The Mismatch between Housing and Jobs: A 2011 Update and Discussion on Achieving Balance
Jan 1, 2012
Author(s): Bell, Mary E.
Publisher(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Issue Area(s): Employment and Labor; Housing and Homelessness
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Northeastern)-New Jersey-Burlington County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-New Jersey-Camden County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-New Jersey-Gloucester County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-New Jersey-Mercer County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Bucks County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Delaware County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Delaware County-Chester; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Montgomery County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia County-Philadelphia
Funder(s): Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Author(s): Bell, Mary E.
Publisher(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Issue Area(s): Employment and Labor; Housing and Homelessness
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Northeastern)-New Jersey-Burlington County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-New Jersey-Camden County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-New Jersey-Gloucester County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-New Jersey-Mercer County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Bucks County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Delaware County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Delaware County-Chester; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Montgomery County; North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia County-Philadelphia
Funder(s): Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
The overall goal of this report, initiated in FY 2010 for the Southeastern Pennsylvania counties and expanded in FY 2011 to include the region's four Southern New Jersey counties, is to assess the region's current housing stock, evaluate the balance between jobs and housing, identify potential alternatives for achieving a better regional jobs/housing balance, to promote socioeconomic balance and diversity throughout Greater Philadelphia. The report begins with an assessment of the region's housing stock, including an inventory of existing public and assisted housing. The study continues with a discussion of current federal and state housing-related programs, policies, and initiatives that are thought to have influenced residential development patterns.
