UWT Forum 2012: Urban Industrial Futures

Future Employment Opportunities in De-

Industrialized Neighborhoods of Low

SES in Tacoma, WA

Natasha Boyde

Distressed Neighborhoods

Concentrated poverty and low SES

Little access to employment

Find vacant parcels within these areas to create jobs

Socioeconomic Status (SES)

An individual’s social position based on a number of factors in addition to poverty and income.

Index Variables:

Race Poverty Linguistic Isolation Education Single mother households Unemployment Kitchen & Plumbing facilities

Service Areas

Bike Time: 10 minutes

Walk Times: 10, 15, 20 minutes

HilltopBikeParcel Analyses

Vacant Industrial Parcels

Hilltop WalkParcel Analyses

Vacant Industrial

SalishanWalkParcel Analyses

Under-utilized parcels

Results

Lowest SES neighborhoods: Hilltop & Salishan

Several vacant parcels in Hilltop

Not many vacant parcels in Salishan

Many under-utilized parcels in Salishan, mainly Industrially zoned