German Marshall Fund Cities in Transition: Equity and Inclusion Study Tour Karen Abrams Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh Manager, Community and Diversity Affairs Thursday, May 21, 2015
Equity and Inclusion in Urban Regeneration: A Case Study of Hamburg, Germany : October 2014
Cities in Transition: • Pittsburgh, PA • Youngstown, OH • Cleveland, OH • Flint, MI • Detroit, MI
Mission 1. Learn innovative practices of equity and inclusion 2. Engage in peer to peer dialogue around success and challenges of equitable and inclusive 3. Identify opportunities to translate innovative practices to ongoing work
How is Hamburg ensuring that while the city grows economically and physically, that the population is thriving alongside this growth?
Sternschanze Neighborhood, City of Hamburg
Neighborhood Revitalization
Gentrification and Resistance
Urban Protest in Hamburg: Anti-Gentrification Resistance “Gentrification is, without a doubt, an emotionally loaded issue for those affected, and claims on space find their expression in collective and individual, often spectacular and sometimes illicit acts.� “The excitement offered by the subcultural actors engages in illicit resistance eventually contributes to the image of Sternschanze as an authentic, exciting, individual space and finally represents a consumable image of radical alternative lifestyle and non-conformity. With this, the commodification of resistance in Sternschanze becomes even more profitable. Laura Naegler, Gentrification and Resistance: Cultural criminology, control and the commodification of urban protest in Hamburg.
St. Pauli Neighborhood, City of Hamburg
Still some graffiti‌.
But more “street art”
Ministry of Urban Development and the Environment (Hamburg’s URA)
Quick Facts and Stats City of Hamburg
Housing
• 1.7 million people • 2 million by 2030 • Welcoming migrant populations (Turkey, Syria, Afghanistan) • 50% of indigenous population is over 45 • More than 50% of immigrant population is under 45
• 78% residents rent • 925,000 housing units • 50% single person households • 31% two-person households • 42% of residents eligible for affordable (social) housing • 30% housing must be affordable • 2K of 6K units build in 2014 were affordable (mixed income) units
Department of Land and Landscape + Department of Planning
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education: A Holistic Approach • Ensures an inclusive education system at all levels: assistance, therapy, full-time education • Dedicated to lifelong learning, regardless of need or influence • Parents’ right to choose the best school for their child’s education
• Improve transition from elementary to primary school, primary school to secondary and then to higher education • Work closely with Ministry of Urban Development and the Environment as well as the Ministry of Labour, Family and Integration Social Affairs
Ministry of Labor, Family and Integration: Youth Unemployment Agency •
96% of youth are in the education system (by law) at a cost of $650 million Euros
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50% students do not get certificate to attend university
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State will pay for housing, provide stipend and support youth while in training for employment
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Agency is a one-stop-shop for all youth employment needs
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A welcoming place for immigrant populations
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Overall goals to provide opportunities for all and strengthen social infrastructure
International Building Exhibition: IBA Hamburg
International Building Exhibition: IBA Hamburg
IBA Hamburg • Public Private Partnership • Experiment with sustainability (environment, equity and economic vitality) • Creating an international urban community: immigrant pop. • Ministry of Urban Development and the Environment moved its office from downtown to the island
• Metrozones • Climate Change + Energy Conservation • Social Integration • Housing • Education
Metrozones
Education: The Helmut Schmidt Grammar School
Education: The Helmut Schmidt Grammar School
District Energy: Energiebunker
District Energy: Energiebunker
HafenCity University: The “G” Word
HafenCity University of Hamburg • Urban Planning • Urban Design • Civil Engineering • Culture of the City • Future of large metro areas
Mei Ling Liem: Strategic Advisor, City of Amsterdam •
Amsterdam likes gentrification
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800,000 in the city
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10,000 people migrating each year
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50% of housing is affordable (although only 30% required)
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Investments are made in the city, not on the outskirts
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Recognized need to talk about export of poverty to the suburbs
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Conversation is one of diversity and inclusion rather than gentrification
Andreas Kaufmann: Urban Planner, Leipzig, Germany •
Leipzig is fighting gentrification
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1930 population at 700,000
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1990 population at 400,000
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2014 population at 540,000
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City “recruited” artists and creatives to make Leipzig a destination
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City growing due to younger people being displaced from other cities
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Same artists and creatives are being displaced
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Speaker identifies as a gentrifier
Participants
City of Hamburg
Food: Breakfast
Food: Lunch
Food:Dinner
Fun
Race Forward: Facing Race ConferenceNovember 2014 • 15 people from Pittsburgh metro area attended • 1,600 people in attendance including non-profits, artists, government officials, elected officials and foundations • Very diverse racially and ethnically
Some of the workshops…… Gentrification Focus
Equity and Inclusion Focus
City of Seattle Office of Civil Rights – Racial Equity Toolkit Training, March 20, 2015 •
Racial and social justice leadership training
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Understanding racial disparities
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Determining the values of the city
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Crafting a language to discuss
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Each city department and agency goes through a history of racism in the US
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Equity vs. Equality
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Racial Justice Toolkit
Upcoming Event: Governing for Racial Equity Conference, Seattle, WA –June 2015 •
For government employees only
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Learn what other jurisdictions are doing to achieve racial equity and eliminate institutional and structural racism
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Share their successes, struggles and learnings
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Build the collective knowledge of government employees as we work to achieve racial equity.
Governing for Racial Equity Network: a regional partnership of government jurisdictions working to achieve racial equity
Upcoming Event: PolicyLink Equity Summit, Los Angeles, CAOctober 2015 • By 2043, people of color will be the majority population in the United States • Pulling together a delegation from Pittsburgh metro area • Follow-up to P4 Conference in April 2015 • Build powerful partnerships for building an equitable and prosperous city