pf_03065 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Welsch. Dennis -~ From: Sent: To: Subject: Carol J. Swenson {swens029@maroon.tc.umn.edu] Wednesday, August 05,19989:34 AM DennisWelsch@roseville.rcmnet.org Re: Metro Growth Study This could be Ed Goetz. He does a lot of research on affordable housing and public policy. I'll find out. Carol Responding to the message of <216E4AF1 E981 D111A4A40800098AF5FD0173B5@maiI.RCMNET.org> from 'Welsch, Dennis" <DennisWelsch@roseville.rcmnet.org>: > > Carol: Thanks for the citation. I heard from Ellen Dickson, who is my > advisor at Hamline today. She said there is a study done by someone at > UofM (Bob Goerhz??? -lost my notes and spelling) which claims that the > livable communities program has done more harm to affordable housing and > should not be continued. Have you or Bill heard anything about this > study? I'm interested in the author's persepctive. Later, Dennis. > > -Original Message- > From: Carol J. Swenson [mailto:swens029@maroon.tc.umn.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 19983:11 PM > To: dennis.welsch@cLroseville.mn.us > Subject: Metro Growth Study > > > Dennis: > > This was in a electronic newsletter I get. I thought you might find it > interesting give the upcoming Met Council Study. I did download the > exec. > summary and the full report. There are some interesting comments about > housing > and demographic data. > > I am working on the socio-economic piece discussed with Joseph and Cathy > on > Friday. I would like a little time to do more research on how this has > been > approached by other groups in other areas. I will be in touch later on > this > week. > > It was good to see you Friday. How's that new grandson doing??? > > Carol > > > FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION COMPLETES REPORT ON COSTS OF SPRAWL > "The Full Social Costs of Alternative Land Use Patterns: Theory, Data, > Methods and Recommendations," is the title of a recent report prepared > by > Parsons Brinckerhoff for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal > Highway Administration. The 17S-page report includes a thorough review > of > existing literature regarding social, economic and environmental costs > and > benefits associated with sprawling development patterns. The report > also > details a prototype model for estimating costs associated with different > development patterns at the regional level. The Full Social Cost of > Alternative Land Development Scenarios (SCALDS) is primarily intended > for > use by metropolitan planning organizations. To download the executive 1