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Home My WebLink AboutNeighborhood Stat Q3 2019Neighborhoods Q3 September 10, 2019 Agenda I.Sidewalk Program Progress Report II.Property acquisition & disposition priorities III.Next Steps: Sidewalks and Vacant Lots IV.Q4: Visualizing Place-Based Investment V.Celebrating Our Values Sidewalk Program Council Allocations •Internal Work •Completed: 57 properties, 2617 feet curb, 3627 feet sidewalk •Remaining: 21 properties •Contract Work •Completed: Reith Riley-33 properties, Premium Concrete-5 properties •Remaining: approx. 6 properties Sidewalk Evaluation •Transitioning to constant surveying of City sidewalks on a three-year cycle •Evaluated approx. 25% of sidewalks and curbs •Light duty firefighters and Bowman Creek interns assisting with surveying Sidewalk Condition Map •Building on sidewalk condition data in CityWorks •Combining information on all sidewalk repairs completed via different City programs •Ready for staff and Council use by October 2019 Reminder: Target Areas Target Areas* Bad Sidewalks Poor Sidewalks *Target Areas: 1.William St (East)to Bendix Dr (West), Lincoln Way West (North)to Norfolk Southern Railroad (South) 2.Indiana Ave (North),Miami St (West),Ewing Ave (South),Fellows St (West),Donmoyer Ave (South),Michigan St (West) 3.Western Ave (North)to Sample St (South), Gladstone St (West)to Olive St (East) 1 2 3 Reimbursement Program •Target Area Program Participation •Past Participation Applied Completed Homeowner Traditional 34 22 Non Homeowner 3 3 Homeowner Target Area 14 1 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Feet of Sidewalk 4,606 7,874 11,070 10,246 12,369 Feet of Curb 4,135 5,347 6,493 7,208 5,876 Pause: Reimbursement Program in 2020 •Feedback: residents struggling to find contractors •Should the City continue offering higher reimbursements in target areas? •Do target areas need adjustment? •Will the program continue to include landlords and commercial property owners? Microloans to Expand Access to the Reimbursement Program •Regional bank expressed interest in developing home repair loan product for sidewalk repairs •City would publicize opportunity but not have direct involvement with loan •Record outcomes throughout 2020 program year to see if existing underwriting standards are accessible Property Acquisition and Disposition Departmental Priorities for Acquisition & Disposition •DCI: does property align with priorities in City plan? •Public Works: is property needed for access to perform infrastructure improvements? •VPA: is property in a neighborhood with a low TPL ParkScore? Is the new site accessible for pedestrians? Are soil samples free of contaminents? 2019 Priorities for Acquisition & Disposition •DCI:West Side Main Streets, City Cemetery, Southeast Neighborhood, Near Northwest Neighborhood •Public Works:Riverside Drive CSO, ROW disposition, green infrastructure updates, LPA projects •VPA:35th Street wetlands, south of Ireland, West side (generally) Next Steps Sidewalks •Council Allocations: sharing condition assessment data for 2020 •Sidewalk Evaluation: ongoing evaluation citywide •Reimbursement: geographically-targeted outreach to target areas to increase participation Vacant Lots •Consultant expected to complete field guide by December 2019 •Incremental Development Alliance developing editable worksheet of pro formas from NNN plan •Urban3 Analysis Phase Two will be completed by December 2019 Neighborhood Stat Q4 Visualizing Place-Based Investment •Internal methodology to understand historic & planned investment •Combining information from multiple programs & Departments by geography •Build on best practices from other cities, National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, and Government Alliance of Race And Equity Learning From Other Cities •Differing emphasis on neighborhood indicators (equitable development needs) and past investment levels (historical development activity) •Goals range from public consumption of aggregate data to internal information guiding high-level decision making Neighborhood IndicatorsHistoric InvestmentDurham Tacoma Charlotte Portland Asheville Portland, OR •Mapped budget spending since 2011 •Historical budgets available, but no comparison tool/visualization •City Budget Office calculates spending per user of each City Bureau services across neighborhoods •Interactive GIS map available for this data •5-year non-interactive map available for Prosper Portland (urban renewal program) spending Budget Mapping: Bureau of Housing Spending in 2019 (by Neighborhood) Prosper Portland: 5-Year Spending Map Tacoma, WA •2014 Equity and Empowerment framework •Outreach for 2025 Strategic Plan led to Equity Index, created in partnership with the Ohio State University •Index catalogues Livability, Accessibility, Economy, and Education factors to determine investment opportunities Tacoma Equity Index by Census Block Group, 2016-2018 Asheville, NC •20-year vision adopted in 2016 focused on “cultural diversity and social and economic equity are evident in all that we do” •Used available GIS data to map equity change over time •Completing internal process to evaluate past and planned Budget allocations Change Index considers income, household size & demographics, etc. Neighborhood Change Index 2010-2015 Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, NC •In 2012, created Quality of Life Explorer •Partnership with NNIP and UNC Charlotte •An Interactive online tool with present and historical Census, State/Federal Agency, City, and County data •Includes over 80 neighborhood-level variables •Investment indicators include new housing and commercial construction, as well as other economic indicators •Integrated with open data portal Quality of Life Compass tracks indicators by census tract over time Quality of Life Compass: Commercial Construction 2011-2018 Durham, NC •In 2014, established Neighborhood Compass “to provide data that allows all local stakeholders to track quality of life and provision of services” •Partnership with Charlotte & Mecklenburg to replicate Quality of Life Explorer •Does not include investment indicators •However, provides wide range of neighborhood indicators necessary for more comprehensive, holistic approach to equitable development •E.g. avg. proximity to grocery store, sidewalk availability Methodological Resources: NNIP Indicators •2013 What Works Collaborative Partnership assessing best practices for measuring neighborhood capital investment flows •Working with partner organizations and cities, recommend obtaining data from: •Project records (from a CDC, agency, nonprofit, etc.) •Building permits •Capital budget records •Business licenses •Nonprofit startups and expansions •National and state data Methodological Resources: Government Alliance On Race & Equity •Provides resources for staff, elected officials, and community organizations working to improve equitable outcomes for residents •South Bend has been a member since 2016 •Set of questions to guide policy making: •What does available data tell us about current conditions? •How have communities been engaged in the past? •Can engagement be expanded? •Who will benefit from or be burdened by the proposal? •How will the proposal be implemented? •How will the proposal communicate and evaluate results? South Bend •Request from Council to map City program spending from 2016-2019 •Examined targeted geographies requested by Council •Roadmap for more-comprehensive assessment 1.Define scope and primary goal for final tool 2.Identify relevant South Bend data, processes,Departments, etc. 3.Determine where quantitative data are available 4.Pro-rate spending by appropriate geography 5.Discuss results at Neighborhood Stat Q4 Arriving at a Methodology Celebrating Our Values