Boston AIA Health and Urbanism

BOSTON

11.S943: Advance Research Workshop Health and Urbanism Ryan Kurlbaum

SOURCE: BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BRA)

BOSTON Assets and Walking Radii

SOURCE: BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BRA)

BOSTON Assets and Open Space

FUTURE URBAN HEALTH INITIATIVES SHOULD NOT INVOLVE MORE COMMUNITY ASSETS OR OPEN SPACE

SOURCE: BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BRA)

BOSTON Assets and Walking Radii

AB

BB

CT

EB

FW

HP

JP

MP

ND

RS

RX

SB

Roxbury

South Boston

SD

SE

WR

BOSTON MEAN HEALTH INDICATORS

30

0 Allston/Brighton

Back Bay

Charlestown

East Boston

Fenway

Hyde Park

Jamaica Plain Mattapan

North Dorchester

Roslindale

South Dorchester

South End

West Roxbury

SOURCE: BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT 2012-13

BOSTON Neighborhood Health Indicators METRO BOSTON Poor Health Indicators By Neighborhood

SOURCE: BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT 2012-13

BOSTON Neighborhood Boundaries

SOURCE: BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT 2012-13

BOSTON Areas of Interest

DEMOGRAPHICS SOCIO-ECONOMICS HEALTH

DEMOGRAPHICS SOCIO-ECONOMICS HEALTH

617,000 + POPULATION GROWING

SOURCE: BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRENDS IN BOSTON - NOV 2011

BOSTON Population Density

53% NON WHITE POPULATION

BOSTON Age Concentrations

35% POPULATION AGE 20-34 (Highest percentage in the US)

SOURCE: BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRENDS IN BOSTON - NOV 2011

BOSTON Non White Population - Majority Minority

DEMOGRAPHICS SOCIO-ECONOMICS HEALTH

31% MAKE LESS THAN $25,000 25% MAKE MORE THAN $100,000

SOURCE: BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRENDS IN BOSTON - NOV 2011

BOSTON U-Shaped Economy

25%

NON WHITE POPULATION LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION

BOSTON Majority Minority City

3X

MORE BLACK // LATINOS UNEMPLOYED THAN WHITES

SOURCE: BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT 2012-13

BOSTON Educational Gap

DEMOGRAPHICS SOCIO-ECONOMICS HEALTH

SOURCE: BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT 2012-13

BOSTON Health Disparity

ASIAN - 8% WHITE - 16% LATINO -26%

ASIAN - 5% WHITE - 9% LATINO -12%

BLACK - 32%

BLACK - 15%

OBESITY

ASTHMA

JP - 9.5% SD - 12.2% ND -12.5%

JP - 25.0% SD - 40.1% ND -50.4%

RX - 14.7%

RX - 59.7%

BOSTON MEAN - 11.2% US MEAN - 13.1%

BOSTON MEAN - 31.5% US MEAN - N/A

HEART DISEASE HOSPITALIZATIONS

CHILD ASTHMA HOSPITALIZATIONS

SOURCE: BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT 2012-13

BOSTON Leading Health Indicators

11,507

JP

ND

PER SQ MI

PER SQ MI

SOURCE: US CENSUS 2010

12,467

LEVERAGE POINTS WHERE NOT TO INTERVENE?

SOURCE: MIT GEOWEB GIS DATABASE

BOSTON Commercial Land Use

SOURCE: MASS GIS

BOSTON Open Space Access

SOURCE: BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BRA)

BOSTON Proliferation of Assets

LEVERAGE POINTS 1. GOOD ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL LINED STREETS 2. ACCESS TO VARIETY OF OPEN SPACE TYPES 3. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY ASSETS* (GROCERY STORES, COMMUNITY GARDENS, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE, FARMER’S MARKETS, COMMUNITY CENTERS)

LEVERAGE POINTS 1. GOOD ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL LINED STREETS 2. ACCESS TO VARIETY OF OPEN SPACE TYPES 3. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY ASSETS* (GROCERY STORES, COMMUNITY GARDENS, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE, FARMER’S MARKETS, COMMUNITY CENTERS)

RECOMMENDATION: DO NOT INVEST INTO OPEN SPACE OR (TYPICAL) COMMUNITY ASSETS

LEVERAGE POINTS WHERE TO INTERVENE?

SOURCE: MASS GIS

BOSTON Tranit Lines and Assess

SOURCE: AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVERY 2006-10

BOSTON Total Travel Time 30-90 Minutes

56.7- 70.6%

SOURCE: AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVERY 2006-10

BOSTON Highest Vacancy Concentrations

15.5 - 21.7%

SOURCE: MIT GEOWEB GIS DATABASE

BOSTON Participation Recreation

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE INVESTIGATION: 1. MORE FREQUENT PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS 2. LOCAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON SKILL LEVELS 3. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL/ SKILL ATTAINMENT CENTERS 4. DEVELOP ALONG CONCENTRATED LOW OCCUPANCY ZONES 5. PROGRAM RECREATIONAL SPACES TO MAXIMIZE COMMUNITY BENEFIT / USE