Growing Together to Expand Opportunity for All in the Portland Region discusses strategies for building inclusive, sustainable communities. It provides context on Portland's progressive land use planning and high quality of life. However, it also acknowledges challenges like housing affordability, educational attainment gaps, and increasing poverty. The document examines how historic policies around issues like redlining, urban renewal, and public housing have contributed to current racial inequities and spatial segregation in access to opportunities like education, housing, and employment. It emphasizes understanding opportunity contexts to make regional investments more effective at achieving inclusive outcomes for all residents.
Our basic conclusion: What most distinguishes successful areas from Michigan is their concentrations of talent, where talent is defined as a combination of knowledge, creativity and entrepreneurship. Quite simply, in a flattening world, the places with the greatest concentrations of talent win! States and regions without concentrations of talent will have great difficulty retaining or attracting knowledge-based enterprises, nor are they likely to be the place where new knowledge-based enterprises are created.
So retaining and attracting talent is at the heart of growing a high prosperity Michigan. We focus on college educated Millennials because they are the most mobile. Young people are the most likely demographic group to move. And among the young, moving from one state to another is highest for those with a four-year degree or more.
The priorities:
1) Building a culture that is welcoming to all.
2) Creating places where talent – particularly mobile young talent – wants to live. This means expanded public investments in quality of place with an emphasis on vibrant central city neighborhoods.
The document discusses the concept of the "Big Society" proposed by Phillip Blond which aims to increase civic participation, social cohesion, and distribute power and assets more widely in the UK. It notes decreasing levels of civic engagement and social trust in the UK compared to other European countries like the Netherlands. The Big Society seeks to address these issues through encouraging social enterprises, asset ownership, community empowerment, and greater participation in public services. While the Netherlands scores higher on many social metrics, it still faces its own social and ethnic divides.
This document summarizes demographic data for an apartment study area in Austin, Texas from 1990 to 2015. It shows that the population grew from 9,199 in 1990 to 13,568 in 2015, an average annual growth rate of 1.87% from 2000 to 2010 and 2.14% from 2010 to 2015. The population is predominantly young, with over 60% between 20-24 years old. The area also experienced growth in households, rising from 3,893 in 1990 to 6,348 in 2015, with most households (over 85%) renter-occupied. The median household income was $10,000 in 2000 and is forecasted to be $11,058 in 2015.
The document summarizes research on citizen-run online neighborhood networks in London. It finds that these sites help strengthen local identities, stimulate civic engagement and local democracy, and contribute to cooperation with local authorities. A survey of users found that participation increased feelings of belonging and empowerment. However, councils are cautious about engaging with the sites due to moderation concerns. The research aims to provide guidance to local councils on how to support these networks while maintaining their independence.
This document discusses using mapping and spatial analysis to advance advocacy and social justice. It provides examples of how opportunity mapping has been used in litigation, research, and policymaking to illustrate disparities, propose solutions, and measure impact. Opportunity mapping combines quantitative data analysis with narrative to identify gaps in access to critical resources and structures. The approach has informed fair housing legal cases, program evaluation, and efforts to direct investment to disadvantaged communities.
This document summarizes a presentation about using geographic information systems (GIS) and opportunity mapping for research and advocacy at the Kirwan Institute. It provides an overview of the Kirwan Institute's mission and work analyzing spatial trends related to opportunity, such as access to employment, education, healthcare, and more. It then describes the methodology of opportunity mapping, which identifies indicators of opportunity, calculates z-scores to measure relative performance, and develops an overall opportunity index to compare areas and identify gaps. Examples of opportunity maps for various regions are also presented to demonstrate how the technique can be used to analyze issues of inequity.
State of the District - Presentation to Stratford-on-Avon Local Strategic Par...Spencer Payne
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“Sustainable communities” has as much meaning for rural and tribal communities as it does in urban and suburban areas. Come learn what this term and livability principles mean in a nonmetro context. Learn from HUD, USDA, and rural/tribal communities that have planned and implemented effective strategies. Key topics include economic opportunity, transportation, housing, communications, public engagement, and broadband.
Our basic conclusion: What most distinguishes successful areas from Michigan is their concentrations of talent, where talent is defined as a combination of knowledge, creativity and entrepreneurship. Quite simply, in a flattening world, the places with the greatest concentrations of talent win! States and regions without concentrations of talent will have great difficulty retaining or attracting knowledge-based enterprises, nor are they likely to be the place where new knowledge-based enterprises are created.
So retaining and attracting talent is at the heart of growing a high prosperity Michigan. We focus on college educated Millennials because they are the most mobile. Young people are the most likely demographic group to move. And among the young, moving from one state to another is highest for those with a four-year degree or more.
The priorities:
1) Building a culture that is welcoming to all.
2) Creating places where talent – particularly mobile young talent – wants to live. This means expanded public investments in quality of place with an emphasis on vibrant central city neighborhoods.
The document discusses the concept of the "Big Society" proposed by Phillip Blond which aims to increase civic participation, social cohesion, and distribute power and assets more widely in the UK. It notes decreasing levels of civic engagement and social trust in the UK compared to other European countries like the Netherlands. The Big Society seeks to address these issues through encouraging social enterprises, asset ownership, community empowerment, and greater participation in public services. While the Netherlands scores higher on many social metrics, it still faces its own social and ethnic divides.
This document summarizes demographic data for an apartment study area in Austin, Texas from 1990 to 2015. It shows that the population grew from 9,199 in 1990 to 13,568 in 2015, an average annual growth rate of 1.87% from 2000 to 2010 and 2.14% from 2010 to 2015. The population is predominantly young, with over 60% between 20-24 years old. The area also experienced growth in households, rising from 3,893 in 1990 to 6,348 in 2015, with most households (over 85%) renter-occupied. The median household income was $10,000 in 2000 and is forecasted to be $11,058 in 2015.
The document summarizes research on citizen-run online neighborhood networks in London. It finds that these sites help strengthen local identities, stimulate civic engagement and local democracy, and contribute to cooperation with local authorities. A survey of users found that participation increased feelings of belonging and empowerment. However, councils are cautious about engaging with the sites due to moderation concerns. The research aims to provide guidance to local councils on how to support these networks while maintaining their independence.
This document discusses using mapping and spatial analysis to advance advocacy and social justice. It provides examples of how opportunity mapping has been used in litigation, research, and policymaking to illustrate disparities, propose solutions, and measure impact. Opportunity mapping combines quantitative data analysis with narrative to identify gaps in access to critical resources and structures. The approach has informed fair housing legal cases, program evaluation, and efforts to direct investment to disadvantaged communities.
This document summarizes a presentation about using geographic information systems (GIS) and opportunity mapping for research and advocacy at the Kirwan Institute. It provides an overview of the Kirwan Institute's mission and work analyzing spatial trends related to opportunity, such as access to employment, education, healthcare, and more. It then describes the methodology of opportunity mapping, which identifies indicators of opportunity, calculates z-scores to measure relative performance, and develops an overall opportunity index to compare areas and identify gaps. Examples of opportunity maps for various regions are also presented to demonstrate how the technique can be used to analyze issues of inequity.
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Presentation to Stratford-on-Avon LSP, providing an overview of key demographic, economic and social issues facing the area. Jointly delivered by Warwickshire Observatory and Stratford-on-Avon District Council
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The document discusses how cities can attract talent through developing vibrant urban centers. It argues that knowledge, talent, innovation, connections, distinctiveness, and urban vitality are key factors. Cities promote knowledge through universities and the sharing of ideas. Talent is increasingly drawn to places with a high quality of life. Innovation benefits from connections between universities, companies, and a critical mass of people. Distinctiveness makes places unique and attractive. Building vibrant urban cores near universities can attract and retain young talent.
The document discusses how cities can attract talent through developing vibrant urban centers. It argues that knowledge, talent, innovation, connections, distinctiveness, and urban vitality are key factors. Cities promote knowledge through universities and the sharing of ideas. Talent is increasingly drawn to places with a high quality of life. Innovation benefits from connections between universities, companies, and a critical mass of people. Distinctiveness makes places unique and attractive. Building vibrant urban cores near universities can attract and retain young talent.
The document discusses how cities can attract talent through developing vibrant urban centers. It argues that knowledge, talent, innovation, connections, distinctiveness, and urban vitality are key factors. Cities promote knowledge through universities and the sharing of ideas. Talent is increasingly drawn to places with a high quality of life. Innovation benefits from connections between universities, companies, and a critical mass of people. Distinctiveness makes places unique and appealing. Building vibrant urban cores near universities can attract and retain young talent.
The survey of 892 downtown Kansas City residents found that more residents are owning rather than renting homes and having higher incomes. Residents are very satisfied living downtown and rate it positively for entertainment, character, and culture but negatively for transportation and green space. Most residents work downtown, dine out frequently at casual restaurants downtown, and shop for groceries downtown multiple times per month.
The document summarizes a public forum held on May 4, 2013 to discuss Webster's comprehensive master plan. It provides an overview of the master plan steering committee and process. It then presents information on Webster's demographics, housing, and economy collected through data analysis, community outreach events, and a 2008 open space plan. Charts and polls from the public forum are included on topics like housing preferences, transportation issues, economic development needs, and satisfaction with Lake Waushakum. The document concludes with next steps which are to prepare a summary report and continue providing information through the project website.
Myths, Realities, Potential and Future of Urban SchoolsKenneth Burnley
Urban myths will be debunked; realities, challenges and joys of serving in the urban environment will be presented; successes and the potential of urban students will be shared; and a dialogue on these topics will occur leading to questions about the future of urban schools. The conversation is designed to be stimulating and provocative while raising questions about issues of urban education to which a lack of solutions may portend grave implications for our nation and its’ preeminence
Presentation given at MAPC's Confronting Poverty on the North Shore forum, Salem, Mass., November 19, 2013, by Elizabeth Kneeland, Brookings Institute, co-author with Alan Berube of "Confronting Suburban Poverty," (Brookings Press, 2013).
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The document summarizes key findings from the 2020 Metro Atlanta Speaks survey on the impact of COVID-19. Some key points:
- Over 66% of respondents reported a major impact from COVID-19. Impact varied by county.
- Around 60% knew someone who had COVID-19, with higher shares among Black and Latino respondents.
- Public health replaced transportation as the top concern, rising from 4% in 2019 to nearly 17% in 2020. Race relations and the economy also saw increases as top concerns.
- Over 82% of pre-pandemic workers reported being affected through layoffs, reduced hours, pay cuts, working from home, or quitting for safety. Impact varied slightly by area and
This presentation was given at the joint Norfolk RCC and Norfolk Rural Forum meeting in Feb 2010 in response to the Audit Commissions highlighting of rural service delivery within Norfolk.
This report provides quality of life data for the Annandale CDP including demographics, housing, community assets, safety, health, education and human services. Some key facts:
- Population of 38,295, median age 41.1, diverse with over 20% Asian/Pacific Islander and 16.6% Hispanic
- Median home value of $226,800, rental housing and requests for affordable units
- Community assets include 1 library, 21 parks, 111 child care sites, and 77 civic associations
- Education includes 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools (Poe and Holmes), and Annandale High School
- Health indicators include 632 births in 2007 and 51 babies with low birth weight
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Transportation Ecoefficiency: Social and Political Drivers in U.S. Metropolit...Anna McCreery
Presentation at the Association of American Geographers' annual meeting, April 9-13, Los Angeles, CA. Session: Cities, Transportation and Sustainability.
Abstract:
As environmental impacts from automobiles have grown, more research is needed to determine what social and policy forces can influence transportation ecoefficiency (TE). TE is the environmental impact per unit of travel, including accessibility and mobility, and it is measured by proxy as the index of four z-scores: percent drive-alone commuting (sign reversed); percent commuting by public transit; percent of commuters walking or riding a bicycle; and population density. A higher TE index indicates more ecoefficient transportation, compared to the average. This study presents a macro-level analysis of institutional and structural predictors of TE in a sample of 225 United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Specifically, Ordinary Least Squares regression with robust standard errors points to several conclusions. A New Political Culture, measured by education and income (real per capita income and % change in real per capita income) increases TE, although professional status could reverse this effect. High and rising incomes interact to increase TE, with an effect size over 10 times larger than other effects. State-mandated urban growth management increases TE, demonstrating the beneficial effects of comprehensive planning. This is enhanced by higher incomes, and the combination of high incomes and state-mandated planning also has an effect size over 10 times larger than other effects. Percent African American has a quadratic influence, presumably due to the effects of tolerance and racial threat. Overall, this analysis demonstrates that macro-level social processes, including race, comprehensive planning, and the presence of a new political culture, have a significant impact on TE.
The document discusses the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Fund, which aims to preserve and create affordable housing units near transit to benefit low-income, minority, and senior communities. It outlines the goals of increasing access to jobs, services and preventing displacement. It provides examples of projects funded to date, and future plans to expand focus on seniors and increase the fund size. Key goals are outlined to align with the Metro Vision 2035 plan to increase density near transit and decrease emissions.
The Kirwan Institute’s past year was marked by wide-ranging accomplishments which touched all three U.S. coastlines and many areas in between, with significant impact right here at The Ohio State University.
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2) While recipiency rates were around 40% for whites, they were lower for African Americans and Latinos, ranging from 32-39%.
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2) Opportunity structures in domains like housing, employment, education sort individuals and groups in racialized ways. A shift is needed to examine how institutions collectively racialize opportunities.
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Growing Together to Expand Opportunity for All in the Portland Region
1. Growing Together to Expand Opportunity
for All
in the Portland Region
Making the most of the Sustainable Communities
Initiative
john a. powell
Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and
Ethnicity
Williams Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties,
Moritz College of Law
Metro
Portland, OR
August 3, 2010
2. Introduction
How do you build livable, sustainable communities that work
for, and are inclusive of, everyone?
3. The Portland Way
A leader in regional, sustainable development
40 years of progressive land use
planning
4. Quality of Life in region
Source: Public Opinion Research Survey, DHM Inc.2009.
5. HUD Livability Principles
(1) Provide More Transportation Choices. Develop safe, reliable, and economical
transportation choices to decrease household transportation costs, reduce our Nation’s
dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and promote
public health.
(2) Promote equitable, affordable housing. Expand location - and energy-efficient housing
choices for people of all ages, incomes, races, and ethnicities to increase mobility, improve access
to jobs, expand educational opportunities, and lower the combined cost of housing and
transportation.
(3) Enhance Economic Competitiveness. Improve economic competitiveness through reliable
and timely access to employment centers, educational opportunities, services, and other basic
needs of workers, as well as expanded business access to markets.
(4) Support Existing Communities. Target federal funding toward existing communities—
through strategies like transit-oriented, mixed-use development, and land recycling—to increase
community revitalization and the efficiency of public works investments and to safeguard rural
landscapes.
(5) Coordinate Policies and Leverage Investment. Align federal policies and funding to
remove barriers to collaboration, leverage funding, and increase the accountability and
effectiveness of all levels of government to plan for future growth, including making smart energy
choices, such as locally generated renewable energy.
(6) Value Communities and Neighborhoods. Enhance the unique characteristics of all
communities by investing in healthy, safe, and walk able neighborhoods—rural, urban, or
suburban.
6. HUD Mandatory Outcomes
(1) Creation of regional transportation, housing, water, and air quality plans that are
deeply aligned and tied to local comprehensive land use and capital investment
plans.
(2) Aligned federal planning and investment resources that mirror the local and
regional strategies for achieving sustainable communities.
(3) Increased participation and decision-making in developing and implementing a
long range vision for the region by populations traditionally marginalized in public
planning processes.
(4) Reduced social and economic disparities for the low-income, minority
communities, and other disadvantaged populations within the target region.
(5) Decrease in per capita VMT and transportation-related emissions for the region.
(6) Decrease in overall combined housing and transportation costs per household.
(7) Increase in the share of residential and commercial construction on underutilized
infill development sites that encourage revitalization, while minimizing
displacement in neighborhoods with significant disadvantaged populations.
(8) Increased proportion of low and very low-income households within a 30-minute
transit commute of major employment centers.
9. Opportunity Matters….
“Opportunity” is a situation or condition that places individuals in
a position to be more likely to succeed or excel.
Opportunity structures are critical to opening pathways to
success:
High-quality education
Healthy and safe environment
Stable housing
Sustainable employment
Political empowerment
Outlets for wealth-building
Positive social networks
10. How does Portland compare to the
nation?
Portland city, OR USA
2006-2008 2006-2008
Select characteristics 2000 ACS 2000 ACS
Median HH Income
(1999) $40,146 $48,993 $41,994 $52,175
% population 25+, HS
Graduate or Higher 85.7 89.2 80.4 84.5
% Population 25+,
Bachelors Degree or
Higher 32.6 39.6 24.4 27.4
Families Below Poverty 8.5 10.5 9.2 9.6
Median value SF Home $154,900 $293,300 $119,600 $192,400
Source: Census data
11. Collective Concerns for the Region
Housing Affordability
Educational Attainment
Poverty
Recession & Unemployment
12. Housing: Affordability
Housing affordability is a region-
wide issue:
• Declining affordability of SF
homes
• By 2005, median household
income was less than 1/3 of
housing price
• In 2008 in Multnomah County,
• 52% of renters and 43% of
owners paid more than 30%
on housing
• Compared to 50% of
renters and 37.5% of
owners nationally
Source: Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University. “Communities of Color in Multnomah County:An Unsettling Profile.” 2010
Figure c/o Coalition for a Livable Future, Regional Equity Atlas.
13. Housing + Transportation,
Housing Costs, % income % income
Yellow: Less than 30% Yellow: Less than 45%
Blue: 30% and Greater Blue: 45% and Greater
Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology. 2010 http://htaindex.cnt.org/mapping_tool.php#region=portland&theme_menu=0
14. Portland - Central city
Education Percent of Persons 25+ by
Highest Educational
Vancouver,
OR - WA
of:
Portland
Suburbs
Attainment PMSA city, OR
When compared to 1970 37.6 39.6 36.3
the region and 1980 22.0 24.2 20.6
Did not
suburbs: Graduate HS 1990 15.7 17.1 14.8
•Portland has higher 2000 12.8 14.3 11.9
percent of people 1970 35.4 33.4 36.7
who did not graduate 1980 36.4 32.2 38.3
HS Graduate
HS, 1990 26.9 24.9 27.6
• and a higher 2000 23.8 22.2 24.3
percent of people Some
1970 14.5 14.6 14.3
with advanced/ College or 1980 22.1 21.5 22.4
college degrees Associate 1990 34.2 32.0 35.1
Degree
2000 34.5 30.8 35.9
1970 12.5 12.4 12.7
College
Graduate or 1980 19.6 22.1 18.7
Advanced 1990 23.3 25.9 22.5
Degree
Source: SOCDS Census data 200 28.8 32.6 27.9
15. Increasing poverty in the region and Portland
Portland - Vancouver, Central city of:
Poverty Rate Suburbs**
OR - WA PMSA Portland city, OR
(Percent)
1969 9.7 12.6 8.0
1979 9.0 13.0 7.2
1989 9.9 14.5 7.6
1993 Estimated* 11.2 15.9 8.9
1995 Estimated* 9.9 14.5 7.8
1997 Estimated* 9.2 12.6 7.8
1998 Estimated* 9.4 12.8 8.1
1999 9.5 13.1 7.6
2003 Estimated* 10.4 13.4 8.8
Source: SOCDS Census data
*Estimated poverty rates for 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2003 are derived from the Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates.
** Suburb data are defined as the total for the Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA less the sum of data for these cities:
Portland city, OR ; Vancouver city, WA ;
16. Effects of the Recession…
Portland -
Vancouver -
Unemployment City of: Portland city, OR Suburbs
Beaverton, OR
Rate (%)
-WA MSA
Average Annual
2000
4.4 4.7 4.3
Average Annual
2005
5.9 6.1 6.0
Average Annual
2006
5.0 5.2 5.1
Average Annual
2007
4.8 4.9 4.9
Average Annual
2008
5.9 5.8 6.1
Average Annual
2009
10.6 10.4 11.2
Source: SOCDS Census data
17. But, opportunity is also….
Racialized… Spatialized… Globalized…
• In 1960, African- • marginalized people of • Economic
American families in color and the very poor
poverty were 3.8 times globalization
have been spatially
more likely to be isolated from
concentrated in high- opportunity via • Climate change
poverty neighborhoods reservations, Jim Crow,
than poor whites. Appalachian
mountains, ghettos, • the Credit and
• In 2000, they were 7.3 barrios, and the Foreclosure crisis
times more likely. culture of
incarceration.
18. Neighborhoods Matter…
Neighborhoods are critical to
understanding access to opportunity
For example, research shows that living in
a neighborhood of concentrated
disadvantage is equivalent to missing a
full year of school (Sampson 2007)
Does your neighborhood provide pathways to
opportunity and success?
Safe environment, good schools, positive peers
and role models, employment, accessible
transportation options to amenities and jobs
Or does your neighborhood present you with
barriers to opportunity and success
Unsafe environment, failing schools, poor peers
and role models, no employment
19. Our opportunity context matters
Some people ride the “Up” Others have to run up the
escalator to reach “Down” escalator to get there
opportunity
20. The Cumulative Impacts of Spatial, Racial and
Opportunity Segregation
Segregation impacts a number of life-opportunities
Impacts on Health
School Segregation
Impacts on Educational Achievement
Exposure to crime; arrest
Transportation limitations and other
inequitable public services
Neighborhood Job segregation
Segregation
Racial stigma, other
psychological impacts
Impacts on community power and
individual assets
Adapted from figure by Barbara Reskin at: http://faculty.washington.edu/reskin/
21. Why do some people have access to the
“good life” while others do not?
It’s more than a matter of choice….
22. Historic Government Role
A series of federal policies have contributed to the disparities we
see today
School Policy
Suburbanization & Homeownership
Urban Renewal
Public Housing
Transportation
2
2
23. Today,
Institutions continue to
support, not dismantle, the
status quo. This is why we
continue to see racially
inequitable outcomes even if
there is good intent behind
policies, or an absence of
racist actors. (i.e. structural
racialization)
24. Example: Redline Mapping and
Analysis
How historic redlining practices helped shape today’s opportunity
landscape
27. Historic Government Policies Enforcing Inequity:
The FHA and Redlining
“If a neighborhood is to retain stability, it is
necessary that properties shall continue to
be occupied by the same social and racial
classes. A change in social or racial
occupancy generally contributes to
instability and a decline in values.”
–Excerpt from the 1947 FHA
underwriting manual
27
28. How Have Discriminatory Systems Influenced
Portland today?
From
Redlining…
Original Portland 1938 Redlining Map
30. High Interest Rate Loans as Share of Home Purchase
Loans by Race/Ethnicity and Income (2008)
Low- Middle- Upper
Income Income Income
Hispanic 6.8% 7.0% 3.5%
Non-Hispanic White 5.0% 3.2% 3.0% …to Reverse
Non-Hispanic Black 1.8% 3.7% 6.2%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pac.
Islander 2.1% 1.8% n/a
Redlining…
High Interest Rate Loans as Share of Home Purchase
Loans by Race/Ethnicity (2008)
Metro Area
Hispanic 5.9%
Non-Hispanic White 3.5%
Non-Hispanic Black 4.3%
Non-Hispanic American Indian 2.0%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pac. Islander 1.9%
Source: http://diversitydata.sph.harvard.edu/Data/Profiles/Show.aspx?loc=1092
32. …To Gentrification, a new form of exclusion
From 1990 to 1999, the
average home price in
the Portland region rose
97% from $96,000 to
$188,600. In some
previously redlined
areas prices increased
150 or 200% in five
years.
Source: K. Gibson and C. Abbott. “City Profile: Portland, Oregon.” Cities Vol.19, No.6 December 2002. Photos c/o William
Yardley. “Racial Shift in a Progressive City Spurs Talks” The NewYork Times, May 29, 2008
33. Displacement or tenure change?
The blues
represent
decreases in
SF homes for
rent. What is
unclear is
whether these
decreases
represent
displacement,
or tenure
changes. Some
of the darkest
blue areas
especially may
indicate
displacement.
Source: Coalition for a Livable Future, Regional Equity Atlas.
34. Key Opportunity Areas
There are challenges that are burdening everyone in the
community and region, but there are also uneven effects
across groups, especially across the following domains:
Education
School poverty
Achievement gaps
Proficiency gaps
Housing
Affordability
Fair credit
Homeownership and wealth
Economic
Income disparities
36. Education: School poverty
The percentage of students in the region on FRL grew from
27.8% in 1999 to 35% in 2003.
The poverty of a school, more than the poverty of the individual,
determines students’ educational outcomes
The 1966 Coleman Report concluded that concentrated poverty
inevitably depresses achievement on a school-wide and a
district-wide basis—the effects are not contained within school
walls.
Data from the Regional Equity Atlas. The Coalition for a Livable Future. Research from Poverty and Race Research Action Council Annotated
Bibliography:The Impact of School-Based Poverty Concentration on Academic Achievement and Student Outcomes.
37. School poverty contd.
In 1999, 86 schools had >50% of students on FRL; in 2003, this
increased to 133 schools
The “tipping point” is the threshold at which problems spiral beyond the
control of the school. Most experts place that point at 50%. At this point,
all students’ prospects are depressed
The number of schools where 75.1-100% of students were on
FRL doubled between 1999 and 2003 (from 15 to 30)
Once the concentration of poverty in a district reaches 60% or above, the
district can no longer rely on its own internal efforts to improve outcomes
Data from the Regional Equity Atlas. The Coalition for a Livable Future. Research from Poverty and Race Research Action Council Annotated
Bibliography:The Impact of School-Based Poverty Concentration on Academic Achievement and Student Outcomes.
38. Education: Attainment Gaps
Graduation Rates
2009 for 3 largest
school districts in
Multnomah
County:
• PPS: 52%
• Reynolds: 51%
• David Douglas:
62%
Source: Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University. “Communities of Color in Multnomah County:An Unsettling Profile.” 2010
39. Education:
Proficiency
Gaps
• Everyone’s
proficiency declines
over time, but
students of color fare
much worse and
persistent
achievement gap;
• Is a 59% math
proficiency rate OK
for tenth graders? We
know a 38% is not.
•What’s our goal?
Source: Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University. “Communities of Color in Multnomah County:An Unsettling Profile.” 2010
41. Housing: Affordability
• In 2000, nearly 20% of renters spent more than 50% of income
on rent.
• One study found that for families with children paying more
than 50% of their income on rent, they spent 30% less on food,
50% less on clothing, and 70% less on healthcare. Partnership for America’s
Economic Success, 2010.“The Hidden Costs of the Housing Crisis: The Impact of Housing on Young Children’s Odds of
Success.”
Source: Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University. “Communities of Color in Multnomah County:An Unsettling Profile.” 2010
42. Housing: Fair Credit
Predatory subprime lending had little to do with sustainable
homeownership for families, and more to do with equity
stripping.
• Black borrowers were also 1.6-2.2 times more likely to
refinance through subprime lender, and Latinos were 2.7-3.4
times more likely, than similarly-situated white borrowers.
(Regional Equity Atlas)
Source: Table from Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University. “Communities of Color in Multnomah County:An Unsettling Profile.” 2010
43. Housing: Homeownership and Wealth
• Minority homeownership gap has been increasing over time
• In Clark, Multnomah, and Washington counties, homeownership
rates for people of color lag not only whites, but national rates for
the same racial groups.
Disparities in homeownership translate into disparities in wealth.
• Homeowners of color are more reliant than white households on housing for
wealth, with 95% of wealth for Black households, and 96% of wealth for
Hispanic households derived from their primary residence, compared to 70%
of white wealth. (http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html)
Source: Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University. “Communities of Color in Multnomah County:An Unsettling Profile.” 2010
45. Economic: Income Disparities
White
families
are
making
about
1.1
times
that of
families
White of color
families
are
making
4.6 times
that of
families
of color
Source: Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University. “Communities of Color in Multnomah County:An Unsettling Profile.” 2010
46. Economic: Income Disparities contd.
This is a
tenfold
increase
Everyone
in
is worse
disparity
off, but
since
white
1995;
families
white
still
families’
making 7
incomes
times are 2.2
that of times
families of that of
color families
of color
Source: Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University. “Communities of Color in Multnomah County:An Unsettling Profile.” 2010
47. A Closer Look…
1979 2007
White Families Families of Color White Families Families of Color
Decile 1 $11,025 $2,400 $5,000 $700
Decile 5 $55,799 $35,998 $55,000 $32,000
Decile 10 $137,409 $122,502 $260,000 $116,500
What’s our
In Decile 1: goal? How do
White families experienced a 55% decrease in income make sure all
Families of Color experienced a 71% decrease families are
In Decile 5 (middle class): sharing in
region’s
White families income essentially remained unchanged, declining by 1.4%
prosperity?
Families of Color experienced a 11% decrease
48. How do we change this geography?
Change our systems and structures
49. Growing Together
“Equitable regionalism affirms the need for every
community to have a voice in the resource
development and future of the region. It builds
and sustains region-wide, collaborative institutions
with inclusive representation and a common goal:
improving the health of the whole and expanding
opportunity for all people and communities across
the region. Equitable regionalism requires
comprehensive and strategic investment in people
and neighborhoods.”
“Regionalism: Growing Together to Expand Opportunity for All.” 2007. Summary report, pp. 1-2.
51. Thinking in New Ways:
Transformative Thinking
transformative thinking to combat structural racialization;
we need to find new approaches.
personal and social responsibility are important: we
should maintain them in our advocacy and analysis
approaches should consider the structures and systems
that are creating and perpetuating these disparities and
work to reform them for lasting change.
51
52. Talking in New Ways
I. How do we talk about race?
II. Targeted universalism—a new frame for dialogue (beyond
disparities)
53. I. How to Talk about Race
Speak on structures and systems rather than explicit individual
action/reaction
Speak on the subconscious—the implicit bias that is stored
within the mind
Speak on relationships—build collaborations and engage in real
discussion
53
54. II. Targeted universalism as
communication strategy
Moves beyond the disparities frame
Focuses on the universal goals shared by all the
communities while being sensitive to the targeted
strategies that are responsive to the situation of
marginalized communities
55. Acting in New Ways
I. Engagement and inclusion
II. Targeted universalism as policy
III. Opening access through people, places, and linkages
56. I. Engagement and Inclusion
“That historically disadvantaged communities, especially communities of color
and those living in poverty have a voice and are represented in all decision
making to assure that the benefits and burdens of growth and change are
distributed equitably.”
“While this consortium of regional partners is initially designed to develop
the Housing Equity and Opportunity Strategy, the intent is to have the
consortium develop a governance structure to oversee the implementation of
regional housing and equity measures on an on-going basis.”
“Grant funding will be used to involve community-based organizations (as
well as local governments) in specific tasks and decision-making related to
the regional housing strategy with the objective of having increased
capacity and capability to engage in decision-making beyond the duration
of the grant.”
From Vision Statement and Declaration of Cooperation
57. II. Promote Universal Policies in Targeted
Ways
• There is no “one size fits all”
• “One vision, many paths”
• Process:
• What is the goal?
• How do we tailor
strategies to different
groups, who are
differently situated, to lift
them to that goal?
61. Considering people, places, and
linkages
Activities should:
Affirmative further fair housing and promote affordable housing in high
opportunity areas (23)
Promote greater transit supportive development (incorporating to the
degree possible the full range of housing to all ranges of family
incomes)…[provide] improved service for historically marginalized
populations and viable alternative to automobile ownership (24)
Avoid adverse environmental impacts on neighborhoods through
careful planning and siting of housing and community facilities (25)
Redress persistent environmental justice concerns in communities (25)
Promote inclusion of underrepresented populations in economic
sectors…and training to support the full range of workforce and
worker needs in the region (26)
62. Discussion
Defining universal goals and benchmarks
Developing targeted strategies
“Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to identify the
outcomes they seek to achieve, the clarity with which they
articulate the elements of the Regional Plan for Sustainable
Development that will help achieve those outcomes, and the
specificity of the benchmarks that they establish to measure
progress toward a completed product that guides all of the
necessary work.”