Resources by Topic: Housing

Housing on this site

Housing materials include:

Posters on affordable housing, housing types, mixed-use development, density, and housing design issues
Fact sheets and other resources
Several briefing papers that deal with housing
PowerPoint presentations on topics such as new development trends, innovative housing, and mixed use
Links to regional resources in housing
Housing images available in the Image Bank

Housing has been dealt with in a number of recent Design Center projects including:

Minneapolis Corridor Housing Initiative in Minneapolis (2003-2004)
The Affordable Housing Initiative HUD Community Outreach Partnership Center working in St. Paul
The New Communities study examining whether exemplary new towns of the 1960s and 1970s provided an alternative to sprawl
Public education materials in the areas of urban design and a number of housing issues developed for the City of Minneapolis (2003-2004)
Other housing projects are listed in the Design Center's projects section
Direct Design Assistance projects related to housing

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