Taubman Center for Public Policy Brown University Higher Education as an Anchor Institution: Solving the Distressed Inner City Neighborhood Problem Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. Department of Urban and Regional Studies UB Center for Urban Studies University at Buffalo October 27, 2011
Three ee P Parts o of the e Pres esen entation Getting t Ge the Entir ire Univ iversity Involved in Neig in ighborhood od De Develop opment De Developing a a Foc ocus on on Specif ific Neighborhoods The Thre reat Pos osed b d by t the Entrepreneurial al U University
Buf uffal alo N Niagara M a Medical al Fruit it B Belt Campu pus Neighb hbor orho hood od Many y Ed Eds a and nd M Meds are Located in n th the I Inne nner City y
Location of Anchor 11% 1% i in n the e Institutions (Eds & Meds) Inner nner City 16% 6% R Res est o of the C e Cent entral Cit City 73% 73% R Res est of the U e Uni nited ed States es
Anchor I Insti titu tuti tions are Potenti tial Engines es o of Commu munity ty and Economic V c Vitality f for Distressed d Neighborhoods ds & & Central C Cit itie ies
Underperforming Schools Bad Violence Housing Inner City Hopelessness Depression Distress Inadequate Crime Transportation Joblessness The Distressed Inner City Neighborhood Problem
Col ollege & & University Expenditures (2008 (2008) $190 B $125 B $85 B Rest of U.S. Rest of Central City Inner City Goods & Services Goods & Services Goods & Services Workforce Workforce Workforce
Can we harness this Substantial Economic Activity and Focus it on Inner City Development?
The University & Community: Planning & Working Together
Rebuild lding t their Liv ives as as They Rebuild ld T Their Commu mmunity ty…
De Develop a p a Spec pecific Geog ographi hic F Focu ocus
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