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skyway solutions BUILDING COMMUNITY, HONORING DIVERSITY Community Conversations: Race, Class and Diversity How do we make Skyway/West Hill a great place?
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skyway solutions BUILDING COMMUNITY, HONORING DIVERSITY Community Conversations: Race, Class and Diversity How do we make Skyway/West Hill a great place? We collaborate with and support the existing groups in the Skyway/West Hill Area, bringing people together to share knowledge and energy around community improvements. February 9, 2013 Glenn Harris Nora Liu
Equitable DevelopmentWhat’s a vision of the future? Puget Sound Regional Equity Network Social Equity means: • All people can attain resources and opportunities to reach their full potential • Addressing the history of inequities in the systems and their on-going impacts is a shared responsibility • Marginalized communities have leadership and influence in decision making processes Together we can leverage our collective resources to create communities of opportunity
Where we live is informed by race • Chicago • Red is White Blue is Black • Green is Asian • Orange is Hispanic Gray is OtherDot is 25 people from Census 2000
Where we live is informed by race • New York • Red is White Blue is Black • Green is Asian • Orange is Hispanic Gray is OtherDot is 25 people from Census 2000
Where we live is informed by race • Detroit • Red is White Blue is Black • Green is Asian • Orange is Hispanic Gray is OtherDot is 25 people from Census 2000
Red is White Blue is Black Green is Asian Orange is Hispanic Gray is OtherDot is 25 people from Census 2000
Red is White Blue is Black Green is Asian Orange is Hispanic Gray is OtherDot is 25 people from Census 2000
Red is White Blue is Black Green is Asian Orange is Hispanic Gray is OtherDot is 25 people from Census 2000
People of Color live in Southeast Seattle and South King County
Kirwan Institute’s “Neighborhoods of Opportunity” data points
Comprehensive OpportunityEducationEconomic HealthHousingTransportation/MobilityHealth & Environment
Education OpportunityReading ProficiencyMath ProficiencySchool PovertyTeacher QualificationGraduation Rates
Health & Environment OpportunityDistance to Nearest ParkProximity to Toxic Site ReleaseHealthy Food Access
This is not Equitable Development Seattle’s Central District change from 1990 to 2010
What is Equitable Development? • Increasing opportunity / improving an area without displacement • Making it possible for existing communities to benefit from investments and change • Making sure that one group does not bear the burden while another benefits
Equitable DevelopmentWhat’s a vision of the future? Puget Sound Regional Equity Network Social Equity means: • All people can attain resources and opportunities to reach their full potential • Addressing the history of inequities in the systems and their on-going impacts is a shared responsibility • Marginalized communities have leadership and influence in decision making processes Together we can leverage our collective resources to create communities of opportunity
Examples of Applying Equity Measures: PSRC Regional Equity Network’s • Principals of Equitable Development • Prevent displacement. • Preserve and expand affordable housing options. • Understand and respond to local context. • Promote broader mobility and connectivity. • Practice meaningful community engagement. • Develop healthy and safe communities. • Promote environmental justice. • Achieve full accessibility. • Advance economic opportunity.
skyway solutions BUILDING COMMUNITY, HONORING DIVERSITY Community Conversations: Race, Class and Diversity How do we make Skyway/West Hill a great place? We collaborate with and support the existing groups in the Skyway/West Hill Area, bringing people together to share knowledge and energy around community improvements. February 9, 2013 Glenn Harris Nora Liu