Driving: A Hard Bargain
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2010
Level
City or Town
State(s)
Illinois
Policy Areas
Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility
This report outlines barriers to transit accessibility in the Chicago area and the financial impacts of transportation burden. It also recommends that municipalities adopt housing and transportation affordability benchmarks, mandate transit-oriented development within 0.5 miles of stations, enact inclusionary zoning, implement density thresholds for transit expansion, and establish a land acquisition and predevelopment fund.