FEDERAL INITIATIVES TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES2012 Hawaii Build and Buy Green Conference & Expo – April 3, 2012Ryan Okahara, Honolulu Field Office DirectorU.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

PLACE-BASED POLICY FRAMES ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS

Place-based policies are a priority with the Administration

Cities and metropolitan areas house 80% of population

Rural communities provide for food security and are becoming the engine for renewable energy

Rural and urban sustainability are intertwined. Both are built on developing healthy communities

PLACE-BASED POLICIES AND INVESTING

The Context for Place-based Policies

Place

Place-based strategies

Place-based initiatives

PLACE-BASED POLICIES AND INVESTING

Overall strategy is to enable locally-driven, integrated, place-conscious solutions – no one-size-fits-all approach

Federal Government’s role is to focus resources on programs that are effective through well-coordinated action across programs and agencies

Place policies affect people who live and work in particular places

Sustainable place policy is dependent on the 3Cs: coordination, collaboration and cooperation

THE PRINCIPLES FOR PLACE-BASED POLICY

Clear, measurable goals to guide investment

Change comes from the community level , often through partnership; complex problems require flexible, integrated solutions

Many important challenges demand a regional approach . Federal investments should promote planning and collaboration across jurisdiction boundaries.

PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES: TWO MODELS

Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) A new way the federal government is working with cities in a more responsive and collaborative manner - new approach to federal-local collaboration that allows the federal government to support efforts from the ground up

The pilot for this new, collaborative approach includes, five cities and one region: Chester, PA; Detroit, MI; Fresno, CA; Memphis, TN; New Orleans, LA, and the Northeast Ohio cities of Cleveland and Youngstown

PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES: TWO MODELS

Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2)

Community Solutions Teams will leverage expertise in areas like health, education and transportation to support the pilot cities and region as they capitalize on opportunities and tackle challenges

A fellowship program that will place mid-career professionals in city agencies in the same six cities to work closely with the Community Solutions Teams,

A new Economic Planning Challenge grant that, through a national competition, will help additional communities – design a comprehensive strategy

And the National Resource Network that, pending funding, will serve as a one-stop-shop for local governments

PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES: TWO MODELS

Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Coordinated Federal effort by White House, HUD, HHS, DOJ, Ed, and Treasury

Examine and develop options for restructuring federal strategies focused on concentrated poverty

Aim: support local community, government and business leaders in creating neighborhoods of opportunity

PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES: TWO MODELS

Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

Initiative centered around 5 programs:

Choice Neighborhoods (HUD)Promise Neighborhoods (Ed)Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (DOJ)Community Health Centers (HHS)Behavioral Health Services (HHS)

PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES: TWO MODELS

Partnership for Sustainable Communities HUD, DOT and EPA came together to create the Partnership for Sustainable Communities to help places around the country develop in more environmentally and economically sustainable ways.

The Partnership is an interagency effort to help communities nationwide improve access to affordable housing, increase transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment and people’s health.

PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES: TWO MODELS

What is a Sustainable Community? Variety of housing and transportation choices Focuses on infill development and decreasing infrastructure needs Lowers transportation costs and air pollution Reduces dependence on foreign oil

To guide its work, the Partnership developed six livability principles

PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: SIX LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES

#1: Provide more transportation choices.

PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: SIX LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES

#2: Promote equitable, affordable housing

PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: SIX LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES

#3: Enhance Economic Competitiveness

PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: SIX LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES

#4: Support existing Communities

PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: SIX LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES

#5: Coordinate and Leverage federal policies and investment

PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: SIX LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES

#6: Value communities and neighborhoods

PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES

Results

Alignment of Federal programs

Interdisciplinary solutions

Flexibility

Data & results driven

CONTACT

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENTHONOLULU FIELD OFFICE

1132 BISHOP STREET, SUITE 1400HONOLULU, HI 96813

PHONE: (808) 457-4662www.hud.gov