Applying the Triple Bottom Line

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1 Applying the Triple Bottom Line Brownfields Inventory Completed Inventory in 5 Targeted Areas Preliminarily Identified 400 Brownfields Refined to Include Top 120 Brownfields Ranked Sites Using Triple Bottom Line Approach 1

2 Ranking Brownfields Inventory Purposes: A Way to Communicate Community Benefits In Case of Conflict Over Scarce Resources there are Objective Criteria to Prioritize Foundation for Longer-Term Strategy Brownfield Reuse Getting to Yes Triple Bottom Line Source: Eric Hovee Consultants 2

3 What is Triple Bottom Line? TBL: How to Use The TBL tool is designed to inform a deeper understanding of how policy and program choices will affect the social equity, environmental health and economic prosperity of the community. The TBL tool does not dictate a particular course of action; rather, the analysis provides policy makers and staff with a greater awareness of some of the tradeoffs, benefits and consequences associated with a proposal, leading to more mindful decision-making. 3

4 Lane Livability: What is it? The Lane Livability Consortium was founded in 2010 to bring together Lane County, Oregon regional leaders in economic development, higher education, transportation, affordable housing, water and energy, and social equity to build upon the Eugene- Springfield region's successes and to further integrate livability into our plans and strategies. Applying Triple Bottom Line Policy Rob Zako, Ph.D. Terry Moore, FAICP 4

5 Equity and Opportunity Assessment (EOA) Purpose: Identify and analyze issues of equity, access, and opportunity within the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area and consider how these findings can inform agency plans, policies, and major investments. Equity and Opportunity Assessment (EOA) 5

6 How do we measure? Category Description Score Building Condition Poor 10 Fair 5 Good 0 Imp. Value/Land Value < > Possible Tax Revenue Increase <500, , ,000 5 >800,000 0 Within Priority Area Yes 10 Within 330' 5 No 0 Proximity of other Brownfields Site is > 6 acres or Site can be assembled with other sites and >12 acres 10 Site can be assembled with other sites and > 6 acres 5 Site can't be assembled with other sites and > 6 acres 0 Occupied/Vacant or For Sale/Lease Vacant and For Sale/Lease 10 Not Vacant and For Sale/Lease 5 Not Vacant and not For Sale/Lease 0 Economic Subtotal 60 6

7 How do we measure? Proximity to floodplain, surface water, riparian area, or wetland (ecological receptors) Adjacent 20 Within 330' 10 Null 0 Proximity to Adjacent 20 residential Within 330' 10 area/park/natural area (human receptors) No 0 ECSI/LUST Active 20 Conditional NFA 10 Unconditional NFA or No 0 Environmental Subtotal 60 How do we measure? Latino and minority (includes white latino) High: % 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Disability (Census 2000) High: 46-61% 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Age 0-17 High: 20-29% 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Age High: % 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Age 80+ High: % 10 Medium: 4-6.9% 5 Low: % 0 Median Household Income Low: $10,224 - $32, Medium: $32,368 - $54,510 5 High: $54,511 - $76,653 0 Poverty Rate High: % 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Labor Force Participation Rate Low: % 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Unemployment Rate High: % 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Access to Recreation Low: % 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Noise Exposure High: % 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Crime High: % 10 Medium: 4-7.9% 5 Low: % 0 Year Housing Built: Pre-1980 High: 69-97% 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Subsidized Affordable Housing Units High: % 10 Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Educational Attainment - Age 25 and Over High: % 10 without HS diploma Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Total brownfield acreage in neighborhood or High: % 10 census tract Medium: % 5 Low: 0 0 Distance to residences - Density/number of High: % 10 residences within ½ mile radius Medium: % 5 Low: % 0 Distance to residences - Number of High: 5-7.9% 10 residences within 1/2 mile buffer that are Medium: 3-4.9% 5 adjacent (25ft) to industrial land use uses* Low: 0-2.9% 0 Equity Score Tract score is applied to each site and normalized with this formula: ROUND(42.5*EQUITYSCORE/MAX(EQUITYSCORES[45-135]),0) Tract score is applied to each site and normalized with this formula: ROUND(42.5*EQUITYSCORE/MAX (EQUITYSCORES[45-135]),0) 7

8 Unpacking Equity Latino and minority (includes white latino) Disability (Census 2000) Age 0-17 Age Age 80+ Median Household Income Poverty Rate Labor Force Participation Rate Unemployment Rate Access to Recreation Noise Exposure Crime Year Housing Built: Pre-1980 Subsidized Affordable Housing Units Educational Attainment - Age 25 and Over without HS diploma Total brownfield acreage in neighborhood or census tract Distance to residences - Density/number of residences within ½ mile radius Distance to residences - Number of residences within 1/2 mile buffer that are adjacent (25ft) to industrial land use uses* How have we applied? Most recently, in assessing case projects from Department of Environmental Quality With clean-up funding (RLF) in the future, we believe we can tackle priority list more strategically rather than opportunistically 8

9 How else to consider social and environmental issues? Outreach activities How else to consider social and environmental issues? Outcomes, Like Affordable Housing in Glenwood. 9

10 How else to consider social and environmental issues? Outcomes, Like riparian habitat restoration on EWEB HQ site. 10