Evaluation of Second Round Awards Under California’s Transit-Oriented Development Housing and Infill Infrastructure Grant Programs

TOPIC: Community DevelopmentSTATE: CaliforniaTYPE: Research ReportDATE: April 2011AUTHOR: Sharon Sprowls, Nathan Cataline, and Judson Brown, Housing CaliforniaDESCRIPTION: This report follows up on a first round evaluation of the effectiveness of bonds used to fund housing related programs created in 2006. This analysis includes the second round of funding under the IIG program. There is emphasis on how funds were allocated, the level of housing affordability achieved with the aid of the programs, and issues that have arisen with TOD and IIG. The report also includes a comprehensive list of all projects that received funding in both the first and second rounds of funding.