Map(p)in(g)Action:Visualizing Regional Equity

in Central California

Advancing Equity in Sustainable Community Planning and Implementation

Policy Link WebinarTuesday, May 24, 2011

Jonathan Londonjklondon@ucdavis.eduhttp://regionalchange.ucdavis.edu /

Road Map

Center for Regional Change: Background and Equity Mapping

SB 375 and HUD Sustainable Communities Grant

Reflections on Equity Mapping and Social Action

Housing

Transportation

Land Use/ Built Environment

Economic Development/ Financial Assets

Youth Development/ Education

Environmental Resources/ Quality

HealthCultural Development

Sustainability: Making Connections

Equity

EconomyEnvironment

What makes for good indicators?

Is it relevant? Does it relate to important values and

goals Is it understandable and usable?

To agencies and to social equity constituency

Does it help us understand links between land use/transportation and social equity?

Is the data consistent and reliable? Can it be used to compare over time and

between places? Do they help us understand conditions for

both places and people?

CRC Indices

Sustainable Communities Grant

$1.5 million planning grant from HUD Sustainability Communities Grant Program

Linked to SB 375: Sustainable Communities Strategy

SACOG-led consortium Steering committee Monthly public consortia and working

groups (Health/ Housing/ Equity; Economic Development, Infrastructure; Natural Resources)

Key CRC work activities Increase opportunities for housing and

employment in Transit Priority Areas “in a manner that promotes social equity, inclusion, access to opportunity, public health and neighborhood revitalization and reduces environmental impacts”. Performance metrics and data tools Screening analysis

Improve integration of housing, land use and transportation Jobs-housing fit tool

Vulnerability Index Components Maps

Inadequate Economic Opportunities

Poor Business Opportunities

Inadequate Housing Opportunities

Social Vulnerabilities

Poor Neighborhood Quality

Opportunity Index

Good and Balanced Economic Opportunities

Good Neighborhood Business Climate

Affordable and Decent Housing

Diverse, Accessible, Affordable Transportation

Educational Opportunities

Civic Engagement

Key issues/lessons in background

Value and challenges of collaborative planning and brainstorming

Student involvement and innovationDemocratizing dataTrying to see the forest and the trees

and the weeds…

Reflections on regional equity mappingGreat new opening and opportunities

Data and community-driven solutions better than developer driven

Danger of tyranny of the technocrats Planning for equity, fighting for justice Value of community voices

Wizard of Oz—where’s Toto? Sound and fury, signifying?…

For more information

Jonathan London: CRC Director jklondon@ucdavis.edu

Chris Benner (Project Lead): ccbenner@ucdavis.edu

http://regionalchange.ucdavis.edu

SACOG HUD project site: www.sacog.org/sustainable