지난 8월 살기 좋은 공동체 법안(Livable Communities Act of 2009)이 미 상원에 제출되었다.
제출자는 상원 은행주택도시위원회(Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee) 소속
5인의 민주당 상원의원이다.
이 법이 차질없이 집행된다면 미국의 지역정책은 한층 진일보할 것으로 전망된다.
도시및지역정책 관계자들은 향후 미국에서 살기좋은 공동체 만들기가 어떻게 진행되는지
지속적으로 모니터링할 필요가 있을 것이다.
다음은 법안에 대한 브리핑 자료이며 상세한 내용은 첨부한 자료를 참고바람.
The Act, which authorizes many elements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's sustainability agenda, is intended to help towns and regions create regional sustainability plans and implement development projects that meet the need for integrated transportation, housing, sustainable land use, and economic growth. It has three main components:
1. It establishes competitive planning grants to create smart growth plans that integrate transportation, housing, land use, and economic development;
2. It establishes grants to cities and towns to invest in public transportation, affordable housing, complete streets, transit-oriented development, and brownfield cleanup and reuse; and
3. It establishes the government infrastructure to administer these new programs, including an Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, based in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and with representation from the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal agencies.
