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AD HOC SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 14, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Cap-and-Trade Program.
Issue
ISSUE
The State of California established the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program as part of the larger cap-and-trade effort. This program funds affordable housing in transit served areas together with transportation improvements focused on active modes. The Ad Hoc Sustainability Committee has on-going interest in the program and has received several prior reports. This report responds to direction from Director Solis at the July 2015 meeting to develop an overall strategy to guide Metro's participation in the program.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Need for Strategy
Metro has prioritized the need to fund active transportation, complete streets, first/last mile and affordable housing. These activities are reinforced through various policies including the Joint Development Policy, Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy, First/Last Mile Strategic Plan, and Complete Streets Policy, that form the connective tissue that facilitates the success of larger investments in transportation infrastructure.
The State has also recognized the importance of these investments, establishing the AHSC program, administered by the Strategic Growth Council, as the funding source for active transportation within the larger cap-and-trade portfolio. Taken a step further, the State has positioned AHSC as a multi-component, multi-benefit program that seeks to combine and layer investment in affordable housing with active transportation and other transportation infrastructure. The program has the potential to build from on-going efforts of many communities in Los Angeles County which have sought to embed value from act...
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