Livability Videos

Six Livability Principles

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formed the Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities to help communities develop in more environmentally and economically sustainable ways. To help guide its work, the Partnership for Sustainable Communities developed six livability principles which are listed below. These principles not only have helped to coordinate federal transportation, environmental protection and housing investments but they have been incorporated into the work of many local communities. Click on the video links below to learn how various rural, local and regional agencies are advancing the livability principles in their communities.

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Provide more transportation choices. Develop safe, reliable, and economical transportation choices to decrease household transportation costs, reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and promote public health.


Julio Portillo Q5 transcript	Ron Townley Q2 transcript

Promote equitable, affordable housing. Expand location- and energy-efficient housing choices for people of all ages, incomes, races, and ethnicities to increase mobility and lower the combined cost of housing and transportation.

Shawn Seager Q4
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Enhance economic competitiveness. Improve economic competitiveness through reliable and timely access to employment centers, educational opportunities, services and other basic needs by workers, as well as expanded business access to markets.


Jake Gilmer Q5 transcript	Shawn Seager Q2 transcript	Mitch Poulsen Q6 transcript	Doug Elliott Q4 transcript

Support existing communities. Target federal funding toward existing communities-through strategies like transit-oriented, mixed-use development and land recycling - to increase community revitalization and the efficiency of public works investments and safeguard rural landscapes.


Natalie Murdock Q2 transcript	Shawn Seager Q3 transcript	Jake Gilmer Q3 transcript

Coordinate and leverage federal policies and investment. Align federal policies and funding to remove barriers to collaboration, leverage funding, and increase the accountability and effectiveness of all levels of government to plan for future growth, including making smart energy choices such as locally generated renewable energy.


Rita Seto Q6 transcript	Hanna Cockburn Q2 transcript

Value communities and neighborhoods. Enhance the unique characteristics of all communities by investing in healthy, safe, and walkable neighborhoods—rural, urban, or suburban.


Amy Kessler Q6 transcript	Julio Portillo Q4 transcript	Allison Beasley Q2 transcript	Mitch Poulsen Q2 transcript	Jake Gilmer Q2 transcript