THE URBAN OPPORTUNITY AGENDA REDUCING POVERTY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE

THE URBAN OPPORTUNITY AGENDA REDUCING POVERTY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES NATIONAL BRIEFING FEBRUARY 2016 Photo Credit CTA Web/Flickr, Creative Commons License

10 PROJECT PLACES

18% $ 18 U. S. Gross Domestic Product ($ 16% $ 16 14% $ 14 12% $ 12 U. S. Poverty Rate 10% $ 10 8% $8 6% $6 4% U. S. Unemployment Rate $4 2% $2 0% $08 0 2 09 0 2 10 0 2 1 1 20 2 1 20 Year 3 1 20 4 1 20 5 ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS NOT REDUCED POVERTY GDP (Trillions of Current Dollars) Unemployment and Poverty Rates Economic Growth has Not Reduced Poverty

40% Detroit, MI Gary, IN 35% Macon-Bibb County, GA Poverty Rate 30% Philadelphia, PA 25% St. Paul, MN Long Beach, CA 20% Miami-Dade County, FL 15% Charlotte, NC 10% United States Akron-Summit County, OH 5% San Jose, CA 0% 1970 1980 1990 2000 2014 THE POVERTY RATE INCREASED 1970 -2014

PLACE-BASED ISSUE 27% Poverty Rate vs 16% U. S. Average

POVERTY IS A TWO-SIDED EQUATION It isn’t just what you earn, it is also what you spend—and lowincome families are often hit with high costs.

Shelter $ 7, 061 22% Healthcare $ 3, 124 10% Transportation $ 5, 749 18% Food $ 4, 432 14% Entertainment $ 1, 407 4% Energy $ 1, 759 5% Insurance & Pensions $ 1, 380 4% Clothing & Services $ 960 3% Other $ 4, 767 15% Telephone 978 3% Water $ 431 1% $ Average U. S. Household Expenditures: $20, 000 to $29, 999 Income

REDUCING POVERTY 25% IN PHILADELPHIA WILL MEAN 100, 000 FEWER PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY. This requires meeting a $476 million annual poverty gap through expense reduction and income.

SMARTER INVESTMENTS DELIVER CITY-WIDE BENEFITS FOR ALL

$476 MILLION ANNUALLY TO REDUCE POVERTY 25% Philadelphia Regional Economy ($97 Billion) Philadelphia City Aggregate Household Transportation Expenses ($4 Billion) Philadelphia City 25% Reduction in Poverty ($476 Million) All figures annual

HERE’S HOW IT COULD BE DONE

JOB ACCESS + TRANSPORTATION CREATE CONNECTIONS WITH PUBLIC TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES Photo Credit: Christof Spieler

HOUSEHOLD EXPENSE REDUCTION PROVIDE CONSUMER INFORMATION ON SMARTER CHOICES AND INVESTING IN EFFICIENCY IN ENERGY, WATER, TRANSPORTATION, TELECOM AND FOOD. REDUCE HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. Photo Credit: kate hiscosk/Flickr, Creative Commons License

ENERGY + WATER EFFICIENCY JOBS MAKE BUILDINGS MORE EFFICIENT THROUGH A LARGE-SCALE, ONE-STOP INITIATIVE THAT RETROFITS 20 PERCENT OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES Photo Credit: Elevate Energy

CAPTURE + CREATE JOBS PLAN FOR LOCATION EFFICIENT JOB CREATION

Gary, IN JOB ACCESS + TRANSPORTATION Macon-Bibb County, GA HOUSEHOLD EXPENSE REDUCTION St. Paul, MN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT CAPTURE + CREATE JOBS Akron-Summit County, OH LEVERAGING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT JOBS MINING THE WASTE STREAM JOBS Long Beach, CA San Jose, CA FOOD SECURITY JOBS Charlotte, NC BENEFIT TRANSFER Detroit, MI CHILDCARE ENTREPRENEURSHIP JOBS Philadelphia, PA ENERGY + WATER EFFICIENCY JOBS Miami-Dade County, FL $- $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 600 POVERTY GAP REDUCTION $ MILLIONS ANNUALLY

WAYS TO START • Think Differently – Include expense reduction with income growth to reduce poverty as a regional economic engine • Establish a Goal – Engage diverse groups in setting a poverty reduction goal • Go after Quick W ins – Look for low hanging fruit to build momentum toward your poverty reduction goal • Measure Progress – Track and share the poverty reduction impact of your actions as well as the benefits for all residents and businesses

THANK YOU For more information about the Urban Opportunity Agenda, please contact Jen Mc. Graw jen@cnt. org | www. cnt. org | 415. 644. 0877 Photo Credit: Brett and Sue Coulstock/Flickr, Creative Commons License

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

METHODS Scale x Impact CNT estimated the potential impacts of poverty reduction strategies using place-based data and clearly documented assumptions. Over time, these methods can be iterated on with detailed local data to enable implementation and evaluation of programs.

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