Understanding Neighborhood Dynamics and Using Market-Based Data
Strategic resource allocation and investment requires that practitioners have a clear picture of regional, city and neighborhood dynamics. To develop that clear picture, it is essential to collect, use and share accurate data. This training session will delve into the ways a number of communities have built their data systems and deployed initiatives to transform their communities. Learn ways to increase your capacity to gather, analyze, present, share and use data to support stabilization activities and investment decisions. Speakers from different cities will talk about how they are maximizing results by analyzing market trends, building new partnerships, collecting and evaluating data and disseminating information. You’ll then have an opportunity to brainstorm ways to incorporate these lessons back home.
Speakers: Eleanore Eveleth, Data Driven Detroit; Quincy Jones, Osborn Neighborhood Alliance; Justin Kray, City of New Orleans; David Lessinger, New Orleans Redevelopment Authority; Alan Mallach, Center for Community Progress and the Brookings Institution; Mike Schramm, Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation; Jason Stopa, Beacon of Hope Resource Center
Data-Driven Strategies for Targeting Resources to Address Foreclosure and Vacancy
The foreclosure crisis is sufficiently extensive and persistent in most American cities such that municipalities and their partners cannot tend to every property that goes into – or is affected by – foreclosure. To meaningfully address foreclosures, as well as vacant, distressed buildings, with limited resources, data-driven tools are being developed at both the national and local levels to effectively target city services and funding. This session will offer perspectives on a national census tract-level analysis of neighborhood market conditions as well as local examples from the cities of Boston and Minneapolis. The tools discussed will include measures to help in foreclosure prevention, vacant property identification and maintenance, as well as a comprehensive look at housing markets and recovery strategies.
Speakers: Laura Delgado, City of Boston; Jeff Matson, University of Minnesota – Center for Urban and Regional Affairs; Jacob Wascalus, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Francisca Winston, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Restoring Trust and Accountability: The Evolution of Philadelphia’s Vacant Property Systems
A lively, interactive interview with five experts, each representing a different perspective, the discussion will focus on Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s initiative to transform the City’s vacant property management systems. The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations will discuss the role of advocacy in changing the City policy landscape. The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority will discuss the City’s new data systems and the Authority’s role as the City’s “Virtual Land Bank.” The City’s Managing Director’s Office will discuss how they are holding key agencies accountable for performance. The City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections will discuss how they improved accountability by finding the owners of vacant property, stepping up enforcement and partnering with the court system. A City councilwoman will share the tough political discussions surrounding creation of a land bank for the City’s property.
Speakers: John Carpenter, City of Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority; Bridget Collins-Greenwald, City of Philadelphia Department of Public Property; Maura Kennedy, City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections; Maria Quinones-Sanchez, City of Philadelphia; Rick Sauer, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
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