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Project 1898 April 2019 Housing and Mobility Toolkit for San Mateo County Serena Alexander, PhD Joseph Kott, PhD with Bruce Appleyard, PhD, Mark Garrett, PhD, Shannon McDonald, Maaza Mekuria, PhD, Udeme Ndon, PhD, Anurag Pande, PhD, and Eric Peterson In memory of Joseph Kott, PhD (1947 - 2019) MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE transweb.sjsu.edu MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE MTI FOUNDER LEAD UNIVERSITY OF Hon. Norman Y. 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This document is disseminated in the interest of information exchange. The report is funded, partially or entirely, by a grant from the U.S. San José State University Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers Program. This report does not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the U.S. government, State of California, or the Mineta Transportation Institute, who assume no liability for the contents or use thereof. This report does not constitute a standard specification, design standard, or regulation. REPORT 19-01 HOUSING AND MOBILITY TOOLKIT FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY Serena Alexander, PhD and Joseph Kott, PhD with Bruce Appleyard, PhD Mark Garrett, PhD Shannon McDonald Maaza Mekuria, PhD Udeme Ndon, PhD Anurag Pande, PhD Eric Peterson April 2019 A publication of Mineta Transportation Institute Created by Congress in 1991 College of Business San José State University San José, CA 95192-0219 TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. 19-01 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Housing and Mobility Toolkit for San Mateo County April 2019 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Authors 8. Performing Organization Report Serena Alexander, PhD, Joseph Kott, PhD, Bruce Appleyard, PhD CA-MTI-1898 Mark Garrett, PhD, Shannon McDonald, Maaza Mekuria, PhD, Udeme Ndon, PhD, Anurag Pande, PhD, and Eric Peterson 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. Mineta Transportation Institute College of Business 11. Contract or Grant No. San José State University 40000-18-D011 San José, CA 95192-0219 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered County of San Mateo Final Report 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063 14. Sponsoring Agency Code 15. Supplemental Notes 16. Abstract Since the end of the Great Recession, San Mateo County has attracted new workers at a record rate without building anywhere near enough housing. This jobs-housing imbalance drives the cost of housing up and forces many moderate and lower-income employees and their families out of the County. A lack of access to quality affordable housing in the County and the entire Bay Area along with limited transportation options means that an increased number of employees drive in and out of the County every workday. The resultant congestion, gridlock, and long commutes along with other negative environmental, social, and economic