Transcript Office of Policy Development and Research

Office for International and
Philanthropic Innovation
Forum on Opportunity
“Cities as Engines of
Growth”
Ana Marie Argilagos
Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Office for International and Philanthropic
Innovation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
A New Era of Partnership
 President Obama has charged his
administration with finding new solutions to
old problems by working across public,
private and civic sectors
 HUD and the Office of International and
Philanthropic Innovation will help position
“HUD as a Hub” for innovation by
convening new partners and collaborating
across agency, organizational, sector and
international boundaries
HUD
Mission:
Invest in quality, affordable homes, and build strong,
safe, healthy communities for all
IPI
Source: Draft HUD 2010-2015 Strategic Plan
Mission:
Use the best available evidence, innovations, and lessons
from philanthropic and international partners to help
assure HUD achieves long-term community-building
results and return on taxpayer dollars, supporting a “triple
bottom line” approach – financial, social, and
environmental accountability.
Finding new solutions
Transformation Collaboratives – highcapacity learning networks drawing from
philanthropy, international organizations,
and other partners.
Example: What Works Collaborative
•Foundations, universities, and research organizations
convened to help inform HUD’s strategic plan and policy
agenda in the face of the recession.
•Partners have proven able to rapidly align ideas,
networks, and resources and apply them to urgent policy
and practice challenges.
Disseminating new ideas
 IPI will help feed innovation
and transformation by
disseminating state-of-theart information about
strategies to create
sustainable, healthy
communities for all.
 “Real time” lessons learned
will be shared with HUD
staff and partners through
face-to-face and distanceshrinking technology.
2010-2011 International &
Philanthropic Focus Areas
OIPI will generate
lessons, learning,
and partnerships
that can be applied
to HUD activities in
support of strategic
priorities like
revitalization and
sustainability.
Basics of Sustainability
• While every community has a different
interpretation of sustainability….
• “For HUD, sustainability means tying the
quality and location of housing to broader
opportunities, like access to good jobs,
quality schools, and safe streets. It means
helping communities that face common
problems start sharing solutions. It means
being a partner to sustainable
development, not a barrier”.
~ Secretary Shaun Donovan
Partnership for Sustainable
Communities
• HUD, DOT, EPA have formed the Partnership for
Sustainable Communities and are committed to
aligning programs and resources in support of 6
Livability Principles
Sustainable Communities - Livability Principles
The Partnership for Sustainable Communities
six livability principles that will act as a foundation for
interagency coordination:
1. Provide more transportation choices.
Develop safe, reliable and economical transportation choices to
decrease household transportation costs, reduce our nation’s
dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and promote public health.
2. Promote equitable, affordable housing.
Expand location- and energy-efficient housing choices for people
of all ages, incomes, races and ethnicities to increase mobility
and lower the combined cost of housing and transportation.
3. Enhance economic competitiveness.
Improve economic competitiveness through reliable and timely
access to employment centers, educational opportunities,
services and other basic needs by workers as well as expanded
business access to markets.
Sustainable Communities - Livability Principles
4. Support existing communities.
Target federal funding toward existing communities – through such
strategies as transit-oriented, mixed-use development and land
recycling – to increase community revitalization, improve the
efficiency of public works investments, and safeguard rural
landscapes.
5. Coordinate policies and leverage investment.
Align federal policies and funding to remove barriers to
collaboration, leverage funding and increase the accountability
and effectiveness of all levels of government to plan for future
growth, including making smart energy choices such as locally
generated renewable energy.
6. Value communities and neighborhoods.
Enhance the unique characteristics of all communities by investing
in healthy, safe and walkable neighborhoods – rural, urban or
suburban.
HUD’s Role in Sustainable
Communities Partnership
Sustainable Communities Initiative
• Goal: to stimulate more integrated regional
planning to guide state, metropolitan, and
local investments in land use, transportation
and housing, as well as to challenge localities
to undertake zoning and land use reforms
• HUD Resources:
– $100 million for S.C. Regional Planning
Grants
– $40 million for S.C. Challenge Grants
– August 23, 2010 application dates
Global Sustainable Urban
Development Indicators
• Overview: The initiative aims to develop indicators
that demonstrate the progress that U.S. cities are
making toward sustainable urban development and
inform supportive policy, planning and investment.
• Goal 1: Scan North American indicators and
outcomes which evaluate successful sustainable
urban development and revitalization strategies.
• Goal 2: Match these metrics to global best practices.
• Goal 3: Submit suggestions on potential common
language, normative principles, and universal
benchmarks around sustainability
Global Sustainable Urban
Development Indicators
Dimension of
Sustainable Urban
Development
Social Wellbeing
Economic
Opportunity
Environmental
Quality
Elements necessary for
sustainable urban development:
Health
Safety
Local or civic identity/sense of place
Access to decent – affordable – housing and services
Access to public recreation and open space
Access to a variety of transportation options
A diversified and competitive local and regional economy
Transportation and other infrastructure coordinated with land use
Growth plans that leverage existing assets
Access to capital and credit
Access to education, jobs, and training
Efficient land use
Use of renewable resources
Waste/pollution minimization and management
Climate change and natural disaster mitigation, adaptation, and
resilience
Carbon efficient, environmentally sound, transportation
A diverse natural environment and functional ecological systems
Contact Us:
International and
Philanthropic Innovation
• Visit on the web! www.huduser.org/ipi
• Email at [email protected]