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Figure 1 Indianapolis Cultural Trail. (Source: Rundell Ernstberger Associates
Livability is about tying the quality and location of transportation facilities to broader opportunities such as access to good jobs, affordable housing, quality schools, and safer streets and roads. The FHWA supports livable communities through funding transportation related projects and sponsoring activities like Context Sensitive Solutions and public involvement that help, enable people to live closer to jobs, save households time and money, and reduce pollution.
Figure 2 Downtown Wyomissing, PA. (Source: Brickstone Realty)
As part of the Department of Transportation's Livability Initiative, FHWA works within the HUD/DOT/EPA Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities to coordinate and leverage Federal housing, transportation, water, and other infrastructure policies and investments. The Partnership for Sustainable Communities developed the following principles to guide efforts:
