From Vision to Unbuilt Reality: Affordable Housing in Transit-Oriented Development in the District Noho Project, California

Increasing housing burdens among low- and middle-income earners urgently calls for affordable housing development in transit-oriented development (TOD) areas. We use the District NoHo Project in California as a case to explore challenges in planning for affordable housing in TOD projects. We employ thematic analysis of secondary documents and data from interviews with key players. We find that, changing visions of the transit agency in terms of affordable housing, limited administrative support from the city council, insufficient funding sources, and different expectations of community organizations contribute to the failure to meet the original affordable housing goals of this project.