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Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. SEMCOG. 7 Counties 159 Members 4,704,809 (2010). What SEMCOG Has Already Done. Current & Past Health Related activities. Regional Transportation Plan Environmental Justice Regional Housing Strategy Fair Housing and Equity Assessment (FHEA)

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Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

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  1. Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

  2. SEMCOG • 7 Counties • 159 Members • 4,704,809 (2010)

  3. What SEMCOG Has Already Done

  4. Current & Past Health Related activities • Regional Transportation Plan • Environmental Justice • Regional Housing Strategy • Fair Housing and Equity Assessment (FHEA) • Green Infrastructure Vision • Creating Success in Southeast Michigan • CEDS • Michigan Fitness Foundation - Safe Routes to School

  5. Regional Housing Strategy

  6. Regional Fair Housing & Equity Assessment (FHEA) • A regional scale analysis across five components, to gain a full picture of regional equity and access to opportunity • Segregated Areas and Areas of Increasing Diversity and/or Integration • Racially Concentrated Areas of Poverty • Access to Existing Areas of High Opportunities • Major Public Investment • Fair Housing Issues, Services, and Activities

  7. Access to OpportunitySchool Proficiency Very Low Low Moderate High Very High

  8. Access to OpportunityPoverty Index Very High High Moderate Low Very Low

  9. Access to OpportunityLabor Engagement Very Low Low Moderate High Very High

  10. Access to OpportunityNeighborhood Stability Very Low Low Moderate High Very High

  11. Access to OpportunityAccessibility to Jobs Very Low Low Moderate High Very High

  12. Access to OpportunityOpportunity Index Very Low Low Moderate High Very High

  13. Green Infrastructure Vision

  14. Green Infrastructure Vision for Southeast Michigan • Benchmark what we have • Vision where we want to go • Regional policies how to get there

  15. Green Infrastructure Vision Chapters • Quantity • Quality • Accessibility • Connectivity • Air, Water, Transportation • Vacant Land • Public Interest • Sustainability • Visioning the Future • Implementing the Vision

  16. Parks Analysis Results

  17. What We Want to Do

  18. Most pressing health and equity conditions in region The accessibility of the region’s underserved residents to essential services. • Hospitals • General health facilities (medical clinics, pharmacies, etc) • ER facilities • Mental health providers • Others

  19. Most pressing health and equity conditions in region The accessibility of the region’s “quality of life amenities” • Public parks (by size and use) • Recreational opportunities (rivers, lakes, trails) • Walkble Urban Places (regional places)

  20. Manage our measures Infrastructure Utilization Rate % Households with access to jobs, services, amenities

  21. Deliverables • Benchmark essential services and ID the underserved population • Determine connections among existing data • Identify data gaps and process data Package the process in a user friendly way for application at the local level

  22. Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

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