PROJECT-BASED EVALUATION:

ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MATRIX

This matrix is a tool for evaluating green gentrification pressures for a particular green infrastruc-ture project or investment plan. It is geared towards city planners, public officials, and private or non-profit developers. The goal of this matrix is to highlight to what extent a project is prepared to support and implement anti-displacement measures.

Step 1: Complete the matrix on the back side of this sheet.• There are seven project categories to consider: funding, land ownership, planning process,

construction, operation and maintenance, housing joint-development, and environmentaljustice evaluation.

• Each anti-displacement tactic within the project categories are evaluated based on four imple-mentation metrics: financial support, planning, capacity, and pre-existing infrastructure.

• Determine a rating for each implementation metric on a scale of zero to two. Zero means thata green infrastructure project has not implemented support structures for a particularanti-displacement tactic, one means partial implementation, and two means full implementa-tion.

• Add up the totals for each anti-displacement tactic. Based on those sums, add up totals foreach anti-displacement project category.

Step 2: Consider the strengths and weaknesses of your project or plan within the context of different anti-displacement policy tools and their conditions for success.

• Community Capacity tools support community-based resilience to navigate gentrificationand build community power. These tools are most effective when there is adequate funding topay community organizers and this organizing leadership comes from within a community.

• Public Subsidies provide direct funding for affordable housing through a variety of ownershipstructures both public and private. These tools are most effective when there is adequate andreliable funding.

• Cooperative Ownership models give communities ownership over their own housing. Thesetools are most effective when residents have access to technical assistance for self-gover-nance as well as regulatory support.

• Regulatory tools use public policy to help change the landscape of traditional housing mar-kets. These tools are most effective when public entities have the capacity to enforce policyand residents have access to legal support when enforcement falls short.

• Market-Based tools leverage private development to generate community benefits, whetherit is affordable housing units or job creation. These tools are most effective when they haveclear and consistent enforcement.

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Funding

Land Ownership

Planning Process

Construction

Operation and Maintenance

Housing Joint-Development

Environmental Justice Evaluation

Financial Support

Implemen-tation Plan

Implementa-tion

Capacity

Pre-Existing Infrastruc-

tureTotal

Anti-displacement plan

Public investment accountability plan

Grant writing support systems

Public ownership

Cooperative ownership

Indigenous land reparations

Uses anti-racist framework

Funding allocation prioritizes BIPOC leadership/contractors

Provides tenant protection technical assistance

Provides affordable homeownership technical assistance

Community feedback plan

Participatory design process

Meets local hire standards

Includes job training programs

Union labor

Employee owned labor

Meets local hire standardsIncludes job training and/or education

programsUnion labor

Living wage labor

Employee owned labor

Living wage labor

Pays into housing trust fund or joint development fund

Holds or sets aside land for future housing development

Builds affordable housing on site

Environmental burden assessment

Displacement risk assessment

Evaluates historical contexts

Accessible by public transit

Community input in grant/ contract allocation process

Ownership reflects local community

Planned in partnership with community organizers

None = 0, Partial = 1, Full = 2

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/40

/40

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