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Report Calls for Regional Clean Transportation Plan

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Increasing electric vehicle fleets, along with walkable and bikeable streets and access to public transportation in cities, suburbs and rural and low-income communities across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions are among the strategies in a new report calling for a regional clean transportation plan.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Office Buildings Retail Centers Shopping Centers Transit Facilities Despite the best efforts of city governments and their transportation departments, transit-oriented-development projects often unintentionally burden existing residents and small businesses in the area.

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Hispanic Homeownership Posts Biggest Gain Since 2012, But Pandemic Poses New Challenges

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Of all the demographics, the Hispanic homeownership rate posted its biggest gain since 2012 due to an increase in the average household income and drop in unemployment. A big factor that explains the gain in the Hispanic homeownership rate is income gain. Read More. . Demographics. CORONAVIRUS: RESOURCES AND INFORMATION.

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AED: Highway Program 'Year Zero' Threatens Income, Jobs

Construction Equipment

In FY 2015 the Highway Trust Fund will be unable to support any transportation spending, risking more than $50 billion in annual investment, according to analysis of Congress Budget Office data, reported by the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). AED officials estimate these "year zero" conditions will cost the equipment industry $2.3

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Maryland's $8.5B incentive package largest of the 20 Amazon HQ2 finalists

Construction Dive

Maryland's promise includes state and local income tax credits and money for roads and transportation improvements.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Affordable housing is housing built for people who earn 80% or less of the area median income (AMI).

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AARP: Majority of Older Adults Do Not Reside in 'Livable' Communities

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AARP rates neighborhoods based on its livability index, which takes being a homeowner or renter, whether they have a disability, by race/ethnicity, and income into account. Both older renters and lower-income owners are less common in places with the highest scores for health. Read More . Demographics.

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