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Livable Philadelphia

Livable Philadelphia. Megan Findley Amanda Taylor Laurie Klotz Margaret Bass. Philadelphia. 5 th largest city in US (by population) Population: 1,517,550* 45% white 43% African American 4.5% Asian 8.5% Latino *2000 Census. Scanning Philadelphia’s Policy Issues. Industrial Pollution

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Livable Philadelphia

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  1. Livable Philadelphia Megan Findley Amanda Taylor Laurie Klotz Margaret Bass

  2. Philadelphia • 5th largest city in US (by population) • Population: 1,517,550* • 45% white • 43% African American • 4.5% Asian • 8.5% Latino *2000 Census

  3. Scanning Philadelphia’s Policy Issues • Industrial Pollution • Education • Housing Supply • Crime • Historic Preservation • Economic Revitalization • Decentralization/Sprawl • City/Suburban Tax Gap • Public Transportation • Open Land Preservation

  4. Issues in Focus • Economic Revitalization • Industrial Pollution • Historic Preservation • Education

  5. Economic Revitalization • Characterized by decentralization • 30% of workers employed in central city • 18% of the City’s residents have higher education • Median household income $30,746 • 22.9% live below poverty level

  6. Economic Revitalization: Philadelphia’s Universities • More than half of the country’s universities are located in central cities • Houses more the 80 colleges and universities • Provides a spending impact that exceeds $6.4 billion annually • Provides unique resources and a mechanism to partner with surrounding businesses and governments

  7. Economic Revitalization: The Knowledge Industry Partnership A coalition of civic, business, government, and higher education officials collaborating to improve the role of universities in the area. • Goals: • Attracting talent to the region • Creating an educated, skilled worker pool • 3. Stimulating innovative and entrepreneurial activity

  8. Economic Revitalization: A Partnership between the University of Pennsylvania and West Philly Goals: 1. Promote Safe and Clean Neighborhoods 2. Improve Single and Multi-Family Housing Choices 3. Create a Penn-Assisted K to 8 Public School

  9. PA ranks among top 10 worst power plant emissions • PA 3rd worst power plant mercury emissions • Philadelphia Co. has highest risks in state for exposure to air toxics • Levels of air toxics are 279 times EPA’s safe levels of carcinogens Industrial Pollution Sources: http://www.nrdc.org/air/pollution/cep/cphi.asp http://www.pennenvironment.org/reports/LethalLegacyOctober2003.pdf

  10. Public Health 35,405 asthma attacks 3,329 non-fatal heart attacks 1,825 premature deaths Philadelphia #4 in deaths per capita among metro regions nationwide Industrial Pollution:Key Policy Issues Equity • Minority Populations are at highest risk Clean Water • Ranks #5 with 53,962 miles of river under statewide mercury advisories • Advisories extend to Great Lakes and connecting waterways • Among Top 20 states for expenditures on recreational fishing

  11. Industrial Pollution: Federal Legislation New Source Review • Industrial base excused from modern air pollution standards Clear Skies Legislation • Changes safeguards for downwind states • Some of worst pollution comes from OH and other mid-western states

  12. Benefits Protect historical & cultural resources Promote community pride Encourage neighborhood revitalization Improve quality of life Limitations Restrictions of what homeowners can do to their property Historic Preservation: Benefits

  13. Historic Preservation:Neighborhood Districts • Philadelphia Historical Commission (PHC) • 10,000 historically designated sites, buildings, objects structures, & districts • 8 Historic Districts with at least 3 pending Districts • Benefits outweigh restrictions • Threats

  14. Education • Poll data • Funding • No Child Left Behind • Annual Yearly Assessments

  15. Education: Key Policy Issues • Volunteer projects: children’s education • Home depot book bins • Reading stars • Kids around town • Discovery • Funding Redistribution • Declaration for Education • School Reform Commission • Charter Schools

  16. A Livable Philadelphia Education Economic Revitalization Industrial Pollution Historic Preservation

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