find Fixing Public Transit Sexy <\/a>&#8211; The Guardian &#8211; July 5, 2018<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/missingmiddlehousing.com\/about\/characteristics\/\">What are the Characteristics of Missing Middle Housing? <\/a>&#8211; Missing Middle <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/566827\/americas-best-and-worst-cities-public-transit\">America\u2019s Best and Worst Cities for Public Transit<\/a> &#8211; Mental Floss &#8211; December 10, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citylab.com\/transportation\/2019\/01\/los-angeles-public-transportation-tax-measure-m-metro\/580609\/\">Los Angeles Passed a Historic Transit Tax. 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