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Local opportunities <br />* Connect homeowners to rehabilitation funding and other resources to maintain healthy, <br />thriving neighborhoods ofowner-occupied homes. <br />• Offer a range of housing options to households interested in homeownership. <br />Expand o00o[fU0it'esfnr households to reduce their co0h'De'Ucosts <br />rfhousingand transportation <br />The combined cost of housing plus transportation consumes a disproportionate amount <br />of household income. Bvone recent estimate, eliminating an automobile can save a <br />household more than $9,000 annually" —money that could otherwise be used to support <br />the local economy. Even reducing miles driven can save a significant amount of money for <br />a household. For many, considering housing plus transportation costs together provides a <br />meaningful lens t0evaluate tradeoffs. Some households may b8willing t0drive farther for <br />work because they value having a large yard or want their children to attend a particular <br />school district. Others may b8indifferent t0having 8yard and find that stable good -paying <br />employment requires a long commute. <br />An affordable home in adeoirab|e <br />neighborhood and school district ionot <br />aviable option for ahousehold unable <br />toreach ajob inareasonable amount <br />oftime atareasonable expense. Ao <br />the regional transit system deve|opa, <br />more residents will have more <br />transportation options. Considering <br />housing plus transportation costs <br />together can inform household <br />decision -making as well as regional <br />and local planning. <br />Council role <br />• Provide information on regional and sub -regional cost burden levels and trends, and <br />housing and transportation costs. <br />• Encourage a full range of housing options in locations near job opportunities, shopping, <br />and schools, and in places that support travel and commuting by walking, bicycling, or <br />transit. <br />Local opportunities <br />* Consider both housing and transportation costs in local planning processes. <br />* Identify opportunities t0improve links between existing housing clusters and job <br />concentrations. <br />p Explore how t0improve residents' ability t0access jobs, services, and amenities without <br />apersonal vehicle. <br />fWo:omwrmmes <br />