Another very important aspect of the new village in
Planning Area 40 is the range of housing it will provide
to help meet current needs and to support anticipated
employment growth as Irvine reaches build-out in the
next two decades. With a current jobs-to-housing ratio
of 3.3 to 1, it is vital that the city continue to strive
to achieve a more balanced ratio to protect and enhance
Irvine's acclaimed quality of life.
Achieving and maintaining a better balance between jobs
and housing is critical for a number of reasons – to
reduce traffic, protect the environment and enable workers
to spend more time with their families, for starters.
The availability of quality housing is also crucial to
continued job growth, since companies want to base their
operations in places where their employees would like to put
down roots.
The jobs-to-housing ratio in Orange County is 1.56 jobs
for every house. It's even greater in Irvine, which is
significantly higher than the Southern California
Association of Government's recommendation of 1.0 to 1.29.
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