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Regional Housing Needs Assessment

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Below are resources for the Regional Housing Needs Allocation process. The “RHNA” is the process where a council of governments allocates a regional wide housing number to local agencies within that region. The city or county must then develop a housing element that accommodates its assigned need. This web page focuses more on the allocation than the city to city planning. And it is not a comprehensive set of resources. Instead we have selected representative resources that most specifically related to the role of regional governments in the process of planning for housing.

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Resources:

Regions At Work

MTC: Transit Oriented Affordable Housing Program (TOAH). An innovative revolving loan program for well-located affordable housing.
SCAG “The Cost of Not Housing”: Infographic • Full Report • Video Case Studies
SCAG: Affordable Housing and Anti-Displacement Strategies
ABAG: Displacement White Paper
Rooflines: A New Paradigm for Transit: Equity, Sustainability & Housing (co-authored by Jacob Lieb, LA Metro Sustainability Director
Housing Affordability/Neighborhood Stability Policy Overview (ABAG-MTC)
Addressing Displacement in the Bay Area (ABAG)

Regional Housing Needs Assessment

Dept. of Housing & Community Dev’t (HCD): RHNA Overview
RHNA FAQ (15 pages, ABAG, 2020) (Good overview with Bay Area context)
RHNA FAQ (5 pages, SANDAG, 2019)
RHNA Cycle Timeline (SANDAG, 6th Cycle)
RHNA 101 Slide Deck (SCAG powerpoint, 2020)
RHNA Survey Results (ABAG)
RHNA Appeals Process Overview (SCAG)
SACOG: Key Documents & FAQ • Previous Round Documents • Housing Element Data
Example RHNA Methodology: Plan Bay Area • Tulare County
SLOCOG – RHNA Process Detailed Overview (2007)
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Last Updated:

09/22/2020