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The document summarizes the findings of a Fair Housing Equity Assessment conducted for the Buffalo Niagara region. It describes how historical and ongoing factors like discriminatory policies, disinvestment, and lack of access to opportunity have led to extreme segregation and racial/ethnic disparities in the region. Specifically, it identifies four areas (in Buffalo and Niagara Falls) that meet the definition of Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty, facing the most intense barriers due to factors like segregation, lack of infrastructure/services, and multigenerational poverty. The assessment aims to better understand these inequities and their causes in order to develop recommendations to improve access to opportunities for all residents.

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1 towards a more sustainable Buffalo Niagara Fair Housing Equity Assessment
The Fair Housing Equity Assessment (FHEA) is a comprehensive examination of the current state of racial and ethnic inequality within the region. This examination takes into account current barriers to opportunity as well as historical causes of segregation and exclusion. The Fair Housing Equity Assessment Why We are creating a regional plan for sustainable development with a core regional strategy for our housing and neighborhoods…
“...where one lives determines how one lives, influencing quality of life factors such as education, employment, transportation options, public services, safety, recreational access, and a general sense of community.” ! ! CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AGENCY FOR PLANNING: DRAFT FAIR HOUSING AND EQUITY ASSESSMENT: MAY 10, 2013 The Fair Housing Equity Assessment Why We are creating a regional plan for sustainable development with a core regional strategy for our housing and neighborhoods…
1. Understand the historical, current and future context for equity and opportunity in the region and the data and evidence that demonstrates those dynamics! ! 2. Engage regional leaders and stakeholders on findings and implications of analysis! ! 3. Integrate knowledge developed through the Regional FHEA exercise into the strategy development process (e.g., priority setting and decision making) Goals of the Fair Housing Equity Assessment
In order to ensure all residents have access to opportunity, we must first understand how, why and where our region experiences inequality. ! ! In this context, One Region Forward undertook a comprehensive examination of racial and ethnic inequality within the region.! ! The first step was developing a shared definition of equity.! Opportunity and Equality in Buffalo Niagara
Buffalo Niagara will be an equitable community! when all people – regardless of how they look, who they know or who they love, what language they speak, what they believe, whatever their level of means or ability, when or where they were born, where they live, where they go to school or why or how long they’ve called this place home – have the opportunity, resources and tools needed to achieve their potential, to lead healthy and fulfilling lives with rewarding work, and to access, experience, and participate in all our region has to offer while ensuring others – now and in future generations – can do the same.! Opportunity and Equality in Buffalo Niagara
A host of systemic factors have led to the extreme geographic segregation and racial and ethnic disparities in educational attainment, wealth, and quality-of -life throughout the region.! ! These factors have included local, state and federal policy and investment decisions, discriminatory practices within the private sector and individual actions and biases. ! Opportunity and Equality What we found in Buffalo Niagara:
Some of these policies have been outlawed or overturned, but there is not a systemic response to overcoming generations of inequality.! ! The decision-making framework within the region needs to be more intentionally inclusive and reflective of the pervasive challenges of geographic, racial and ethnic disparities. Opportunity and Equality What we found in Buffalo Niagara:
FHEA Recommendations to improve access to opportunity include:! ! Ensure public input on public investment! ! Ensure equitable distribution of and access to public resources and service delivery! ! Building Capacity within communities and organizations to further opportunity and fair housing! ! Regulatory reform & monitoring of public development policies and private real estate transactions! ! Public education and promotion of opportunity and equity and fundamental to our shared prosperity! Opportunity and Equality What’s next for Buffalo Niagara?
00 375,000 750,000 1,125,000 1,500,000 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Remainder Erie County Buffalo Remainder Niagara County Niagara Falls • The cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls have lost more than 50% of their residents since 1950, down from a shared population of roughly 700,000 to 310,000.! • Erie County peaked in population at 1,113,491 in 1970, but has since fallen to less than 920,000; Niagara County peaked at 242,269 in 1960 and has fallen to under 217,00. Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
From 1990 - 2010 centers of population decline continue to be inner cities and first ring suburbs:! City of Buffalo -20.4% Niagara Falls -18.8% North Tonawanda -15.2% City of Tonawanda -12.5% Lackawanna -11.9% Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
In the past 50 years, the region’s population has decreased, but the amount of developed land has increased considerably, creating an imbalance of housing and infrastructure.! 1960: Population – 1,306,957! 36 percent increase from 1940! Developed areas in Red! Developing areas in Yellow Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
In the past 50 years, the region’s population has decreased, but the amount of developed land has increased considerably, creating an imbalance of housing and infrastructure.! 2000: Population – 1,170,111! 10 percent decrease from 1960! Developed areas in Red! Developing areas in Yellow Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
Age Demographics 1970-2010 -16% -47% +33% Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara? The region’s population is much older than it once was. Since 1970, the region has lost total population, but it has seen an even greater decrease in school aged population. Meanwhile, the senior population has actually grown substantially.
Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara? Though only a small portion of the region’s households are now the “typical” market for single family homes, the vast majority of new housing being built is geared toward these households.
The racial and ethnic composition of the region is also becoming substantially more diverse. Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
But we remain a divided community, with large gaps in education, wealth and health and with deep inequality between neighborhoods. Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara? 0 8 16 24 32 USA New York State Buffalo Niagara Erie County Niagara County Buffalo Niagara Falls % of population living in poverty! (2012 ACS 3-year estimates)
A host of systemic factors have led to the extreme geographic segregation and racial and ethnic disparities in educational attainment, wealth, and quality-of -life throughout the region.! ! These factors have included local, state and federal policy and investment decisions, discriminatory practices within the private sector and individual actions and biases. A legacy of segregation and discrimination What caused the divisions within our region?
• Governmental housing policy ! • FHA/ redlining! • Federal suburban mortgage incentives! • HUD – Neighborhood Composition Rule! • 1 & 2 unit exclusions to fair housing laws! • Real Estate and financial industry manipulation ! • Housing covenants! • Blockbusting, steering, speculation! • Unfair & exploitative lending practices! • Government investment and urban policy ! • Urban Renewal ! • Infrastructure locations – highways! • Explicit Discrimination! • School segregation ! • Systemic employment discrimination ! • Large scale private disinvestment A legacy of segregation and discrimination What caused the divisions within our region?
! •Access to quality neighborhoods! •Uncoordinated development patterns ! •Continuing subsidies for sprawl ! •Lack of transit access! •Jobs/housing mismatch ! •Exclusionary zoning – single family large lot and restrictions on multi- family! •Access to quality housing! •Low capacity community development system ! •Lack of affordable housing options ! •Concentration of affordable housing ! •NIMBYism! •Lack of fair housing enforcement! •1 & 2 unit exclusions to fair housing laws A legacy of segregation and discrimination What are the ongoing challenges to equity & opportunity?
! •“Small-Box” public service delivery! •Schools! •Infrastructure! •Code Enforcement! •Amenities! ! •Selective and unequal criminal and judicial enforcement ! •Mass incarceration of minority populations! •Barriers to jobs and housing for ex-offenders! ! •Continued financial industry manipulation! •Subprime lending ! •Nouveau redlining -- high cost loans and higher rate of denials! A legacy of segregation and discrimination What are the ongoing challenges to equity & opportunity?
Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? Some communities in our region are home to intense segregation and intense poverty.! ! These areas, defined by HUD as Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty, are at least 50% minority population and have a family poverty rate of 37% or more.
Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? There are four clusters of racially and ethnically concentrated poverty in the region: Buffalo’s west and east sides; northern Niagara Falls and the First Ward of Lackawanna .
Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? The factors leading to segregation and the region are particularly acute in these neighborhoods.! ! In addition site-specific investment decisions, like concentrated public housing units, have contributed heavily to the development of these challenged communities.
Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? Residents of these neighborhoods have particular challenges to breaking the generational cycle of poverty.! ! These communities often face a lack of ties to the mainstream economy,! poor infrastructure and other lesser- quality public services.
Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? Yet, these neighborhoods have significant active populations, local histories and tremendous assets. ! ! Investing strategically in human, social and physical capital in these communities will be crucial, but must also be coupled with residents- centered initiatives that begin to reduce the concentration of poverty and open pathways to opportunity.
Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity? In contrast to areas of concentrated poverty, there are Areas of Opportunity throughout the region: geographies where residents have greater access and amenities than the regional average.! ! No one factor alone can represent opportunity, and One Region Forward has prepared a series of indices that begin to round out relevant data points that signify high opportunity neighborhoods.
Opportunity Index Factors! ! •poverty! •school proficiency ! •job access! •labor market! •environmental health! •housing stability! •food access ! Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity?
Group Opportunity Indices: All Persons White Black / African American Hispanic or Latino Asian/ Pacific Islander Native American Poverty 55 61 25 33 53 45 School Proficiency 55 62 18 31 50 40 Labor Market Engagement 55 60 27 37 57 37 Job Access 51 51 50 53 59 59 Housing Stability 85 87 73 77 81 70 Environmental Health 73 76 58 68 71 79 Food Access 55 54 57 56 55 48 Blended Opportunity Index 61 65 44 51 61 54 Disparities in Access to Neighborhood Opportunity! On a 100 point scale, neighborhoods where minority residents live show a generally lower level of access to opportunity Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity?
Above Average Opportunity Areas Contain:! 56% of the region’s 1.135 million residents! 65% of the white population ! 52% of the Asian/Pacific Islanders! 38% of the two or more races population ! 37% of the “other race” population ! 28% of the Native population! 25% of the Hispanic/ Latino population! 10% of the black population ! Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Opportunity Areas Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity?
In addition to providing enhanced opportunity in distressed communities, opening access to Areas of High Opportunity for traditionally marginalized populations should be a primary goal of future development in the region.! A mix of zoning changes, commercial and housing location decisions, housing options and transportation planning will be necessary to achieve greater equality.! Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity?
One Region Forward conducted a summary review of major themes of physical, economic and community development within the region, including transportation, regional and local economic development structures and major place-based investments and subsidized housing investment.! This analysis reveals not only how past practices strongly influenced the current regional landscape, but how current investments may be exacerbating existing divisions or helping to alleviate these conditions.! Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara?
Buffalo-Niagara Transportation Investment Priorities Project Type 2008-2012 % of total 2011-2015 % of total 2014-2018 % of total Bride Infrastructure/ Maintenance $270 24.1% $440 42.3% $230 37.5% Highway Infrastructure/ Maintenance $290 25.9% $290 27.9% $156 25.4% Congestion Relief $210 18.8% $30 2.9% $30 4.9% Transit Improvements $150 13.4% $170 16.3% $138 22.5% Economic Development $70 6.3% $40 3.8% $14 2.3% Technology Implementation $50 4.5% $40 3.8% $24 3.9% Bicycle/ Pedestrian $50 4.5% $20 1.9% $16 2.6% Qualify of Life $30 2.7% $10 1.0% $6 1.0%           Total Projects $1,120   $1,040   $614   (Dollar amounts in Millions) GBNRTC Transportation Improvement Program Project Summaries, 2008-2012; 2011-2015; 2014-2018 Transportation! Funding for planned transportation initiatives has been declining precipitously in the previous decade, with declines in every segment of spending from bridge infrastructure and maintenance to quality of life projects.! ! Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara?
WNY Regional Economic Development Council — Opportunity Agenda Strategies Foundational Support for Success Education and Training Transportation Facilitate access to safe and affordable child care in distressed areas and rural communities Expand the availability and access to affordable quality housing options close to employment hubs Encourage job creation and business investment in areas of high unemployment and poverty Expand apprenticeship models Establish a sourcing portal for jobs and training Increase support and accessibility for on- the-job training Create transferable skill training programs Invest in career talent pipeline initiatives Increase access to public transportation in rural and other underserved areas Enhance coordination between public transportation service areas and employment hubs Improve transportation services for early morning/late night workers Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, Progress Report 2013. Pp98-99. Economic Development! Localized incentives have long subsidized new buildings on the urbanized fringe, often at the expense of established neighborhoods.! New regional and statewide initiatives, such as the Regional Economic Development Council’s Opportunity Agenda, are beginning to reverse this trend, with several explicitly examining equity as a component of making strategic investments, but there is more work to be done in these areas.! Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara?
Housing & Community Development Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara? ! The location of HUD-sponsored housing and community development activities touches most reaches of Buffalo-Niagara, however, the bulk of these investments have contributed to the concentration of poverty, particularly within the most entrenched and segregated locations of the region.
Housing & Community Development Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara? Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units are a competitive but flexible tool for creating affordable rental housing leveraging public-private partnerships. This type of development mechanism can be an effective tool for dispersing poverty and creating opportunities for low-income residents in high-opportunity neighborhoods. Though LIHTC has been used throughout Buffalo Niagara, an analysis of the units produced do d a t e r e v e a l s t h a t t h e y a r e disproportionately concentrated in the central cities.!
Placed Based Initiatives Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara? The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) has been a regional investment priority throughout the last decade and has seen hundreds of millions in of public, private and philanthropic resources dedicated to new buildings and infrastructure on the campus.! ! As activity on the campus increases, tensions exist between the medical uses and the surrounding neighborhoods, particular the Fruit Belt, an R/ECAP. Efforts are underway to ensure the investments benefits the community.! !
Placed Based Initiatives Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara? Canalside has also been a regional investment focus funded through a variety of sources overseen by Empire State Development’s Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. (ECHDC).! ! ECHDC and community leaders released a consensus document outlining principles, action steps and accountability mechanisms for High Road Economic Development in July 2013, ensuring the community will benefit from the development in a number of ways, including: the establishment of quality jobs; opportunities for local workers and local businesses; environmental performance; affordable housing and annual reporting requirements.
Fair Housing How is Buffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? HUD defines the pursuit of Fair Housing as a commitment “to eliminating racial and ethnic segregation, illegal physical and other barriers to persons with disabilities and other discriminatory practices in housing”.! ! For Buffalo-Niagara, these activities take a variety of formats and are conducted by a variety of agencies, governments and organizations. However, as Buffalo- Niagara remains a highly segregated and divided community, there is clearly more work to be done in this regard. ! ! Housing Discrimination Cases Filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2004 - 2013 Year Erie County Niagara County Total Regional Cases Filed 2004 40 6 46 2005 40 5 45 2006 33 3 36 2007 50 7 57 2008 30 7 37 2009 45 3 48 2010 36 4 40 2011 22 9 31 2012 27 3 30 2013 28 4 32 10 year total 351 51 402 Source: HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Fair Housing How is Buffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? Federal Fair Housing regulations prohibit discrimination based on several categories and characteristics, including: race; color; religion; national origin; sex; disability or familial status. In addition, New York State prohibits discrimination based on marital status, age, military status and sexual orientation.! ! Some local municipalities have laws that enhance protections, but in large measure, municipalities are not proactively pursuing Fair Housing activities in their jurisdictions. ! Legal Framework
Fair Housing How is Buffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? Even where proper regulations are in place, then, the letter of the law may be too easily broken or skirted.! ! There are a host of individuals and several organizations dedicated to furthering Fair Housing within the region with long histories of achievements in public opinion and in the courts (HOME and the Erie County Fair Housing Partnership, for example), but the resources both within and outside of government are limited and often inadequate to the challenge.! ! ! Organizational Infrastructure
Fair Housing How is Buffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? At a certain size of development or due to the high profile and capacity of the entities involved, some instances of discrimination become part of an enforcement action and some even part of a public dialogue. ! ! The landmark Comer vs. Kemp decision, for instance had a significant impact on housing practice within the city and region. Notable Fair Housing Cases
Fair Housing How is Buffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? However, it is difficult to quantify or qualify how many other lower-profile developments may face similar challenges, and continue to go unnoticed or unchecked because of a lack of capacity to educate and monitor regional developments.! ! Challenges of NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard), of outright prejudice or discrimination, and of outdated or misinformed local policy make ensuring the right to quality fair housing to all residents of Buffalo Niagara an ongoing challenge.! ! A Continuing Struggle for Equity
Throughout the course of the Fair Housing Equity Assessment, it has become clear that the region faces tremendous challenges to equity and opportunity. Ingrained policies and practices within the public and private sectors will not be easy to overcome. ! ! Even where certain discriminatory actions have been abolished, their impacts are felt still, as the long-term intergenerational impacts of the poverty and inequality to which they contributed have not been erased, nor has any affirmative response to these issues been of the scale or magnitude necessary to erase the legacy of injustice.! ! A team of community representatives helped assemble this Fair Housing Equity Assessment, and compiled a series of recommendations to improve access to opportunity. Opportunity and Equality What’s next for Buffalo Niagara?
Recommendations:! Ensure public input on public investment! Ensure equitable distribution of and access to public resources and service delivery! Build capacity within communities and organizations to further opportunity and fair housing! Implement regulatory reform & monitoring of public development policies and private real estate transactions! Conduct public education and promotion of opportunity and equity and fundamental to our shared prosperity Opportunity and Equality What’s next for Buffalo Niagara?
Ensure public input on public investment Decision-making in the region needs to be inclusive, representative and responsive ! increase diversity on local boards and commissions ! ensure easy access and transparency of public records, meetings, proceedings and proposals ! enhance public process and outreach mechanisms in local planning practices: capital plans, comprehensive plans, HUD consolidated planning, etc. ! institute participatory budgeting processes which elevate the concerns of the people who have intimate knowledge about neighborhoods Opportunity and Equality Recommended next steps for Buffalo Niagara
Opportunity and Equality Recommended next steps for Buffalo Niagara Ensure equitable distribution of, and access to, public resources and service delivery (1 of 2) Agencies should develop policies that target public investment to traditionally underserved populations, for instance: ! ensure new affordable housing is not solely located in high poverty neighborhoods, but provides residents access to areas of opportunity, balanced against need for accessible services, transportation options, etc. ! focus public investment in urban core and in established neighborhoods not just downtown, waterfront and industry clusters ! implement neighborhood specific investment strategies that capitalize on the localized assets, historical significance and current residents’ vision for their communities developed through a public process! ! institute contractually obligated performance measures to ensure local residents participate in the impact of public projects and developments
Opportunity and Equality Recommended next steps for Buffalo Niagara Ensure equitable distribution of, and access to, public resources and service delivery (2 of 2) Agencies should develop policies that target public investment to traditionally underserved populations, for instance: ! integrate transportation investment with neighborhood improvement, with less emphasis on throughput, which has been so detrimental to minority communities, and more emphasis on creating complete communities ! enhance public transportation options and flexibility, particularly within Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (R/ ECAPs), to provide access to job centers ! address the gross inequities in education through a region-wide systems reform effort ! focus job training and workforce development in Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty
Opportunity and Equality Recommended next steps for Buffalo Niagara Build Capacity! ! ! Strengthen Fair Housing infrastructure and the affordable housing sector ! Establish independent accountability mechanisms to ensure projects and public investments are proactively contributing to a more equitable region ! Develop citizen champions and strong organizational voices for equitable and sustainable development !
Opportunity and Equality Recommended next steps for Buffalo Niagara Regulatory reform & monitoring! ! ! Reform the local framework for development, land use and zoning, and land use approvals process ! Monitor and regulate finance and real estate transactions and practices ! ! Public education and promotion! ! ! Work to change public perception of equity and opportunity at the neighborhood level ! !
Opportunity and Equality A collective call to action Yet, even with the implementation of these recommendations, the struggle for equity and opportunity for all residents in the region will remain just that – a struggle. ! ! It will require bold stances in the face of opposition to changing the status quo. It will require that difficult conversations and topics are broached honestly, openly, regularly and intentionally to inform the regional dialogue and highlight these which for too long have oppressed groups of people and the region as a whole. ! ! It will require institutional and systemic action, but it will also require individual action on a consistent and continual basis.
Opportunity and Equality A collective call to action What can you do to help move One Region Forward together?

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Fhea public review on line presentation

  • 1.
    1 towards a moresustainable Buffalo Niagara Fair Housing Equity Assessment
  • 2.
    The Fair HousingEquity Assessment (FHEA) is a comprehensive examination of the current state of racial and ethnic inequality within the region. This examination takes into account current barriers to opportunity as well as historical causes of segregation and exclusion. The Fair Housing Equity Assessment Why We are creating a regional plan for sustainable development with a core regional strategy for our housing and neighborhoods…
  • 3.
    “...where one livesdetermines how one lives, influencing quality of life factors such as education, employment, transportation options, public services, safety, recreational access, and a general sense of community.” ! ! CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AGENCY FOR PLANNING: DRAFT FAIR HOUSING AND EQUITY ASSESSMENT: MAY 10, 2013 The Fair Housing Equity Assessment Why We are creating a regional plan for sustainable development with a core regional strategy for our housing and neighborhoods…
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    1. Understand thehistorical, current and future context for equity and opportunity in the region and the data and evidence that demonstrates those dynamics! ! 2. Engage regional leaders and stakeholders on findings and implications of analysis! ! 3. Integrate knowledge developed through the Regional FHEA exercise into the strategy development process (e.g., priority setting and decision making) Goals of the Fair Housing Equity Assessment
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    In order toensure all residents have access to opportunity, we must first understand how, why and where our region experiences inequality. ! ! In this context, One Region Forward undertook a comprehensive examination of racial and ethnic inequality within the region.! ! The first step was developing a shared definition of equity.! Opportunity and Equality in Buffalo Niagara
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    Buffalo Niagara willbe an equitable community! when all people – regardless of how they look, who they know or who they love, what language they speak, what they believe, whatever their level of means or ability, when or where they were born, where they live, where they go to school or why or how long they’ve called this place home – have the opportunity, resources and tools needed to achieve their potential, to lead healthy and fulfilling lives with rewarding work, and to access, experience, and participate in all our region has to offer while ensuring others – now and in future generations – can do the same.! Opportunity and Equality in Buffalo Niagara
  • 7.
    A host ofsystemic factors have led to the extreme geographic segregation and racial and ethnic disparities in educational attainment, wealth, and quality-of -life throughout the region.! ! These factors have included local, state and federal policy and investment decisions, discriminatory practices within the private sector and individual actions and biases. ! Opportunity and Equality What we found in Buffalo Niagara:
  • 8.
    Some of thesepolicies have been outlawed or overturned, but there is not a systemic response to overcoming generations of inequality.! ! The decision-making framework within the region needs to be more intentionally inclusive and reflective of the pervasive challenges of geographic, racial and ethnic disparities. Opportunity and Equality What we found in Buffalo Niagara:
  • 9.
    FHEA Recommendations toimprove access to opportunity include:! ! Ensure public input on public investment! ! Ensure equitable distribution of and access to public resources and service delivery! ! Building Capacity within communities and organizations to further opportunity and fair housing! ! Regulatory reform & monitoring of public development policies and private real estate transactions! ! Public education and promotion of opportunity and equity and fundamental to our shared prosperity! Opportunity and Equality What’s next for Buffalo Niagara?
  • 10.
    00 375,000 750,000 1,125,000 1,500,000 1870 1880 18901900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Remainder Erie County Buffalo Remainder Niagara County Niagara Falls • The cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls have lost more than 50% of their residents since 1950, down from a shared population of roughly 700,000 to 310,000.! • Erie County peaked in population at 1,113,491 in 1970, but has since fallen to less than 920,000; Niagara County peaked at 242,269 in 1960 and has fallen to under 217,00. Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
  • 11.
    From 1990 -2010 centers of population decline continue to be inner cities and first ring suburbs:! City of Buffalo -20.4% Niagara Falls -18.8% North Tonawanda -15.2% City of Tonawanda -12.5% Lackawanna -11.9% Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
  • 12.
    In the past50 years, the region’s population has decreased, but the amount of developed land has increased considerably, creating an imbalance of housing and infrastructure.! 1960: Population – 1,306,957! 36 percent increase from 1940! Developed areas in Red! Developing areas in Yellow Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
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    In the past50 years, the region’s population has decreased, but the amount of developed land has increased considerably, creating an imbalance of housing and infrastructure.! 2000: Population – 1,170,111! 10 percent decrease from 1960! Developed areas in Red! Developing areas in Yellow Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
  • 14.
    Age Demographics 1970-2010 -16%-47% +33% Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara? The region’s population is much older than it once was. Since 1970, the region has lost total population, but it has seen an even greater decrease in school aged population. Meanwhile, the senior population has actually grown substantially.
  • 15.
    Community Change What arethe trends in Buffalo Niagara? Though only a small portion of the region’s households are now the “typical” market for single family homes, the vast majority of new housing being built is geared toward these households.
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    The racial andethnic composition of the region is also becoming substantially more diverse. Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara?
  • 17.
    But we remaina divided community, with large gaps in education, wealth and health and with deep inequality between neighborhoods. Community Change What are the trends in Buffalo Niagara? 0 8 16 24 32 USA New York State Buffalo Niagara Erie County Niagara County Buffalo Niagara Falls % of population living in poverty! (2012 ACS 3-year estimates)
  • 18.
    A host ofsystemic factors have led to the extreme geographic segregation and racial and ethnic disparities in educational attainment, wealth, and quality-of -life throughout the region.! ! These factors have included local, state and federal policy and investment decisions, discriminatory practices within the private sector and individual actions and biases. A legacy of segregation and discrimination What caused the divisions within our region?
  • 19.
    • Governmental housingpolicy ! • FHA/ redlining! • Federal suburban mortgage incentives! • HUD – Neighborhood Composition Rule! • 1 & 2 unit exclusions to fair housing laws! • Real Estate and financial industry manipulation ! • Housing covenants! • Blockbusting, steering, speculation! • Unfair & exploitative lending practices! • Government investment and urban policy ! • Urban Renewal ! • Infrastructure locations – highways! • Explicit Discrimination! • School segregation ! • Systemic employment discrimination ! • Large scale private disinvestment A legacy of segregation and discrimination What caused the divisions within our region?
  • 20.
    ! •Access to qualityneighborhoods! •Uncoordinated development patterns ! •Continuing subsidies for sprawl ! •Lack of transit access! •Jobs/housing mismatch ! •Exclusionary zoning – single family large lot and restrictions on multi- family! •Access to quality housing! •Low capacity community development system ! •Lack of affordable housing options ! •Concentration of affordable housing ! •NIMBYism! •Lack of fair housing enforcement! •1 & 2 unit exclusions to fair housing laws A legacy of segregation and discrimination What are the ongoing challenges to equity & opportunity?
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    ! •“Small-Box” public servicedelivery! •Schools! •Infrastructure! •Code Enforcement! •Amenities! ! •Selective and unequal criminal and judicial enforcement ! •Mass incarceration of minority populations! •Barriers to jobs and housing for ex-offenders! ! •Continued financial industry manipulation! •Subprime lending ! •Nouveau redlining -- high cost loans and higher rate of denials! A legacy of segregation and discrimination What are the ongoing challenges to equity & opportunity?
  • 22.
    Racially and EthnicallyConcentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? Some communities in our region are home to intense segregation and intense poverty.! ! These areas, defined by HUD as Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty, are at least 50% minority population and have a family poverty rate of 37% or more.
  • 23.
    Racially and EthnicallyConcentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? There are four clusters of racially and ethnically concentrated poverty in the region: Buffalo’s west and east sides; northern Niagara Falls and the First Ward of Lackawanna .
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    Racially and EthnicallyConcentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? The factors leading to segregation and the region are particularly acute in these neighborhoods.! ! In addition site-specific investment decisions, like concentrated public housing units, have contributed heavily to the development of these challenged communities.
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    Racially and EthnicallyConcentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? Residents of these neighborhoods have particular challenges to breaking the generational cycle of poverty.! ! These communities often face a lack of ties to the mainstream economy,! poor infrastructure and other lesser- quality public services.
  • 26.
    Racially and EthnicallyConcentrated Poverty What areas are facing intense barriers to opportunity? Yet, these neighborhoods have significant active populations, local histories and tremendous assets. ! ! Investing strategically in human, social and physical capital in these communities will be crucial, but must also be coupled with residents- centered initiatives that begin to reduce the concentration of poverty and open pathways to opportunity.
  • 27.
    Areas of HighOpportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity? In contrast to areas of concentrated poverty, there are Areas of Opportunity throughout the region: geographies where residents have greater access and amenities than the regional average.! ! No one factor alone can represent opportunity, and One Region Forward has prepared a series of indices that begin to round out relevant data points that signify high opportunity neighborhoods.
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    Opportunity Index Factors! ! •poverty! •schoolproficiency ! •job access! •labor market! •environmental health! •housing stability! •food access ! Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity?
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    Group Opportunity Indices: All Persons White Black/ African American Hispanic or Latino Asian/ Pacific Islander Native American Poverty 55 61 25 33 53 45 School Proficiency 55 62 18 31 50 40 Labor Market Engagement 55 60 27 37 57 37 Job Access 51 51 50 53 59 59 Housing Stability 85 87 73 77 81 70 Environmental Health 73 76 58 68 71 79 Food Access 55 54 57 56 55 48 Blended Opportunity Index 61 65 44 51 61 54 Disparities in Access to Neighborhood Opportunity! On a 100 point scale, neighborhoods where minority residents live show a generally lower level of access to opportunity Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity?
  • 30.
    Above Average OpportunityAreas Contain:! 56% of the region’s 1.135 million residents! 65% of the white population ! 52% of the Asian/Pacific Islanders! 38% of the two or more races population ! 37% of the “other race” population ! 28% of the Native population! 25% of the Hispanic/ Latino population! 10% of the black population ! Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Opportunity Areas Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity?
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    In addition toproviding enhanced opportunity in distressed communities, opening access to Areas of High Opportunity for traditionally marginalized populations should be a primary goal of future development in the region.! A mix of zoning changes, commercial and housing location decisions, housing options and transportation planning will be necessary to achieve greater equality.! Areas of High Opportunity What communities are providing greater opportunity?
  • 32.
    One Region Forwardconducted a summary review of major themes of physical, economic and community development within the region, including transportation, regional and local economic development structures and major place-based investments and subsidized housing investment.! This analysis reveals not only how past practices strongly influenced the current regional landscape, but how current investments may be exacerbating existing divisions or helping to alleviate these conditions.! Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara?
  • 33.
    Buffalo-Niagara Transportation InvestmentPriorities Project Type 2008-2012 % of total 2011-2015 % of total 2014-2018 % of total Bride Infrastructure/ Maintenance $270 24.1% $440 42.3% $230 37.5% Highway Infrastructure/ Maintenance $290 25.9% $290 27.9% $156 25.4% Congestion Relief $210 18.8% $30 2.9% $30 4.9% Transit Improvements $150 13.4% $170 16.3% $138 22.5% Economic Development $70 6.3% $40 3.8% $14 2.3% Technology Implementation $50 4.5% $40 3.8% $24 3.9% Bicycle/ Pedestrian $50 4.5% $20 1.9% $16 2.6% Qualify of Life $30 2.7% $10 1.0% $6 1.0%           Total Projects $1,120   $1,040   $614   (Dollar amounts in Millions) GBNRTC Transportation Improvement Program Project Summaries, 2008-2012; 2011-2015; 2014-2018 Transportation! Funding for planned transportation initiatives has been declining precipitously in the previous decade, with declines in every segment of spending from bridge infrastructure and maintenance to quality of life projects.! ! Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara?
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    WNY Regional EconomicDevelopment Council — Opportunity Agenda Strategies Foundational Support for Success Education and Training Transportation Facilitate access to safe and affordable child care in distressed areas and rural communities Expand the availability and access to affordable quality housing options close to employment hubs Encourage job creation and business investment in areas of high unemployment and poverty Expand apprenticeship models Establish a sourcing portal for jobs and training Increase support and accessibility for on- the-job training Create transferable skill training programs Invest in career talent pipeline initiatives Increase access to public transportation in rural and other underserved areas Enhance coordination between public transportation service areas and employment hubs Improve transportation services for early morning/late night workers Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, Progress Report 2013. Pp98-99. Economic Development! Localized incentives have long subsidized new buildings on the urbanized fringe, often at the expense of established neighborhoods.! New regional and statewide initiatives, such as the Regional Economic Development Council’s Opportunity Agenda, are beginning to reverse this trend, with several explicitly examining equity as a component of making strategic investments, but there is more work to be done in these areas.! Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara?
  • 35.
    Housing & CommunityDevelopment Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara? ! The location of HUD-sponsored housing and community development activities touches most reaches of Buffalo-Niagara, however, the bulk of these investments have contributed to the concentration of poverty, particularly within the most entrenched and segregated locations of the region.
  • 36.
    Housing & CommunityDevelopment Public Investment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara? Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units are a competitive but flexible tool for creating affordable rental housing leveraging public-private partnerships. This type of development mechanism can be an effective tool for dispersing poverty and creating opportunities for low-income residents in high-opportunity neighborhoods. Though LIHTC has been used throughout Buffalo Niagara, an analysis of the units produced do d a t e r e v e a l s t h a t t h e y a r e disproportionately concentrated in the central cities.!
  • 37.
    Placed Based Initiatives PublicInvestment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara? The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) has been a regional investment priority throughout the last decade and has seen hundreds of millions in of public, private and philanthropic resources dedicated to new buildings and infrastructure on the campus.! ! As activity on the campus increases, tensions exist between the medical uses and the surrounding neighborhoods, particular the Fruit Belt, an R/ECAP. Efforts are underway to ensure the investments benefits the community.! !
  • 38.
    Placed Based Initiatives PublicInvestment Where and how have we been investing in Buffalo Niagara? Canalside has also been a regional investment focus funded through a variety of sources overseen by Empire State Development’s Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. (ECHDC).! ! ECHDC and community leaders released a consensus document outlining principles, action steps and accountability mechanisms for High Road Economic Development in July 2013, ensuring the community will benefit from the development in a number of ways, including: the establishment of quality jobs; opportunities for local workers and local businesses; environmental performance; affordable housing and annual reporting requirements.
  • 39.
    Fair Housing How isBuffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? HUD defines the pursuit of Fair Housing as a commitment “to eliminating racial and ethnic segregation, illegal physical and other barriers to persons with disabilities and other discriminatory practices in housing”.! ! For Buffalo-Niagara, these activities take a variety of formats and are conducted by a variety of agencies, governments and organizations. However, as Buffalo- Niagara remains a highly segregated and divided community, there is clearly more work to be done in this regard. ! ! Housing Discrimination Cases Filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2004 - 2013 Year Erie County Niagara County Total Regional Cases Filed 2004 40 6 46 2005 40 5 45 2006 33 3 36 2007 50 7 57 2008 30 7 37 2009 45 3 48 2010 36 4 40 2011 22 9 31 2012 27 3 30 2013 28 4 32 10 year total 351 51 402 Source: HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
  • 40.
    Fair Housing How isBuffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? Federal Fair Housing regulations prohibit discrimination based on several categories and characteristics, including: race; color; religion; national origin; sex; disability or familial status. In addition, New York State prohibits discrimination based on marital status, age, military status and sexual orientation.! ! Some local municipalities have laws that enhance protections, but in large measure, municipalities are not proactively pursuing Fair Housing activities in their jurisdictions. ! Legal Framework
  • 41.
    Fair Housing How isBuffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? Even where proper regulations are in place, then, the letter of the law may be too easily broken or skirted.! ! There are a host of individuals and several organizations dedicated to furthering Fair Housing within the region with long histories of achievements in public opinion and in the courts (HOME and the Erie County Fair Housing Partnership, for example), but the resources both within and outside of government are limited and often inadequate to the challenge.! ! ! Organizational Infrastructure
  • 42.
    Fair Housing How isBuffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? At a certain size of development or due to the high profile and capacity of the entities involved, some instances of discrimination become part of an enforcement action and some even part of a public dialogue. ! ! The landmark Comer vs. Kemp decision, for instance had a significant impact on housing practice within the city and region. Notable Fair Housing Cases
  • 43.
    Fair Housing How isBuffalo Niagara advancing its Fair Housing obligation? However, it is difficult to quantify or qualify how many other lower-profile developments may face similar challenges, and continue to go unnoticed or unchecked because of a lack of capacity to educate and monitor regional developments.! ! Challenges of NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard), of outright prejudice or discrimination, and of outdated or misinformed local policy make ensuring the right to quality fair housing to all residents of Buffalo Niagara an ongoing challenge.! ! A Continuing Struggle for Equity
  • 44.
    Throughout the courseof the Fair Housing Equity Assessment, it has become clear that the region faces tremendous challenges to equity and opportunity. Ingrained policies and practices within the public and private sectors will not be easy to overcome. ! ! Even where certain discriminatory actions have been abolished, their impacts are felt still, as the long-term intergenerational impacts of the poverty and inequality to which they contributed have not been erased, nor has any affirmative response to these issues been of the scale or magnitude necessary to erase the legacy of injustice.! ! A team of community representatives helped assemble this Fair Housing Equity Assessment, and compiled a series of recommendations to improve access to opportunity. Opportunity and Equality What’s next for Buffalo Niagara?
  • 45.
    Recommendations:! Ensure public inputon public investment! Ensure equitable distribution of and access to public resources and service delivery! Build capacity within communities and organizations to further opportunity and fair housing! Implement regulatory reform & monitoring of public development policies and private real estate transactions! Conduct public education and promotion of opportunity and equity and fundamental to our shared prosperity Opportunity and Equality What’s next for Buffalo Niagara?
  • 46.
    Ensure public inputon public investment Decision-making in the region needs to be inclusive, representative and responsive ! increase diversity on local boards and commissions ! ensure easy access and transparency of public records, meetings, proceedings and proposals ! enhance public process and outreach mechanisms in local planning practices: capital plans, comprehensive plans, HUD consolidated planning, etc. ! institute participatory budgeting processes which elevate the concerns of the people who have intimate knowledge about neighborhoods Opportunity and Equality Recommended next steps for Buffalo Niagara
  • 47.
    Opportunity and Equality Recommendednext steps for Buffalo Niagara Ensure equitable distribution of, and access to, public resources and service delivery (1 of 2) Agencies should develop policies that target public investment to traditionally underserved populations, for instance: ! ensure new affordable housing is not solely located in high poverty neighborhoods, but provides residents access to areas of opportunity, balanced against need for accessible services, transportation options, etc. ! focus public investment in urban core and in established neighborhoods not just downtown, waterfront and industry clusters ! implement neighborhood specific investment strategies that capitalize on the localized assets, historical significance and current residents’ vision for their communities developed through a public process! ! institute contractually obligated performance measures to ensure local residents participate in the impact of public projects and developments
  • 48.
    Opportunity and Equality Recommendednext steps for Buffalo Niagara Ensure equitable distribution of, and access to, public resources and service delivery (2 of 2) Agencies should develop policies that target public investment to traditionally underserved populations, for instance: ! integrate transportation investment with neighborhood improvement, with less emphasis on throughput, which has been so detrimental to minority communities, and more emphasis on creating complete communities ! enhance public transportation options and flexibility, particularly within Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (R/ ECAPs), to provide access to job centers ! address the gross inequities in education through a region-wide systems reform effort ! focus job training and workforce development in Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty
  • 49.
    Opportunity and Equality Recommendednext steps for Buffalo Niagara Build Capacity! ! ! Strengthen Fair Housing infrastructure and the affordable housing sector ! Establish independent accountability mechanisms to ensure projects and public investments are proactively contributing to a more equitable region ! Develop citizen champions and strong organizational voices for equitable and sustainable development !
  • 50.
    Opportunity and Equality Recommendednext steps for Buffalo Niagara Regulatory reform & monitoring! ! ! Reform the local framework for development, land use and zoning, and land use approvals process ! Monitor and regulate finance and real estate transactions and practices ! ! Public education and promotion! ! ! Work to change public perception of equity and opportunity at the neighborhood level ! !
  • 51.
    Opportunity and Equality Acollective call to action Yet, even with the implementation of these recommendations, the struggle for equity and opportunity for all residents in the region will remain just that – a struggle. ! ! It will require bold stances in the face of opposition to changing the status quo. It will require that difficult conversations and topics are broached honestly, openly, regularly and intentionally to inform the regional dialogue and highlight these which for too long have oppressed groups of people and the region as a whole. ! ! It will require institutional and systemic action, but it will also require individual action on a consistent and continual basis.
  • 52.
    Opportunity and Equality Acollective call to action What can you do to help move One Region Forward together?