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MONUM + City of Boston at Terrible Labs

New Urban Mechanics
March 12, 2014
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MONUM + City of Boston at Terrible Labs

New Urban Mechanics

March 12, 2014
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  1. Re#Thinking*How*we*Connect! o  Website,!Civic!Apps!&!Open!Data !Jus$n&Holmes! o  Social!Tools! ! ! !Lindsay&Crudele! o 

    Developer!Collabora8on ! !Michael&Evans! ! Re#Inven3ng*Process! o  Economic!Development! ! !Devin&Quirk& o  Permi<ng ! ! !Ma;&Mayrl! o  Public!Space! ! ! !Kris&Carter! ! Re#Imagining*Talent*! o  Fellowships!! ! ! !Patricia&Boyle@McKenna& o  Summer!Jobs ! ! !Melissa&Dodd&&&Mark&Racine&
  2. “We will completely revamp our online permitting system... tapping Boston’s

    innovation community to create a more user-friendly experience.” – Mayor Walsh
  3. Department)of)Neighborhood)Development) Making)Boston)the)most)liveable)city)in)the)na:on) through)community)investment)in)our)neighborhoods! Real%Estate! Development! Homeownership! Small%Business! Suppor7ve%Housing! Managing)the)City’s) por>olio)of)surplus)

    property)and)ge?ng)it) back)to)produc:ve)use! Inves:ng)public)funds) toward)the)crea:on) marketBrate)and) affordable)housing! Helping)Bostonians) become)home)owners,) improve)their)homes,) and)stay)in)their)homes! Suppor:ng)small) businesses)to)grow)and) thrive)across)Boston’s) neighborhoods)! Working)to)house)at) risk)popula:ons)and) end)homelessness)in) Boston!
  4. Three%Strategies:% 1.  Increase%Supply%of%Housing% 2.  Direct%assistance%to% qualified%home%buyers% 3.  Educa(on+ •  In%person%classes%reach%

    1,200%per%year%but%demand% is%much%higher% •  Can%we%go%online?% % How%do%keep%Boston%an%affordable%place%to%buy%a%home?% $0% $50,000% $100,000% $150,000% $200,000% $250,000% $300,000% $350,000% $400,000% $450,000% 1996% 1997% 1998% 1999% 2000% 2001% 2002% 2003% 2004% 2005% 2006% 2007% 2008% 2009% 2010% 2011% 2012% 2013% Home+Prices+vs+Income+ Median%Home%Price% Median%Family%Income% 0%% 5%% 10%% 15%% 20%% 25%% Boston% Atlanta% New %York% M inneapolis% M iam i% Denver% Philadelphia% Tam pa% M ilw aukee% New %Orleans% Houston%% Sacram ento% San% Los%Angeles% Chicago% SeaZle% U.%S.%% %+of+Housing+Stock+that+is+"Affordable"+
  5. How$can$we$collaborate$to$help$local$small$businesses?$ •  Retail$Vacancy$ –  Match$vacant$storefronts$with$ interested$businesses$ •  Access$to$Capital$ –  $50k$microAloan$fund:$$how$do$we$best$

    use$it?$ –  Crowd$funding$local$business?$ •  MarkeDng$ –  AEracDng$small$business$to$Boston$ –  GeHng$Bostonians$to$shop$in$local$Main$ Street$districts$ •  Other$ideas?$
  6. THE PUBLIC SPACE INVITATIONAL BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY submissions due March

    28th SPACE.NEWURBANMECHANICS.ORG #BostonPSI “STILL GOT LOVE FOR THE STREETS.” - Dr. DRE “DITTO.”- Us