Strategy theme A

STRATEGY THEME A:

Provide Resources for Informed Decision Making & Action

Who is involved? Currently? Going forward?

What do they do?

What are the benchmarks to success?

What are the resource needs to get there? Where do they come from?

Preliminary Strategies: Housing and Neighborhoods

Preliminary

strategies

developed by

Working Team

Members

and Contributors

Theme A: Provide Resources for Informed Decision Making & Action -- supply data and tools for cross sector partners

Develop a Regional Property Information System including open source data on neighborhoods & municipalities.

Develop a tool box for municipalities, developers, non-profits, and residents to effectively design, produce and preserve sustainable housing types and neighborhoods.

Assess and address supply against demand by housing type and neighborhood.

Refining Strategies: Housing and Neighborhoods Theme A: Provide Resources for Informed Decision Making & Action -- supply data and tools for cross sector partners

1. Assess and address supply against demand by housing type and neighborhood.

City of Buffalo

Neighborhood Classifications

Rankings based on: 1. Poverty Level 2. Housing Cost Burden 3. Unemployment Rate 4. Single-Headed Household with Dependent 5. Renter Occupancy Rate 6. Residential Vacancy Rate 7. Residential Sale Price

Local Precedent:



City of Buffalo



Local Precedent:



City of Buffalo



Local Precedent:



Best Practice: The Reinvestment Fund - Market Value Analysis

Results: Identify strategic locations to invest scare resources

Key Attributes: block group level analysis

stats checked against ‘real world’ conditions

cluster analysis leads to market typologies

target project analysis then views property level investment through this lens




Draft Action Steps:

Potential Actors:

Vision of Success:

Resource Needs and Sources:


2. Develop a Regional Property Information System including open source data on neighborhoods & municipalities.

UBRI / LISC Buffalo Niagara Property Intelligence Network Proposal

Local Precedent:



Best Practices - Data Systems: NEOCANDO; Philadelphia NIS

Result: Provide ongoing, up-to-date data to track changes and guide actions in a proactive manner

Key Attributes: data from multiple cross-sector partners

relevant to the parcel level

accessible to the public



Best Practices - Open Data: DC stat data catalogue

PDX open Data Initiative

Results: foster civic engagement and tech innovation

Key Attributes: available for download in raw format for external

evaluation, presentation and applications

single point of decision making on privacy concerns



Draft Action Steps:

Potential Actors:

Vision of Success:



3. Develop a tool box for municipalities, developers, non-profits, and residents to effectively design, produce and preserve sustainable housing types and neighborhoods

Framework for Regional Growth GIS site Partnership for Public Good Citizen Tool Kit

Local Precedent:


3. Develop a tool box for municipalities, developers, non-profits, and residents to effectively design, produce and preserve sustainable housing types and neighborhoods.

Best Practices: Minnesota Center for Housing Policy and the Urban Land Institute Center for Housing Policy

University of Kansas Community Tool Box

Results: On-line guide for housing policy and strategy for local capacity

building.

Key Attributes: Build on national sources with local information; however

these models do not seem to be connected to in-person technical assistance or design review


3. Develop a tool box for municipalities, developers, non-profits, and residents to effectively design, produce and preserve sustainable housing types and neighborhoods.

Draft Action Steps:

Potential Actors:

Vision of Success:


Business

Strategy theme A