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ECFRPC Sustainable Communities FHEA andInitial Sunrail Station Area AnalysisJames CarrasCarras Community Investment Inc.September 20, 2013

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What is a Fair Housing and Equity Analysis?

Initial Findings Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty in the Region Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty by SunRail

Stations Dissimilarity Index

Segregation of racial and ethnical groups within a White majority Segregation of racial and ethnical groups within a Black majority Segregation of racial and ethnical groups within a Hispanic

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Next Phase of Research

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3+Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant – Fair Housing and Equity Assessment (FHEA) Fair and just inclusion…..

Understand the historical, current and future context for opportunity in the region and the data and evidence that demonstrates those dynamics

Engage regional and local leaders and stakeholders on findings and implications of analysis

Integrate knowledge developed through the Regional and Station-Area FHEA exercise into the Station-Area strategy development process (e.g., priority setting and decision making)

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4+Why the FHEA?

“Sustainability also means creating ‘geographies of opportunity,’ places that effectively connect people to jobs, quality public schools, and other amenities.

Today, too many HUD-assisted families are stuck in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty and segregation, where one's zip code predicts poor education, employment, and even health outcomes.

These neighborhoods are not sustainable in their present state.

—HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, February 23, 2010

+ECFRPC Methodology

Identify RCAPS/ECAPS in six county region

Create Dissimilarity Index

Identify areas in proximity to six SunRail Station Areas

Conduct more robust FHEA for six SunRail Station Areas

Engage community around six SunRail Station Areas

Prepare recommendations for “bridge” to Final Report

+RCAPs/ ECAPs

These census tracts identify racially/ ethnically- concentrated areas of poverty.

RCAPs/ ECAPs have been defined by HUD as being represented by a non-white population of more than 50%.

Poverty has been defined as census tracts with 40% or more of individuals living at or below poverty line (HUD FHEA Data Documentation, 2013).

There are fifteen (15) RCAPs/ ECAPs within the six (6) county area.

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Six SunRail StationsSecond phase of FHEA Analysis

+RCAPs/ ECAPs

These census tracts identify racially/ ethnically- concentrated areas of poverty.

RCAPs/ ECAPs have been defined by HUD as being represented by a non-white population of more than 50%.

Poverty has been defined as census tracts with 40% or more of individuals living at or below poverty line (HUD FHEA Data Documentation, 2013).

+Dissimilarity Index of racial and ethnical groups in respect to a majority group

This measure determines the extent to which the distribution of any two groups (a majority group and a racial or ethnical group) differ across census tracts.

As set by HUD the Dissimilarity Index identifies:

Low Segregation;

Moderate Segregation;

High Segregation areas.

The Dissimilarity Index has been calculated on five levels of segregation. E.g.

Hispanic/ White;

Hispanic/ Black;

Hispanic/ Asian;

Hispanic/ Native American;

Hispanic/ Pacific origin.

Of these the highest dissimilarity index has been mapped, thus showing in which areas the segregation has the most impact.

Dissimilarity Index Max. Value

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Hispanic/ White Hispanic/ BlackHispanic/ Asian Hispanic/ Pacific Isl.Hispanic/ Native Am.

Measure Values Description

Dissimilarity Index

Min =0; Max=1

<0.40Low Segregation

0.41 to 0.54Moderate Segregation

>0.55High Segregation

Sample of Dissimilarity Index representation What is Maximum Value

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Segregation of racial and ethnic groups with a White majority

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Segregation of racial and ethnic groups with a Black majority

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Segregation of racial and ethnic groups with a Hispanic majority

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What’s Next?

Goal:

Create sustainable and prosperous communities.

Access to quality housing, education, food, banking and retail services, healthcare and transportation

Phase 2:

Determine area station locational methodology for a more detailed FHEA relative to the station areas.

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14+SunRail Station Area Opportunity Analyses Addresses 31 community indicators in five categories

Access to opportunity, measured by our “opportunity index” is relative to the following indicators

Demographic

Race

Linguistic Isolation

Economic

Household Income

Poverty

Unemployment

Nutritional Assistance

Education

Educational Attainment

Public Schools

Neighborhood

Housing Occupancy

Household Composition

Housing Affordability Gap

Cost Burdon of Households

Affordable Housing

Access to a Supermarket

Transportation

Commuting Pattern

Access to a Vehicle

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For more information: Sources:

Bartholomew, K. & Ewing, R. (2011), Hedonic price effects of pedestrian- and transit-oriented development, Journal of Planning Literature, 26 (1), 18-34. DOI: 10.1177/0885412210386540

Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development & Research (2013). FHEA Data Documentation Draft. http://www.huduser.org/portal/Sustainability/grantees/data.html

Massey, Douglas and Nancy A. Denton. 1993. American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass. Cambridge: Harvard University Press

Mehta, V. (2007), Lively Streets: Determining environmental characteristics to support social behavior, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 27, 165-187. DOI: 10.1177/0739456X07307947

James Carras

Carras Community Investment

carras@bellsouth.net

(954) 415-2022