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Six <br /> 10/15/13 8:06.,,.1 <br /> HUD > Program Offices > Sustainable Housing Communities > Six Livability Principles <br /> Six Livability Principles <br /> The Partnership for Sustainable Communities established six livability principles that will act as a <br /> foundation for interagency coordination: <br /> 1. Provide more transportation choices. <br /> Develop Safe, reliable and economical transportation choices to decrease household transportation <br /> costs, reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas <br /> emissions and promote public health. <br /> i 2. Promote equitable,affordable housing. <br /> 1 <br /> Expand location-and energy-efficient housing choices for people of all ages, incomes, races and <br /> ethnicities to increase mobility and lower the combined cost of housing and transportation. <br /> 3. Enhance economic competitiveness. <br /> Improve economic competitiveness through reliable and timely access to employment centers, <br /> educational opportunities,services and other basic needs by workers as well as expanded business <br /> access to markets. <br /> 4. Support existing communities. <br /> Target federal funding toward existing communities—through such strategies as transit-oriented, <br /> mixed-use development and land recycling—to increase community revitalization, improve the <br /> efficiency of public works investments, and safeguard rural landscapes. <br /> S. Coordinate policies and leverage investment <br /> Align federal policies and funding to remove barriers to collaboration, leverage funding and increase <br /> the accountability and effectiveness of all levels of government to plan for future growth, including <br /> making smart energy choices such as locally generated renewable energy. <br /> 6. Value communities and neighborhoods. <br /> Enhance the unique characteristics of all communities by investing in healthy, safe,and walkable <br /> neighborhoods—rural, urban,or suburban. <br /> X16 ' 9 <br /> ittp://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/sustainable_housing_communities/Six_Livability_Principles <br /> Paae 7 of 1 <br />