Build More Housing Near Transit Act

2019-09-12

Introduced in House

Build More Housing Near Transit Act

This bill revises requirements for the fixed guideway capital investment grant program.

Specifically, the bill

requires capital investment grant applicants to conduct a housing feasibility assessment along proposed transit routes prior to a project advancing to the engineering phase of development, and
prioritizes a commitment to changing local land use policies in project station areas to accommodate affordable and market-rate housing development.

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