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Urban Revitalization

Professor:Patrick McGuigan

Executive Director, ProvPlan

Lessons from The Providence Plan

PP170

What is this?

College Hill

Federal Hill

Elmwood

How big is Providence?

Providence

Boston New York

8,175,133

305 mi2

617,59448.3 mi2

178,04218.4 mi2?

Population data from 2010 U.S. Census Bureau estimates

Total Population

How economically successful are Providence

families?

Boston New York

$51,270$51,739

Providence

$36,925Economic data from ACS 2006-2010 U.S. Census

Ranges represent the lowest and highest value census tracts within the neighborhood.

Median Household Income

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How economically successful are Providence

families?

Boston New York

16.2%15.9%

Providence

21.5%

Economic data from ACS 2006-2010 U.S. CensusRanges represent the lowest and highest value census tracts within the neighborhood.

Families Living Below Poverty Level

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How well educated are Providence families?

Providence

72.7%

College Hill Elmwood

Federal Hill

95.3% - 100%

60% - 62.4%

67.5% - 73.7%

Education data from ACS 2006-2010 U.S. CensusRanges represent the lowest and highest value census tracts within the neighborhood.

Adults with a High School Degree

How much does property cost in Providence?

Providence

(Median)

$110,000

College Hill Elmwood

Federal Hill

$846,967

$120,122

$197,694

Housing data from: City of Providence, 3/22/12 – 4/5/13

Average Property Sales Value

Why is neighborhood level data on urban communities important?

Recognize that cities are complex places that can simultaneously experience success and failure

Allows for statistical comparisons of geographies within a city

Offers meaningful level of analysis for policymakers and residents

Helps to inform allocation of limited resources within cities

Provides a framework to measure the impact of policy-based and programmatic interventions

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Poverty in Providence

47%+

35% - 46%

31% - 34%

24% - 30%

16% - 23%

7% - 15%

4% - 6%

Households in Poverty

Tracts with highest

proportion of families in

Poverty

Upper/Lower S. Prov.

Tract 4: 48%

Upper S. Prov. Tract 7: 64.2%

Data from ACS 2006 - 2010

U.S. Census

Wanskuck Tract 27: 51.3%

Overall Population Change

14% - 65%

6.7% - 13%

2.5% - 6.6%

0.0% - 2.4%

-4.3% - -0.1%

-8.9% - -4.4%

Pop. Change 2010(as % of 2000

pop.)

Largest Population Increase

Federal Hill (-8.9)

Elmwood (-6.8%)

Manton (57.4%)

Downtown (65.3%)

2000 - 2010

Largest Population Decrease

Data from 2000 & 2010 U.S. Census

Change in Latino Population

93% - 139%

57% - 92%

25% - 56%

0.0% - 24%

-2.6% - -0.1%

-2.7% - -19%


pop.)


Smith Hill (-2.6)

Federal Hill (-19.4%)

Manton (138%)

Downtown (120%)

2000 - 2010

Population Decrease


Change in Non-Latino White Population

15% - 44%

4.6% - 14%

4.1% - 4.5%

0.0% - 4.0%

-23% - -0.1%

-54% - -24%


pop.)


South Elmwood decline (-37%) coincides with

decrease in black population

(-17%) and increase in

vacant housing units (140%)

Manton (15.1%)

Downtown (44.4%)

2000 - 2010

Notable Population Decrease


Key challenges facing Providence (and most other urban communities)

Jobs

Education

Housing

Safety

Declining Revenue & Increasing Costs

Jobs in Providence

Unemployment

Providence

10.3%

Rhode Island

8.8%

Unemployment data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 2013

How do we expand industry in Rhode Island and ensure residents are ready to meet the needs of growing employers?

Unemployment in Providence

Why is unemployment distributed unevenly across the city?

Education in Providence

Math Proficiency

Test score data from Rhode Island Department of Education (neighborhood data derived as median of neighborhood schools)

How do we improve the quality of education for Providence youth without leaving more disadvantaged students behind?

(8th grade)

Providence

26%

Rhode Island

54%

Education in Providence

Source: http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov

http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/

4-Year High School Outcomes in Providence and Statewide



NECAP Scores



Housing in Providence

2009-2011 Foreclosures

Foreclosure Data: HousingWorksRI Annual Report Spring 2012

How can we mitigate the impact of foreclosures on families living in urban areas and combat the blight of abandoned homes?

Providence

9.78%

Rhode Island

3.65%

(as % of mortgaged housing stock)

6,740 Homes

1672 Homes

Public Safety in Providence

Violent Crime Rate How does

Providence continue to build on the success of its community policing approach to improve public safety?

(per 1000)

Providence

6.93

Rhode Island

2.9

Crime Data from: 2011 Uniform Crime Report (Crime in Rhode Island)

Snapshot: Crime in Providence

Declining Revenue & Increasing Costs

Projected 2012 Deficit

Deficit Projection

$110,000,000

Budget data from City of Providence

In an era of tightening budgets, how do we make hard decisions about where to cut and where to invest?

As % of Approved Budget17.8%

How to address the range of challenges facing Providence & other urban communities

(all key themes for course)

Be Strategic

Build Strong Partnerships

Advance Comprehensive Solutions

Take “What Works” to Scale

Align Revitalization with Political Action

The Work of The Providence Plan

& Provide residents

and public agencies with data and information that can support smart decision making

Launch innovative service programs that address unmet community needs

Think Do

ProvPlan’s Programmatic Initiatives

Info Group

YouthBuild

Providence

New Roots

Ready to Learn (R2LP)

Building Futures

Course Structure

Weeks 1-3: Analysis of the economic and political forces that have brought cities to where they are today

Weeks 4-9: An examination of four issues that must be addressed as an essential component of any urban agenda:

Weeks 10-13: Uphill battles and prospects for success – seeking comprehensive solutions for Providence

• Housing• Public Safety

• Jobs • Education

Course Assignments

Student-Led Classes

Policy Briefs (2)

Final Group Project

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