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<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>and</strong> neighborhood equity. A learn<strong>in</strong>g<strong>and</strong> action framework designed to: reduce social<strong>and</strong> economic disparities among <strong>in</strong>dividuals, socialgroups, neighborhoods, <strong>and</strong> local jurisdictionswith<strong>in</strong> a metropolitan area; connect neighborhoodsto regional <strong>and</strong> state public policy decisionmak<strong>in</strong>g;<strong>and</strong> harness private markets opportunities forcommunity benefits.Remediation. In environmental protection work, theact or process <strong>of</strong> correct<strong>in</strong>g a fault or deficiency.Retail leakage. The amount <strong>of</strong> money residents <strong>and</strong>workers spend outside a neighborhood because <strong>of</strong> alack <strong>of</strong> stores <strong>in</strong>side it.Section 8. A federal rent subsidy program thatprovides monthly assistance to low-<strong>in</strong>come<strong>in</strong>dividuals resid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> privately owned units. Rentsmust be with<strong>in</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Hous<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> UrbanDevelopment (HUD) limits <strong>and</strong> the units must meetHUD Hous<strong>in</strong>g Quality St<strong>and</strong>ards. Section 8 can beused <strong>in</strong> cooperatives to help lower-<strong>in</strong>comehouseholds pay their monthly carry<strong>in</strong>g charges.Smart growth. A series <strong>of</strong> policies <strong>and</strong> practices toensure that decisions about growth result <strong>in</strong> wellplanneddevelopment that protects open space <strong>and</strong>farml<strong>and</strong>, revitalizes communities, keeps hous<strong>in</strong>gaffordable, <strong>and</strong> provides transportation choices.Sprawl. The unplanned spread <strong>of</strong> urb<strong>and</strong>evelopment <strong>in</strong>to areas beyond the edges <strong>of</strong> a city.Sprawl def<strong>in</strong>es patterns <strong>of</strong> urban growth that <strong>in</strong>cludelarge acreage <strong>of</strong> low-density residential development,rigid separation between residential <strong>and</strong> commercialuses, development <strong>in</strong> rural areas away from urbancenters, strip commercial development alonghighways, <strong>and</strong> m<strong>in</strong>imal support for non-motorizedor alternative transportation.Susta<strong>in</strong>able development. Development with thegoal <strong>of</strong> preserv<strong>in</strong>g environmental quality, naturalresources, <strong>and</strong> livability for present <strong>and</strong> futuregenerations. Susta<strong>in</strong>able <strong>in</strong>itiatives work to ensureefficient use <strong>of</strong> resources.Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). Refers toresidential <strong>and</strong> commercial areas designed tomaximize access by transit <strong>and</strong> non-motorizedtransportation <strong>and</strong> with other features to encouragetransit ridership. A TOD neighborhood has a centerwith a rail or bus station, surrounded by relativelyhigh-density development, with progressively lowerdensitydevelopment spread<strong>in</strong>g outwards.Uniform Relocation Act. The Uniform RelocationAssistance <strong>and</strong> Real Property Acquisition Policies Act<strong>of</strong> 1970 (Uniform Act) provides importantprotections <strong>and</strong> assistance for people affected by theacquisition, rehabilitation, or demolition <strong>of</strong> realproperty for federal or federally-funded projects. Thislaw was enacted by Congress to ensure that peoplewhose real property is acquired, or who move as adirect result <strong>of</strong> projects receiv<strong>in</strong>g federal funds, aretreated fairly <strong>and</strong> equitably <strong>and</strong> receive assistance <strong>in</strong>mov<strong>in</strong>g from the property they occupy.Urban village. A place where people live, work,<strong>and</strong> play <strong>in</strong> harmony with each other <strong>and</strong> theenvironment. Often a neighborhood with<strong>in</strong> alarger city.Value latch<strong>in</strong>g. The concept <strong>of</strong> value latch<strong>in</strong>g is thatas downtown values rise—both rents <strong>and</strong> salesprices—a system <strong>of</strong> dedicated cash flow sources foraffordable hous<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> affordable commercial rentscould be negotiated. This process wouldsystematically latch onto ris<strong>in</strong>g property values <strong>and</strong>rents <strong>in</strong> order to provide a permanent source <strong>of</strong>fund<strong>in</strong>g for affordable hous<strong>in</strong>g/commercial rents.Weak market cities. A term characteriz<strong>in</strong>g urbancenters that saw decl<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> home values from 1990 to2000 <strong>and</strong> are considered places where tax bases <strong>and</strong>public services have eroded. There are more than 100“weak market cities” nationally, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 55 percent<strong>of</strong> those with populations <strong>of</strong> 100,000 or more.Part V: Glossary <strong>of</strong> Terms124

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