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The urban dimension in the innovation policy: Roxbury Innovation Center in Boston

Preliminary Insights from Cluster-led Initiative Analysis

Working Package No. 2 Cluster Policy and Spatial Planning

Luana Parisi – Virginia Borrello First International Workshops

MAPS-LED PROJECT 05.06-12-2016

Università “La Sapienza”, Focus Unit, ITALY

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The urban dimension in the innovation policy: Roxbury Innovation Center in Boston



Outline

I. FIRST PART: Target Area Analysis •  Roxbury Innovation Center: Target Area Localization and Key Indicators; •  General Description.

II. SECOND PART: Innovation Policies and Tools •  Innovation Policies; •  Planning tools hierarchies from County to Urban Level; •  Innovation-oriented tools: PDA Boston.

Conclusions •  The role of Innovation Spaces as expression of knowledge dynamics; •  Specificities of the Target Area and significance in respect of the European contest.



FIRST PART Roxbury Innovation Center: Target Area Analysis

I.  FIRST PART: Target Area Analysis •  Localization



City: Boston

Neighborhood: Roxbury

Population: 69,946

Population density: Roxbury: 17,866 people per square mile Boston: 13,313 people per square mile

Population below poverty level: Roxbury: 33% Boston: 22%

Median Age: 30

Unemployment rate: Roxbury: 17% Boston: 10%

I.  FIRST PART: Target Area Analysis



Roxbury is one of the poorest neighborhood in Boston, also in terms of cluster’s establishments, however, the Government is implementing several development policies and regeneration initiatives to boost innovation and growth.

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I.  FIRST PART: Target Area Analysis •  Key Indicators



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The median household income in the Target Area ranged from $18,000 to $44,000 (2009-2013). Source: github.io/boston - OpenStreetMap

I.  FIRST PART: Target Area Analysis •  Key Indicators



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I.  FIRST PART: Target Area Analysis •  General Description



Roxbury Innovation Center is a civic innovation center that supports local economic development by e n c o u r a g i n g i n n o v a t i o n a n d entrepreneurship.

“I want to bring the future economy to every Boston neighborhood. The Roxbury Innovation Center will be the catalyst for Dudley Square.”

Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston

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I.  FIRST PART: Target Area Analysis •  General Description



§  The Venture Café Foundation operates Roxbury Innovation Center as a mission-driven not-for-profit gathering and event space.

§  The Venture Café’s mission is to connect the innovation community and build a more inclusive innovation economy.

§  The Roxbury Innovation Center enhances and accelerates the innovation process through spaces, programs, and events for individuals and organizations to gather and build relationships.

§  It provides training programs and hosts open classes targeting the needs of the community.



SECOND PART Innovation Policies and Tools

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�II.  SECOND PART: Innovation Policies and Tools •  Innovation-oriented tools: PDA Boston

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Metropolitan Area Planning (promotes smart growth and regional

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We focus on PDAs/PUDs because they are the Regulatory Processes by means of which are promoted new developments into the cities of Boston and Cambridge.

PDA: “An overlay zoning district which may be established under Article 80 where a development that is well-suited to its location cannot be accommodated by the general zoning for the area. For example, a PDA may be appropriate where a development involves a large building, a cluster of buildings, or a mix of uses.” The Planned Unit Development (PUD): zoning designation intended to create a built environment superior to that which is accomplished through conventional zoning districts. This is achieved by allowing the PUD rezoning applicant to propose the uses, development standards, and design guidelines for a site, and by doing so, entering into a collaborative review process. �

Localization of the Roxbury Innovation Center Target Area with respect to all the PDAs and PUDs of the cities of Boston and Cambridge.

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CONCLUSIONS

The role of innovation Spaces as expression of knowledge dynamics



ColmLydon,DeputySuperintendent,BostonPoliceDepartment(PersonalInterviewon30/06/2016)TherehasbeenahugeplantoconnectRoxburydown…Theadministra6onhopesRoxburywillbethenextSouthEndneighborhood,itwantstomakesurethatpeoplegobacktherewiththeirfamilies…KevinWiant,Execu6veDirectoroftheVentureCafèFounda6on(PersonalInterviewon25/06/2016)…Here inRoxbury every interven6on is verymuch locally focused, there are a lot of local communityoutreach ac6vi6es… people come in, involved in very produc<ve programs which give the basics ofstar6ngacompanyup,aswellasbasicsonhowtousesometechnologywhichyoumightneedtostartacompany, sowedowhatwecallstemtraining forbothadults, aswell as students…wearealsomoreac6veindoingsomestudentsprograms…Aninnova6oncenterintoadeprivedneighborhoodisanopportunity…and…OnereasonwhyMeninoadministra6onwantedanewbuildingherewastoprovidenotjustheadquartersforBostonPublicSchools,butagatheringpointforpeople…

The role of innovation Spaces as expression of knowledge dynamics



•  Through the target area analysis of the MAPS-LED project, it emerged the role of the overlay districts, as PDAs and PUDs. They can be considered as tools related to Urban Regeneration processes representing the on-going transformations in the areas, locally acting in the direction of the knowledge dynamics, as a boost for the economic development and urban competitiveness of the whole urban system.

•  Possible output: it does not exist a “one size fits all”, yet this is a good example of how to trigger urban regeneration processes and augment innovation in the most lagging regions of Europe, where it can be considered a policy intervention of the S3.



References

•  AmericanCommunitySurvey

•  Bostonindicators.org

•  BostonPlans

•  BostonRedevelopmentAuthority

•  Census.gov

•  City-data.com

•  Cityoposton.gov

•  Municode.com

•  Zillow.com



Thankyou!LuanaParisi–VirginiaBorrelloMarieCurieER/ESR–MAPS_LEDProject

MAPS-LEDFirstMid-termMee2ng30.05.2016

NortheasternUniversity,Boston,MA,USA

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