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Dutchtown South Community Corporation empowers neighborhoods in St. Louis through community empowerment, housing stabilization, and real estate development. They are establishing data systems and increasing information access to create an informed understanding of neighborhood systems, leverage partnerships, and increase civic engagement.
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Establishing Data Systems,Increasing Information Access Dutchtown South Community Corporation
Dutchtown South Community CorporationFounded 1973 Advancing neighborhood vitality through community empowerment, housing stabilization and real estate development
Four Service Area Neighborhoods • Dutchtown • Gravois Park • Marine Villa • Mount Pleasant
Demographic Snapshot • Dutchtown: largest neighborhood population in City of St. Louis • Two high-density neighborhood populations • High youth populations Racial Diversity by Census Block Group calculated using Shannon-Weaver Index East-West Gateway Council of Governments; 2007
Why Move Toward Establishing Data Systems& Increasing Information Access? • Informed understanding of neighborhood systems • Longitudinal measurement • Beyond processes and outcomes, toward impact • Leveraging partnerships • TOC: Equitable information access → Increased civic engagement How is DSCC doing so?
Technical Assistance from Key Partners Rise Collaborative Grant Rachel Delcau Consulting Services
Public art • Participatory activities • Neighborhood branding • Commercial property • Biking/pedestrian knowledge • Aerial spatial density • Livability factors Better Block with Trailnet & Community Development Administration of St. Louis City 4700 Virginia Avenue: 2014 Better Block Site
Block Teams with Neighborhood Residents & Associations Primary data collection Access to knowledge base and information systems Youth participation Live-streaming training sessions
Neighborhood Ownership Model with Neighborhood Residents, Rise, Circuit Attorney’s Office, Metropolitan Police Department, City Counselor’s Office, Citizen’s Service Bureau & Community Development Administration problem property concerned neighbors multiple phone calls drug tip line data in silos? csb 911 • Joining data sets • 9-1-1 • Citizens’ Service Bureau • Circuit Attorney’s Office • Connecting resident experiences with available data • Safety Assessment
Neighborhood Newspaper with Old North Saint Louis Restoration Group • Cross-marketing of north and south neighborhoods • Bilingual columns • “The Question” column • Qualitative & quantitative • Multi-media • Youth & Block Teams
Questions or Suggestions? Thank you!
Slide 3: Map data 2014 Google, Sanborn; Slide 4: Census 2010; stlouis-mo.gov; Slide 6: Lucidchart, 2014, Rachel Delcau Consulting Services, consult@racheldelcau.com; Slide 7: Photos: by DSCC (left), by Mark Swain, Red Wolf Arts (right); Slide 8: Photos: by James McKee; Slide 9: Poster: St. Louis City Circuit Attorney’s Office; Slide 10:Graphic design: the Quarterly Media Kit, Tim Reinhardt