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Commission Spending $18 Mil on Urban Projects

SAN FRANCISCO-The Metropolitan Transportation Commission will spend half of the money will fund the Housing Incentive Program of 15 cities, which will provide cities like Dublin with incentives to build compact housing near transit locations.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on July 30, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO-The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is handing out $18 million to 21 Bay Area cities to improve coordination between transportation and land use. Half of the $18 million will fund the Housing Incentive Program of 15 cities, which will provide cities with incentives to build compact housing near transit locations.

“With the high cost of housing and traffic congestion ranking at the top of Bay Area concerns, we believe this is a step in the right direction,” said MTC Chair Sharon Brown. “The $9 million we are providing to 15 Bay Area cities will encourage them to develop transit-oriented housing for more than 10,000 residents.”

HIP funds were awarded to the cities of Dublin and Vallejo on the sites of two new housing developments that will be built near transportation.

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