Paycheck to Paycheck
Compare median home values and median rents with median household incomes, by various occupations, across various regions in the Commonwealth.
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Boston
Cambridge
Springfield
Worcester
Housing and Transportation Affordability Index
Map the combined housing and transportation affordability index for your community.
How much are your combined H&T costs?
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Boston
Springfield
Worcester
Housing and Transportation Calculator
Look up your neighborhood characteristics, community patterns, housing and transportation cost and connectivity based on your address.
Walk Score
Map the walkability of your community using walk score.
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Cambridge
Springfield
Worcester
Bike Score
Map your community's bike score.
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Boston
Abogo
Look up transportation cost estimates, including the impact of changing gas prices, for your address and community.
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Boston
HousingPolicy.org Toolkit
The HousingPolicy.org website provides various tools for addressing community housing needs.
Priced Out - Urban Land Institute (ULI) Publication
Learn more about workforce families and individuals priced out of the Greater Boston housing market and the negative impacts that are a result.
The Boston Regional Challenge - ULI Publication
Learn more about the Boston Regional Challenge of housing and transportation costs for families and individuals living and working in the region.
Planning Ahead for Growth Online Mapping Tool
Use this interactive map to overlay state priorities, including, but not limited to Chapter 40R districts, Chapter 43D districts, Priority Development Areas and Priority Preservation Areas, with projects going on in your community and region.
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Online Mapping Tool
Use the Department of Housing and Urban Development's online mapping tool to overlay data on housing, economic development, transportation and demographics.
Governors’ Institute on Community Design
Scott Bernstein July 25 Presentation Housing and Transportation 
file size 8MB
Secretary Bialecki July 25 Presentation Planning Ahead for Housing
Jeff Lubbell July 25 Presentation Understanding Roles
Lynn Ross July 25 Presentation Workforce Housing and Economic Competitiveness GenY
Will Fleissig- PART 1: A developer's "back-of-the-envelope-notes" - Presentation from July 25, 2012 file size 8MB
Will Fleissig- PART 2: A developer's "back-of-the-envelope-notes" - Presentation from July 25, 2012 file size 5MB
Will Fleissig- PART 3: A developer's "back-of-the-envelope-notes" - Presentation from July 25, 2012 file size 6MB
Will Fleissig- PART 4: A developer's "back-of-the-envelope-notes" - Presentation from July 25, 2012 file size 9MB
Transit-Oriented Development Tool kits, Presentations and Educational Materials
National
Center for Transit-Oriented Development
HUD Transit-Oriented Development Toolkit
State
Massachusetts Smart Growth/Smart Energy Toolkit: Transit-Oriented Development Module
Local
Association of Bay Area Governments
Living Cities TOD Toolkit Presentation, A Webinar for Living Cities' TOD Learning Community, Stephanie Pollock, Northeastern University and the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
Los Angeles Transit-Oriented Development Toolkit
Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington
Twin Cities Transit-Oriented Development Toolkit
Great Communities Collaborative, The San Francisco Foundation and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)