We will investigate the results of decades of housing development tangled with decades of (sub)urban development. We will look for ground up opportunity and top down opportunity, as we have in the first two projects, in this broader context.
To introduce Project 3 I offer a set of resources and a puzzle.
The resources are found at the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies. In particular, a recent study performed by a group of students under the direction of William O'dell. This study looks at suitability of affordable housing in the Orlando region, Orange County as a whole. It introduces a tool for the investigation of the quality of current affordable housing stock and proposes a method of finding best sites for new affordable housing. The tool relies heavily on utilizing the positive impact of linkage and networks. These are systems which we have identified as being necessary contributors to defining the urban condition. It also points out a diminishment issue with current affordable housing availability with units at risk of deterioration or conversion to market rate rents.
Tasks (Exercise 1, P3X1):
- Read these papers, become familiar with their concepts, sources (bibliographies and data) and vocabulary. Be prepared to discuss them. Download the reports here: an overview of the HSM , an evaluation of transit accessibility of affordable housing in the Orlando area, and an analysis of jobs-housing spatial mismatch. The homepage for this work is here. Post a reaction to the findings enclosed in these reports to the blog.
- Browse and "master" the use of the Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse.
- Attempt to locate and visit one of the projects. Document your visit and add it to your post.
This may be done in groups similar to our first project. They may be the same groups.
Other resources:
OHA, which now includes Sanford.
Orange County Community Development
Florida Housing Coalition
HUD Income Limits Data
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il/il14/fl_RevSec8.pdf