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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: 2011 Neighborhood Analysis <br /> <br />Meeting Date: February 15, 2012 Agenda Item Number: A <br />Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Lorna Flormoe <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5670 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />Effective governance and community work come from a good understanding of the people and places served. The <br />2011 Neighborhood Analysis provides City staff, neighborhood organizations and the public, access to data, <br />analyzed at the neighborhood level, to inform organizing and outreach efforts and the development of plans, <br />programs and policies that reflect community needs. This work session offers the council an opportunity to review <br />this rich information. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The indicators presented in the Neighborhood Analysis include information from the 2010 Census, the U.S. <br />Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS 2005-09 and 2010) and existing local and regional <br />Geographic Information System data. <br /> <br />The City produced Neighborhood Analysis documents in 1978, 1983, 1995 and 2003. The 2003 Neighborhood <br />Analysis for Trainsong Neighbors is attached for reference. With release of 2010 Census data, staff felt it was <br />time to completely rethink the content and format to respond to current information needs and expectations <br />around how information is presented. <br /> <br />Neighborhood Services contracted with the University of Oregon Community Planning Workshop to collaborate <br />with staff across the City organization and with community and neighborhood leaders to help determine what data <br />to include and how to present it in the most useful way. Additional information concerning neighborhood <br />amenities, streetscapes and infrastructure, alternative transportation, crime, and demographics was desired. <br />Comparability between neighborhoods and the city as a whole was essential. Graphics and visual display of the <br />data (charts, graphs, maps) along with more explanatory text and analysis also was needed. Neighborhood <br />Services worked closely with Planning and Development’s Community Development staff to incorporate <br />feedback for the 2011 Neighborhood Analysis, expanding this valuable and versatile resource. <br /> <br />The Neighborhood Analysis helps support work in the community and neighborhoods in many ways: identify <br />needs and priorities for planning and future action; understand neighborhood demographics to inform outreach <br />efforts; compare a neighborhood with other neighborhoods or to the city as a whole; clarify neighborhood issues <br />or gather support for a particular issue; gather data for grants and other applications; and generate important <br />questions and considerations that might lay the foundation for surveys or further data analysis. <br /> <br />The 2011 Neighborhood Analysis is organized so that users can find consolidated information by topical theme <br />organized by neighborhood association boundary on a city-wide scale. Themes include: People, Homes, <br />Economic Vitality, Transportation, Land Uses and Zoning, and Safety. Important indicator data is provided for <br /> S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M120215\S120215A.doc <br /> <br />