The study examined the relationship between housing availability near workplaces and commute distance for lower-, medium-, and higher-wage workers in Los Angeles.
Low-income households stand to benefit from new carsharing models that can provide car access without the financial burden of car ownership. New models are emerging using different pricing models, location considerations, and electric vehicles.
Local governments sometimes approve multifamily housing through a discretionary process, meaning a public body must vote to entitle the proposal before it can seek a building permit. By-right entitlement, in contrast, allows developers to apply directly for a building permit. We tested the hypothesis that by-right approvals are faster. Faster approval can make multifamily development more feasible, which can in turn improve housing affordability.
This report aims to gain a better understanding of unhoused and unsheltered people living in vehicles.
Measure ULA is a November 2022 ballot initiative that would increase taxes on the sale of properties valued $5 million or above in Los Angeles, but there is concern it may depress new housing production. We develop a model for identifying projects that may be most at risk of not being built because of the increased tax.
This paper analyzes Measure ULA, a City of Los Angeles ballot measure which would reform transfer taxes to raise money for affordable housing/homelessness prevention.
We propose and evaluate a fair housing land use score (FHLUS) that measures whether local governments’ land use policies promote inclusion across neighborhoods.
Researchers propose and evaluate a new metric to measure whether or not local land use policies promote inclusion across neighborhoods.
This study examines the relationship between housing affordability and commute distance in two adjacent Southern California metropolitan areas.
This paper compares the costs of acquiring and converting market-rate housing through Homekey to similar purpose-built affordable housing developments in Los Angeles.
