General Resources
Institute for Sustainable Communities
Find more information on the program that facilitated the initiatives in the Bay Area, Puget Sound, and Twin Cities regions.
HUD Sustainable Communities Initiative
Find more information on all of the grantee recipients, as well as an overview on the entire program.
Read a report detailing the impacts of the Sustainable Communities Initiative on the country as a whole.
Read a report considering the significance of regional planning and how regions were considered for the Sustainable Communities Initiative.
Reconciling Livability and Sustainability: Conceptual and Practical Implications for Planning
Read a report that analyzes the links between livability and sustainability.
The Sustainable Communities Initiative: Collective Impact in Practice
Read a report that describes the successful efforts of the initiative, due to the collaborative effort of planning entities.
Resources for the Bay Area Region
An implementation of transit and affordable housing strategies with an emphasis in engaging disadvantaged populations
Bay Area Prosperity Plan Website
The website is an accessible tool to understand the breadth of the Bay Area Regional Prosperity Plan and its implementation.
Regional Prosperity Plan Evaluation: Final Report
The study evaluates the outcomes of the initiative, specifically in its successes through local partnerships and community-focused projects.
Resources for the Puget Sound Region
A commitment to investing in equitable development, as indicated by the region’s investment of billions of dollars to high-capacity transit
The Growing Transit Communities Strategy
The document details the proposal to implement strategies to promote economic growth, affordable housing, and access to opportunity.
Growing Transit Communities Compact
The compact indicates the commitment made by the city to promote growth in transit and equitable communities
Puget Sound Region Transit-Oriented Development Market Study
The study analyzes the potential for market-rate and affordable development round light rail transit in the Central Puget Sound Region.
Resources for the Twin Cities
An establishment of equitable transit-oriented development that sought to revolutionize how transit-related planning and development are done in the Twin Cities
Corridors of Opportunity Final Evaluation Report
The report analyzes the immediate outcomes of the initiative.
Corridors of Opportunity Final Evaluation Report Summary
The report assesses the progress of the program in completing its overall goals.
The document characterizes the region encompassing the Twin Cities as changing, growing, and ready to thrive.
The final report holistically evaluates the implementation and successes of the initiative.