General Indicators

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2. Indicators Foundation Regional Indicators Initiative HUD Flagship Indicators Model Indicators General Indicators Reporting the Results

3. Indicators Timeline • Creation of master indicators list (General and Model) (Spring 2012) • Separation of General (UI) and Model (MN) Indicators (Summer 2012) • HUD Flagship Sustainability indicators (Oct-Dec 2012) • Public Engagement initiative (Nov 2012-March 2013) • Work Group meetings (Jan-May 2013) • Final selection of General Indicators (May-June 2013) • UNC Charlotte Urban Institute Regional Indicators Data Partner Website (Summer/Fall 2013)

6. Where do General Indicators come from? • Public Engagement Initiative • Open Houses, Focus Groups, CONNECT website submissions • 2,215 total respondents • Indicators to align with and reflect public and community values • CONNECT Work Groups • Blueprinting, Public Engagement/Inclusivity, Economic Development, Housing, Air Quality/Climate Change, Energy, Food Access/Logistics, Public Health, Consortium Relations • CONNECT Consortium • HUD Flagship Sustainability Indicators • 8 total, 5 recommended as General Indicators (denoted by *)

7. Sampling of Public Engagement Themes • The best of your community: • -Downtowns • -Parks • -Natural assets • -Neighborhoods • -Community assets Biggest challenge for our region: -Jobs; economic development; poverty; unemployment -Transportation; traffic; walkability -Infrastructure to support growth -Managing growth; sustainable development -Schools; education; skills development Community’s future transportation needs: -More sidewalks, trails, other safe places to walk -Improved roads -Better connected streets that provide a choice of routes -More bike lanes, paths, other safe places to bike -New/more rail transit

8. Evaluating General Indicators • Source • Historically available • Coverage area – 14 counties • Representative of CONNECT Core Values and Work Group focus areas

9. Core Value 1: Sustainable, Well-Managed Growth General Indicators Model Indicators • Total % of workforce commuting via rideshare, biking, transit, walking, commute alone, work at home* • % population with commute time under 30 minutes (also 30 to 59 minutes, over 60 minutes) • Number of LEED-certified buildings in CONNECT area (certified, silver, gold, platinum) • Population, density • Avg. residential density, prevailing lot size • SF/MF housing mix • Non-residential square footage by category, FAR • Development context • Land use mix • Urban footprint • Development in existing utility service areas • Water, sewer- plant demand, CTS • Electric, natural gas service, avg. demand • Parkland- demand, proximity, CTS • Transportation- travel time, transit ridership, coverage, auto vs. non-auto trips, CTS

10. Core Value 1: Made final General Indicators list, not recommended • Annual delay hours / traveler- models • Traffic safety (accidents, fatalities, pedestrians in traffic accidents, bicyclists in traffic accidents)- relevancy • Electricity sales (kwh) per residential customer in CONNECT area- CV model • Traffic-models • Walkability – 5D model • Managing growth- models, public engagement • Infrastructure to support growth-CV model

11. Core Value 2: Strong, Diverse Economy General Indicators Model Indicators • % unemployment by geography • Median household income • Per capita income • Annual employment growth/change (all industries) • Payroll growth • % change in number of business establishments • Gross regional product (GRP) • % employment by industry • Employees • Employee density • Jobs-housing balance

12. Core Value 2: Made final General Indicators list, not recommended • Exports- source • Manufacturing output per worker (productivity index)- source

13. Core Value 3: Safe and Healthy Environment Model Indicators General Indicators • % of days with unhealthy air quality (unhealthy for sensitive groups and above) • Ground-level ozone (design value) • Particulate matter emissions (PM2.5 design value) • Agricultural/farm land (acres/person, average size) • Number of Farmers Markets/1,000 population • Prevalence of key diseases (diabetes, heart disease, cancer) by county, ethnicity, income • Agriculture land consumed • Protected open space • Air quality, avg. daily CO2/NOx auto emissions • Water quality • Impervious surface • Access to healthcare providers

14. Core Value 3: Made final General Indicators list, not recommended • Teen birth rate- relevancy • Substantiated child abuse and neglect reports- relevancy • Childhood obesity- relevancy • Children born to women who smoked while pregnant- relevancy • Mental health (suicides, severe emotional disturbance)- relevancy • # of infant deaths per 1,000 live births (Infant mortality rate)- relevancy • Deaths per 100,000 population (total mortality rate) (also for cancer, heart disease, and suicide)- relevancy • STD cases per 100,000 population (chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV/AIDS)- relevancy • Superfund sites- relevancy • Hazardous waste management sites- relevancy • Brownfield, clean-up- relevancy • Toxic release inventory- relevancy • Number of food hubs- 2012 only • Direct Farm Sales- 2007 only • Water quality- CV model

15. Core Value 4: Increased Collaboration Among Jurisdictions General Indicators Model Indicators • General local government debt to revenue ratio* • Voter registration • Voter turnout • Consistency with local plans • Consistency with regional plans

16. Core Value 4: Made final General Indicators list, not recommended • Accessibility of all persons to input into public processes and decisions-source • Number and types of projects/initiatives that result from regional collaboration- source • Number of times elected leaders come together to support a specific policy approach, grant application, etc.- source • Number of times CCOG/CRCOG Boards or Executive Boards meet together-source

17. Core Value 5: High-Quality Education Opportunities Model Indicators General Indicators • Public school enrollment • Public schools CTS • % population with bachelors degree (also less than high school, high school, some college, associates degree, graduate or professional degree) • 4 year cohort graduation rate by district • At or above grade level in reading, math, composite, grades 3-8 • Average SAT score by district

18. Core Value 5: Made final General Indicators list, not recommended • Public school enrollment-CV model

19. Core Value 6: Enhanced Social Equity General Indicators Model Indicators • % of income spent on transportation • % of population with health insurance • % families, individuals, children in poverty • % affordable housing • Proportion of household income spent on housing and transportation costs* • % owner, renter units affordable to households earning 80% of HUD area median family income* • % total pop reside in low income census tract and reside more than 1 mi. from supermarket/large grocery store (distance >10 mi in rural areas)* • Crime index (total, property, violent) • Households w/ food insecurity

20. Core Value 6: Made final General Indicators list, not recommended • Segregation and community disparity indices- not useful at county-level • At or above grade level in reading, math, composite, grades 3-8 by race/ethnicity, gender- relevancy

21. Next steps • Final Blueprinting approval of General Indicators- 5/23 • Final Consortium approval of General Indicators- June 2013 • Questions for Blueprinting before 5/23: • Given the explanations, are there any indicators that were not recommended you feel are necessary to CONNECT? • Is there anything you don’t see? Anything you are concerned by?