+Access to
Opportunity In the Region
Seven50 Special WorkshopMay 17, 2013
James Carras
2+Seven 50 - Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant – Fair Housing and Equity Assessment Understand the historical, current and future
context for equity and opportunity in the region and the data and evidence that demonstrates those dynamics
Engage regional leaders and stakeholders on findings and implications of analysis
Integrate knowledge developed through the Regional FHEA exercise into the Regional Plan strategy development process (e.g., priority setting and decision making)
3+Why the FHEA?
“Sustainability also means creating ‘geographies of opportunity,’ places that effectively connect people to jobs, quality public schools, and other amenities.
Today, too many HUD-assisted families are stuck in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty and segregation, where one's zip code predicts poor education, employment, and even health outcomes.
These neighborhoods are not sustainable in their present state.
—HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, February 23, 2010
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+EquityFair and just inclusion.
Goal: To make our region a more fair and just place where all residents can access and take advantage of the region’s economic, social, and environmental assets
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Opportunity = Prosperity• Southeast Florida
demographic transformation
• Pursuing strategies that create more inclusion are no longer only moral imperatives—they are economic ones.
• Addressing income disparities/poverty and business development are fundamental to region’s economic future.
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Opportunity
Economic Development
Housing
Transportation
Education
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+Barriers and Access to
Opportunity
Existing Conditions
8+Opportunity Analyses Addresses 33 community indicators in five categories
Access to opportunity, measured by our “opportunity index” is relative to the following indicators
Demographic
Race
Linguistic Isolation
Economic
Household Income
Poverty
Unemployment
Nutritional Assistance
Education
Educational Attainment
Public Schools
Neighborhood
Housing Occupancy
Household Composition
Housing Affordability Gap
Cost Burdon of Households
Affordable Housing
Access to a Supermarket
Transportation
Commuting Pattern
Access to a Vehicle
9+Homeowners & Renters
1.5 million owner-occupied housing units prominent in suburban
areas
750,000 renter-occupied units more common in the
eastern and higher density areas of the region
Owner-Occupied Units
Renter-Occupied Units
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Cost-Burdened Households
60% of renting households 46% of mortgage paying households
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Less than $20,000
$20,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $74,999
$75,000 or more
0%
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
13.50%
18.2%
Households paying 30% or more of their income on monthly housing costs, 2010
Seven-50 SE Florida Region
Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Low-income, renters are disproportionately cost-burdened throughout the region
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Concentrations of Poverty
• Over 850,000 people below poverty level in the region
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10%12% 12%
17%
11%
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Race/Ethnicity + SegregationBlack/African American Hispanic/Latino
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4.80%
17.30%30.90%
Martin County, Poverty Rate by Race and
Ethnicity,2010
199,33653,036
45,995
Martin County, Population by Race/Ethnicity
2010
Hispanic/Latino Black/African American White
Poverty + Race/Ethnicity
16+Raising children in poverty means that everything is more complicated.
• 32% of families with children under 18 with a single head of households are below the poverty level
“Is your housing situation secure? Can you afford groceries?
Do you go with the cheapest fast food? Can you get the prescription filled?”
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Assisted Housing + Race/ethnicity
54% of the region’s assisted housing units have minority tenants 27% Black 26% Hispanic
Miami-Dade - highest percentage of minority tenants - 91%
Followed by St. Lucie County at 81% (72% -Black)
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2008
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18+Travel Mode
Drive Alone
Carpool
Public Transportation
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
7-County SE Florida RegionMonroe County, FloridaMiami-Dade County, FloridaBroward County, FloridaPalm Beach County, FloridaMartin County, FloridaSt. Lucie County, Florida
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20+Travel and Housing Costs
According to Center for Neighborhood Technology: > 30 % of income for housing costs is cost burdened > 45 % of income for housing and transportation costs is
cost burdened 85% of the Miami Dade/Fort Lauderdale MSA is over 45% -
the highest in the country (average 60%)
21+Educational Attainment– No High School
17% of people in the region 25 years of age and above lack a high school diploma
Communities where the number of high school non-graduates exceeds 30% Fort Pierce Belle Glade Lauderdale Lakes Hialeah Opa-locka, and the northwest
of Miami-Dade County, Blue Cypress Conservation
Area of Indian River County
22+Educational Attainment- High School
28% of all adults 25 years of age older have earned just a high school diploma
Many of them reside within the central third of the three-county MSA and in St. Lucie and Monroe counties
23+Educational Attainment- College Graduates
1.19 million people in Southeast Florida have earned one or more college degrees
Same percentage of those with just a high school diploma
Distribution is different College graduates being
largely concentrated along the coast and the western urban growth boundary
24+Educational Attainment- FCAT Scores
The Florida Department of Education ranks schools statewide by the number of school grade points they received for the 2010-2011 school year
Note: this indicator was not incorporated into the index because too few census tracts contained data and incorporating would have weakened the statistical rigor of the index
25+Sistrunk*
97% of the population is African American
The median income one third less than county average
40% of families with children below poverty
Low educational attainment and low quality scores FCAT scores in surrounding
tracts rank ‘C’ and ‘D’ 40% of adults have less than a
high school diploma.
One out of 10 units are vacant
*Census Tract 411
26+Kendall Green*
Cost-burdened and segregated neighborhood
African American’s account for 90% of the population
75% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on related housing costs
40% of all households have seniors
30% of the population has less than a high school degree or equivalent
*Census Tract 304.01
27+Hallandale*
One quarter of residents don’t speak English at home
Median household income is $25,000, approximately 50% of the county’s average
40% of ALL persons live in poverty
A third of all housing units are vacant
Affordability gap for renters is over $300 a month
*Census Tract 1005.01
28+Addressing Poverty
Ratio of poor residents who subsist on transfer payments to persons in families that are self supporting is among the most important measures of what a region’s economy looks like.
Hard to imagine how we can better the region’s future without trying to prescribe what the poverty ratio might be.
We need to plan to address poverty and its ramifications on people and the regional economy.
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Opportunity
Indices
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• Along the coast or the urban growth boundary of the South Florida MSA
Strongest Opportunity Areas
• A significant part of the region• Indicating potentially negative trends particularly if there is continued economic uncertainty and/or natural disasters
Moderate Opportunity Areas
• Concentrated in Miami-Dade County, central Broward, West Palm Beach County, and the exurban western end of the Treasure Coast
Weakest Opportunity Areas
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ForwardBuilding Access to Opportunity
+Advancing Regional Opportunity The Seven50 Regional Plan needs to create regional:
Goals Policies Strategies and Actions
FHEA helps inform the Regional Plan in developing a vision, framework, and roadmap that increases access to opportunity:
Housing Transportation Environmental Justice Education Economic Development Public Infrastructure
37+Need to Address in Regional Plan Strengthening low opportunity communities
Stabilizing and Improving moderate opportunity communities
Maintaining high opportunity communities and creating greater access for all
Focus on interrelationship of housing, transportation, economic development opportunities and education
Ongoing mechanism that updates data indicators and progress
Create inclusive leadership model
+Examples
Create healthy walkable and connected communities
Build the Regional Resource tool kit to address Shelter, Education, Jobs, food issues, transportation
Provide inclusionary mixed-income housing near job centers and public transportation
Urban farming/gardens and access to healthy foods
Land banking Family asset building – focus on families Early childhood education and child care
+Examples Harness capital resources – especially private sector
investments and debt Increase financial services and products for
homeownership and business development. Enhance accessible public transportation connecting
residents to jobs and education. Create workforce training that matches residents with job
opportunities. Improve educational outcomes for low-income youth and youth of color.
Create double/triple bottom line funds that leverage federal resources including New Market Tax Credits and EB5
Capacity – we have over 150 government entities – municipalities, counties, CRAs. Need to provide sustainable development assistance (resources, tools)
Combat NIMBYism
+In your discussion group…
Establish a shared vision and set of aspirational values related to your sense of opportunity.
Establish and recommend goals to be addressed in the Regional Plan
Establish attainable strategies, so that a long-term and empowering vision is balanced with shorter term, concrete steps to get there.
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Opportunity
Economic Development
Housing
Transportation
Education
42+Further information:
Project Manager: James Carras FHEA
Urban Revitalizations Solutions, Inc. Rebecca Walter, Serge Atherwood
RAI Anna McMaster Rasheed Shotoyo
FHEA and RAI Documents are available at seven50.org
For further information contact James Carras Phone: 954.415.2022 Email: [email protected]
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