Housing Relocation Tool for Low-Income Households
We have developed an interactive application that takes user weights into account in prioritizing census tracts/neighborhoods for the purposes of relocation. The model is based on Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and solicits pair-wise comparison and weighting of criteria by the users seeking to relocate. Based on the weights assigned, a list of census tracts are identified along with the physical characteristics of the tract/neighborhood. This tool is still being refined and in course of time we will be expanding this to all sections of society. Currently, it is focused on helping low-income population groups in the Chicago area.
The publications/presentations on this topic are listed below:
- Sriraj, P.S., P. Metaxatos, T. Swarup, L. Dirks, P. Thakuriah, and I. Minocha, A Spatial Decision Support System for Transportation Planning Using Urban Indicators for the Chicago Area, Proceedings of the ACSP Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 2008.
- Sriraj, P. S., Mark Minor, and P. Thakuriah, Impact of information on Housing Relocation Using Analytical Hierarchy Process and Interactive GIS, Proceedings of the ASCE Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 2006.
- Sriraj, P. S., Mark Minor, and P. Thakuriah, Spatial Decision Support System for Low-income Families: A Relocation Tool for the Chicago-land Region, Transportation Research Record 1956, 2006.
