Establishing Data Systems,Increasing Information AccessDutchtown 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

Total Pop.

% Pop. Under 18

Area (sq. mi.)

Density (per sq. mi.)

Dutchtown 15,770 27.7 1.52 10,375

Gravois Park 5,225 32.6 0.44 11,875

Marine Villa 2,691 28.5 0.65 4,140

Mount Pleasant

4,408 24.7 0.60 7,347

City of St. Louis

319,294 21.2 61.74 5,172

•Dutchtown: largest neighborhood population in City of St. Louis

•Two high-density neighborhood populations

•High youth populationsRacial 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

Better Block

• Public art

• Participatory activities

• Neighborhood branding

• Commercial property

• Biking/pedestrian knowledge

• Aerial spatial density

• Livability factors

with Trailnet & Community Development Administration of St. Louis City

4700 Virginia Avenue: 2014 Better Block Site

Block Teams

• Primary data collection

• Access to knowledge base and information systems

• Youth participation

• Live-streaming training sessions

with Neighborhood Residents & Associations

Neighborhood Ownership Model

• Joining data sets

• 9-1-1

• Citizens’ Service Bureau

• Circuit Attorney’s Office

• Connecting resident experiences with available data

• Safety Assessment

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

data in silos?csb 911

drug tip line

Neighborhood Newspaper

• Cross-marketing of north and south neighborhoods

• Bilingual columns

• “The Question” column

• Qualitative & quantitative

• Multi-media

• Youth & Block Teams

with Old North Saint Louis Restoration Group

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