{"id":5269,"date":"2011-05-27T14:35:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T18:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=5269"},"modified":"2013-02-05T11:13:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:13:09","slug":"greater-chattanooga-regional-growth-initiative-expands-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/05\/greater-chattanooga-regional-growth-initiative-expands-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Chattanooga Regional Growth Initiative expands support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A  UTC alumnus and Senior Advisor for the U.S. Department of Housing and  Urban Development (HUD) addressed regional consortium partners at the  UTC University Center where the discussion centered upon regional growth  planning and sharing a vision for the future.<!--more--><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/Sustainability2011-GeevargheseSalin_05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/Sustainability2011-GeevargheseSalin_05-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/a>\n<p>Salin G. Geevarghese discussed the Greater Chattanooga area\u2019s  newly-awarded Preferred Sustainability Status from HUD, the U.S.  Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection.\u00a0  This status awards points for future HUD discretionary funding.\u00a0 It also  means applications will meet the region\u2019s integrated sustainable vision  and adhere to HUD\u2019s national livability principles, to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide more transportation choices<\/li>\n<li>Promote equitable, affordable housing<\/li>\n<li>Enhance economic competitiveness<\/li>\n<li>Support existing communities<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate policies and leverage investments<\/li>\n<li>Value communities and neighborhoods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe believe place matters,\u201d said Geevarghese.\u00a0 \u201cQuality of life,  competitiveness, connectivity are among the flagship initiatives of the  Obama administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a consortium of Chattanooga and its regional partners makes  application for the second round of HUD Sustainable Communities  Initiative funding, Geevarghese emphasized that markets, jobs, housing  and transportation are all regional issues.\u00a0 He added that problems do  not follow jurisdictional lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProcess matters.\u00a0 These results are important,\u201d Geevarghese said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A UTC alumnus and Senior Advisor for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) addressed regional consortium partners at the UTC University Center where the discussion centered upon regional growth planning and sharing a vision for the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/05\/greater-chattanooga-regional-growth-initiative-expands-support\/\">Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,281],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"category-our-green-campus","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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