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Creating Whole Communities

Creating Whole Communities LISC’S 2nd Community Development Symposium Whole Neighborhoods … One Milwaukee October 26, 2013. Creating Whole Communities. Todd Swanstrom Des Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration University of Missouri-St. Louis .

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Creating Whole Communities

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  1. Creating Whole Communities LISC’S 2nd Community Development SymposiumWhole Neighborhoods … One Milwaukee October 26, 2013 Creating Whole Communities Todd SwanstromDes Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy AdministrationUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis

  2. National Economic Trends: Rising Inequality

  3. Rising Inequality Across Space Percentage Change in Median Household Income, 1979-2010 (adjusted for inflation)

  4. Rising Poverty Poverty Rate, All of Metro Milwaukee and City of Milwaukee, 1979-2010

  5. Rising Concentrated Poverty

  6. Ratio of Growth in Housing Units to Growth in Households, 1990-2000 7. St. Louis 1.70 15. Milwaukee 1.39

  7. Older Neighborhoods Are Running Up the Down Escalator

  8. What Can Community Development Do in the Face of National and Regional Trends? • Build Mixed-Income Communities Through Asset- Based Community Development • 2. Connect Low-Income Residents to Regional Opportunity Structures • 3. Link Place-Based Initiatives to People-Based Services

  9. I. Building Mixed-Income Communities Through Asset-Based Community Development Assets Opportunities Problems Deficits

  10. Opportunity: Changing Demographics and Demand for Housing More Elderly Fewer "Ozzie & Harriet" Families Smaller households

  11. Competitive Advantage of Older Urban Neighborhoods Most Walkable Neighborhoods in the City of Milwaukee

  12. Central West End in St. Louis

  13. What Explains Success of Central West End? • Connectivity • Amenities • Anchor Institutions

  14. But Is the Central West End a Classic Case of Gentrification?

  15. Racial/Ethnic Composition

  16. The Concentrated Poverty “Tax” Effect of Moving From High-Poverty to Low-Poverty Community Loss of wages ................................................ $3,000 Cost of cashing payroll checks ....................... $789 More expensive groceries ................................ $453 More expensive homeowner’s insurance ….... $200 Higher cost of car insurance ............................. $400 TOTAL ............................................................... $4,842

  17. II. Linking Low-Income Communities to Regional Opportunity Structures: The Case of 24:1

  18. Pagedale • Population: 3,304 (- 8.6 % since 2000) • 27 % poverty rate • 40 % female-headed households • 17 % unemployment rate (2012) • Few decent-paying jobs

  19. One Major Urban Amenity: MetroLink Station

  20. Rock Road Transit-Oriented Development

  21. Extensive Citizen Engagement

  22. TOD as an Anti-Poverty Strategy

  23. Benefits of TOD in Weak-Market Setting

  24. III. Link Place-Based Initiatives to People-Based Services

  25. Early Childhood Space 56 % of incoming students are not ready for kindergarten (Brigance Test) Over 40 daycare providers No communication between school district and daycare providers

  26. Place-Based Collective Impact: Five-by-Five • Collective Impact • “Backbone Organization:” Beyond Housing • Place-based Component: 24:1 Initiative Reinforces Five-by-Five • Bringing daycare facilities up to code • Reduction of social isolation through community engagement • Free $500 College Savings Account and $4,500 Viking Advantage IDA • Housing repairs and reduced mobility

  27. Conclusion: What Are the Three Most Important Prerequisites for Creating Whole Communities? Capacity Capacity Capacity!

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