Planning Innovations Webinar: "Using Data Effectively in Housing Element Updates”

A person holding a cell phone that shows data charts.

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) hosted this training webinar to introduce planners to its housing data packets and provide tips on accessing and using census data to better understand housing needs and meet state requirements. It included:

  • HCD Presentation on Using Data to Tell the Story of a Community’s Housing Needs
  • Overview of ABAG’s Housing Needs Data Packets for Local Jurisdictions
  • A Tutorial on Using the Census Bureau Website to Download Data
"Planning Innovations Webinar: Using Data Effectively in Housing Element Updates" Webinar Video Recording
Watch the "Using Data Effectively in Housing Element Updates" video.
"Planning Innovations Webinar: Using Data Effectively in Housing Element Updates" Presentation

This slide deck includes timelines, visuals and other aides to accompany the Housing Element webinar on “Using Data Effectively in Housing Element Updates: ABAG’s Housing Needs Data Packets and Accessing the U.S. Census."

Download the "Using Data Effectively in Housing Element Updates" PDF.
Housing Needs Data Packets

These jurisdiction-level data packets for all 109 Bay Area jurisdictions contain tables, figures and accompanying text that can be placed directly into the Housing Needs Section of the Housing Element or used as an attachment to help ensure compliance with state requirements.

Download PDF versions of the Housing Needs Data Packets, as well the underlying data tables in Excel, for all 109 jurisdictions.

Download the Housing Needs Data Packets.
Census Links for Analyzing Housing Needs

The Census Links reviewed in the webinar included:

  • Data from census.data.gov
  • Formatted tables on tract data
  • City profiles with interactive charts
  • Data profiles
  • An inventory of available tables
  • Social inventory
  • Mapping data
  • Census business builder
  • Additional resources

These materials are meant to be used in conjunction with the video recording of the webinar and the slide deck.

Download the Census links PDF.

Topics

Program

Type

Presentation / Training / Event / Webinar

Source:

ABAG/MTC

Related:

AFFH, Data, Housing Element, Public Engagement, Census, Housing Needs, Demographics, Households, Housing Stock, Planning Innovations, Webinar, Sites Inventory, Site Selection, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Data Set
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