LCA is focused on addressing racial inequity in the region given race is the largest predictor of inequitable outcomes in jobs, housing, and other LCA goals. Projects addressing racial equity will be prioritized in scoring. Projects addressing other inequities will earn points towards how they address those inequities but will not receive full points unless they also consider the intersection of racial inequity. |
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Step One
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Step Two
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Category
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Criteria
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Points
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Criteria
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Points
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What: Proposed Project Outcomes
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Housing
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- Create or preserve affordable housing opportunities with priority given to projects that serve populations not currently served by the local housing market, priority for projects with the deepest affordability, and for those including supportive services or other needed services
- Create new affordable housing that furthers the City’s ability to meet their share of the region’s need for affordable housing, considering what the need is across affordability levels;
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Preserve and rehabilitate affordable housing, prioritizing communities at highest risk of losing Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) and/or communities with higher rates of housing cost burdened households
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8 |
- Create or preserve intentional community connections and relationships in the development and support current or future residents through design, programming, and/or services
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7 |
- Further equity outcomes in housing access*
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2* |
Jobs
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- Create or preserve permanent employment opportunities; priority for projects with living wage jobs
- Create or preserve jobs that support economic stability of the community in the project area
- Create economic opportunity in priority high-growth and high-opportunity sectors of the region’s economy including health care, technology or environment; and/or advance city job growth priorities, and/or create/preserve industrial jobs with access to regional transit systems
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8 |
- Support economic growth of the community through expanded jobs options supporting cooperatively owned businesses or supporting the economic stability of the community the project is intending to serve
- The business model, business type, or hiring practices of the business creating or preserving the jobs support economic mobility, economic stability, or wealth creation, especially among populations that experience economic disparities
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7 |
- Further equity outcomes in access to economic opportunity*
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2* |
Compact, Connected Development
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- Increase the level of station area activity through greater density or intensity of land use on the site or in the station area if new construction;
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Preserve or intensify land use and density on the site or in the station area in a way that uses an existing building more efficiently
- Increase diversity of uses and activities and/or access to services and amenities in the transit corridor and station area, with a focus on complementary uses and human-centered experiences
- Generate greater transit ridership, a higher diversity of trip purposes viable via transit, and reduce the need to use and own a personal vehicle
- Takes advantage of available connections between housing, jobs, services, resources and amenities across the region using existing and planned transit and/or transportation systems
- Further the transit-oriented nature of the station area as a node and/or district of TOD given the specific context of its communities and transit corridor; priority for projects that implement part of a broader adopted plan or vision for the transit station or corridor
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15 |
- Provide design-led strategies, specific to the population the project is intending to serve, that support or expand infrastructure for people to walk, bike, or use other kinds of transportation in and around the project site, including accessibility and universal design features, especially those that contribute to larger existing or planned networks
- Catalyze or position the station area for additional transit-oriented development in a way that leverages public infrastructure and doesn’t contribute to displacement of existing residents or businesses
- Create a welcoming public realm and access to green space that facilitates social interactions and increases community resilience within the site and throughout the station area
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10 |
- Further equity outcomes in access to services and amenities and choice of transportation and transit options*
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2* |
Environment and Livability
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- Maximize access to local and regional parks and trails and green space through outreach, site design, or programming
- Minimize greenhouse gas emissions
- Conserve natural resources, including reuse/preservation of an existing building
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8 |
- Mitigate negative environmental impacts on residents or workers in the area; priority for projects in areas most impacted by past environmental harms
- The project uses sustainable site and/or building design practices to increase resilience and mitigate environmental harm; priority for equitable environmental outcomes
- Mitigate negative environmental impacts on residents or workers in the area; priority for projects in areas most impacted by past environmental harms
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7 |
- Further equity outcomes in access to local and regional parks and/or address environmental sustainability in locations where residents have been most impacted by environmental harms*
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2* |
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How: Proposed Project Process
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Process
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- Address a residential and/or workforce need that was identified by or with residents or workers most impacted by inequities*
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5* |
- Provide meaningful engagement, including with stakeholders that represent the demographics of the residential and/or workforce community, centering those under- represented and most impacted by inequities
- The project and the team use a strategic and integrated approach to addressing equity issues
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7 |
- The City is taking steps toward addressing inequities at the local level, especially efforts to implement equitable development practices*
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3* |
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Who: Proposed Project Team
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Project Team
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- The project uses partnerships between government, private for-profit, and nonprofit sectors
- Local efforts to contribute to the project financially, considering the context of community capacity
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8 |
- The project team, including partners, is designed to be reflective and responsive to those under-represented and most impacted by the project
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5 |
Equity
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- The project team, including partners, is designed to be reflective of and responsive to the community the project is intending to serve*
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2* |
- The intended outcomes of the project will result in more equitable outcomes
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2 |
Step One Total |
65 |
Step Two Total |
45 |
Applications must score at least 42 of the total 65 Step One points to move to Step Two with 12 of the 18 equity points (*) awarded. |
Total
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110
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Applications must score at least 75 of the total 110 available points to be eligible for funding
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