2012
2012 State of Metropolitan Housing Report
Through its nine measures of fair and affordable housing, the 2012 State of Metropolitan Housing Report clearly demonstrates Metropolitan Louisville's growing need for safe, fair, and affordable housing. For the first time, the SMHR includes data on the number of children experiencing homelessness in the MSA's public school systems; before MHC reported only on Jefferson County Public Schools. The focus topic of the 2012 report is vacant properties and their impact on the community as well as current efforts and best practices that address this issue. The report also drills down into the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a federal program designed to address the issue of vacant properties, and how it was used in Louisville. The report was researched and written by a team from the University of Louisville Center for Environmental Policy and Management (CEPM) – John Vick, M.S., Carol Norton, AIPC Allison Smith, Ph.D., and Lauren Heberle, Ph.D. The report was made possible by the generous support of: Louisville Metro Department of Community Services and Revitalization; Louisville Metro Council Neighborhood Development Fund – with thanks to Metro Council members Mariana Butlet, Attica Woodson Scott, Tina Ward Pugh, Glen Stuckel, Start Benson, Robin Engel, Jon Ackerson, Cheri Bryant Hamilton, Tom Owen, David Yates, Kelly Downard, David Tandy, and Mary Woolridge; PNC Bank; Fifth Third Bank; and the Gannett Foundation.