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Affirmatively Furthering Fair

Housing: What Can Cities Do?

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Tools for Building Inclusive Communities

Andree Tremoulet

Commonworks Consulting

Inclusive Communities

Fair HousingDisparities Addressed:

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ability,

familial status

Affordable HousingDisparities Addressed:

income

Local Tools &

Resources

Regional Tools &

Resources

State Tools &

Resources

Housing as a Platform

Oregon Through The Eyes of HUD

Springfield

Salem

Eugene

Corvallis

RedmondBend

Medford

Multnomah County• Portland• GreshamWashington County

• Beaverton• Hillsboro Clackamas County

Balance of State

Tools for Inclusive Communities

• Washington County

– Working with constituent cities

• New state Fair Housing Plan

– Tools for the “Balance of State”

S T E P H A N I E J E N N I N G S , A I C P

P R O J E C T M A N A G E R

Equity and Opportunity Assessment

What is the Lane Livability Consortium?

Participating Agencies

City of Eugene

City of Springfield

Lane County

Lane Transit District

Lane Council of Governments

Housing and Community Services Agency

of Lane County

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County

Eugene Water & Electric Board

Central Lane Metropolitan Planning

Organization

Oregon Department of Transportation

University of Oregon

United Way of Lane County

A coalition of 12 entities including local

government, regional planning,

nonprofit, and educational agencies

and organizations.

Formed to apply for and manage the

implementation of the HUD

Sustainable Communities Regional

Planning Grant.

With direction from participating

agencies, the Consortium is carrying

out a collection of initiatives to advance

issues of regional importance.

Lane Livability Consortium Focus Areas

Six Primary Focus Areas

Finding creative spaces for cross-sector interagency collaboration

Baseline Assessment of plans, public engagement, and data

Develop tools for enhanced decision making processes

Identify and fill plan gaps in community resiliency, economic prosperity, public health, and equity

Consider ways to better align plans and develop a better understand how plans translate into investments and action

Advance catalytic projects, build capacity, and consider next steps

Lane Livability Consortium Reports

Agenda

Review Equity and Opportunity Assessment goals and process

Learn about findings from agency and stakeholder engagement and review of plans

View results of data mapping and analysis

Discuss Applications

What is the Equity and Opportunity

Assessment?

Guided by four goals

• Create a common understanding of issues of equity, access, and opportunity

• Identify areas of greater and lesser opportunity within our community through data and analysis

• Consider how this analysis can inform plans, policies, investments, and public participation strategies

• Develop recommendations for applying the analysis to plans, policies, investments, and public participation strategies

Process Steps

Identify Key Issues and

Data through Interviews

Select and Map Data

Discuss and Interpret Data and

Maps

Identify Applications

and Findings

Share Draft Findings

and Develop

Final Report

Findings from Agency and Stakeholder

Engagement

Multiple methods of agency and stakeholder engagement provided critical guidance

Significant variation exists both among and within agencies in how they consider issues of equity, access and opportunity

Most agencies have performed some type of equity analysis

Most agencies want better access to both raw data and data analyses related to equity, access and opportunity

Some identified better data as a way to identify common interests among agencies and issue areas.

Multiple existing plans have equity components and already focus on a regional scale.

There are significant differences in scope, structure, and geographic areas covered by existing plans which makes it difficult to create a consistent treatment of equity issues.

Additional work is needed to bridge and identify interconnected equity, access, and opportunity issues that affect multiple planning areas.

Findings from Review of Plans

Equity and Opportunity Assessment Focus

Areas

Equity and Opportunity

Social and Demographic

Characterisitcs

Income and Poverty

Housing Access

Educational Opportunity

Employment Opportunities

Transportation Accesss

Safety, Health and Wellness

Identification of Key Datasets

Social and Demographic Characteristics Latino Ethnicity Minority Latino Ethnicity and Minority Single Female Headed Households Single Male Headed Households Population by Age (0-17, 60-79, 80+) Disability

Income and Poverty Median Household Income Free and Reduced Lunch by school HUD Labor Market Index Poverty Rate Food Stamps/SNAP Poverty by School Enrollment (College Students and non-College

Population)

Housing Access Renter Housing Cost Burden Owner Housing Cost Burden Renter Occupancy Owner Occupancy Median Monthly Rent Median Monthly Owner Costs Subsidized Affordable Housing Units Manufactured Home Park Spaces

Transportation Access Means of Transportation to Work (Car, Public Transit, Carpool) Households without Vehicles Access to Public Transit Stops Commute by Type (Bus, Carpool, Drive Alone, Bike)

Employment Opportunity HUD Job Access Index Labor Force Participation Unemployment Rate Access to Jobs in 30 minutes Transit Travel, Bike, Walking

Educational Opportunity HUD School Proficiency Index Educational Attainment (Age 25+ without High School Diploma) Elementary School Adequate Yearly Progress Reports Distance to Elementary Schools

Safety, Health and WellnessNeed for Emergency Services

Fire and EMS Calls for Service, 2012 Crime, 2012 (Personal, Behavior, Property)

Health and Wellness Influences Access to Recreation Access to Major Grocery Stores Body Mass Index Housing Built Before 1980 Noise Impact Analysis Area Potential Environmental Hazards – Federal Data Potential Environmental Hazards – State Data

Social and Demographic Characteristics

Composite Includes:

• Latino Ethnicity

• Minority

• Age 0-17, Age 60-79, Age 80+

• Population with Disability

• Single Female Headed Households

• Single Male Headed Households

Income and Poverty

Composite Includes:

• Median Household Income

• Poverty Rate

• Food Stamps/SNAP Recipients

• Elementary Student Free and Reduced Lunch

Eligibility

Housing Access

Composite Includes:

• Owner Housing Cost Burden

• Renter Housing Cost Burden

• Median Monthly Owner Costs

• Median Monthly Renter Costs

Educational Opportunity

Composite Includes:

• HUD School Proficiency Index

• Population age 25 and over without a High

School Diploma

• Distance to elementary school

Use of Alternate Modes

Composite Includes:

• Households without Vehicles

• Type of Commute: Drove Alone

Employment Opportunity

Composite Includes:

• Jobs accessible in 30 minutes by walking

• Jobs accessible in 30 minutes by bike

• Jobs accessible in 30 minutes by transit

• Average number of jobs per tract

Health and Wellness Influences

Composite Includes:

• Access to Major Grocery Stores

• Access to Recreation

• Mean Body Mass Index

• Housing Built Before 1980

• Potential Environmental Hazardous Sites -

Federal

• Potential Noise Impact Areas

Other Features of EOA Report

Trend analysis

Charts, tables and graphs with supporting data

Incorporates findings from qualitative surveys and focus groups with affordable housing residents and Latino residents

Recommended Applications

Potential Applications and Uses

Inform public engagement efforts

Provide critical data for transportation, economic development, human service, community development, and land use plans

Help policymakers identify areas of greatest need and places where multiple concerns intersect

Support triple bottom line decisionmaking

Inform investment decisions

Help different sectors identify where they may have common or intersecting interests.

Examples of Applications

Brownfield redevelopment prioritization

Siting decisions for affordable housing to increase access to opportunity and avoid concentrating poverty

Identification of environmental justice issues associated with industrial lands expansion

Development of target areas to improve community health outcomes

Identification of areas with vulnerable populations will inform Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans

Targeting alternative transportation improvements

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