Testimonies

Testimony to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, Sub-Committee on Commercial and Administrative Law Field Briefing on Home Foreclosures in Memphis

By Scott Bernstein. July 19, 2010
Scott Bernstein’s presentation in Memphis on CNT’s recent research findings on a contributing cause to home foreclosures and bankruptcies and recommendations for near-term remedies that could be implemented quickly. PDF (33.7kb)

Testimony to the House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

By Scott Bernstein, June 11, 2009
CNT President, Scott Bernstein’s, testimony on the proposed bill HR2336, the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2009 (GREEN Act). (PDF 1,005.6kb)

Using Linked Housing, Banking and Transportation Policy to Bring Home the Benefits of Livable Communities, Testimony

By Scott Bernstein. March 26, 2009
On March 26, CNT’s President, Scott Bernstein, and Reconnecting America’s CEO, Shelley Poticha, told Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee members and staff that transportation and housing policy and funding must be linked to unlock the market for development near stations and to enhance affordability.
(PDF 60.5kb)

Testimony on the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2008

By Scott Bernstein, June 11, 2008
CNT President, Scott Bernstein’s, testimony on the proposed bill HR6078, the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2008 (GREEN Act).
(PDF 314.2kb)

Featured Publications

Penny Wise, Pound Fuelish: New Measures of Housing + Transportation Affordability (PDF 5,722.7kb)

March 24, 2010
This report serves as a guide to CNT’s H+T Index which includes 337 U.S. metropolitan regions. The Index demonstrates that the way in which urban regions have grown in the last half century has had negative consequences for many Americans.

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Related News

March 22nd, 2013
Evidence that Housing Near Transit is a Good Investment

Residential real estate values for properties located near transit are healthier and more resilient than those for homes in the broader metropolitan region. That’s the conclusion of a report written by CNT for APTA and the National Association of Realtors. Sales prices for homes within walking distance of a rail or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station outperformed the region by an average of 42 percent. The study “reinforces the body of research indicating the benefits of robust, convenient, and affordable transit systems,” said CNT President Scott Bernstein.

February 11th, 2013
Why We Need to Invest in Public Transit

If there was ever a reason for more transit it is embodied in the recently published report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institution (TTI). Its 2012 Urban Mobility Report details the enormous costs associated with the ever increasing traffic congestion blighting America’s major metro areas.

February 8th, 2013
New Report on TOD Typology Strategy for Allegheny County

The Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) today released results of a year-long study into the potential for transit-oriented development to unlock economic, environmental and fiscal benefits for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.


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