Strategic Use of Neighborhood Data for Action: Lessons from the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership

The last few years have seen an explosion in the availability of neighborhood-level data, but how is this being leveraged for better understanding city neighborhoods and crafting smart policies and programs?   This colloquy will launch the conversation with lessons from the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP - a collaboration of the Urban Institute and local partners in 36 cities to further the development and use of neighborhood-level information systems for community building and local decision-making).   The NNIP director will review key shifts in the information environment and how NNIP’s 37 community data organizations are responding.   Three National Neighborhood Indicators partners (Urban Strategies Council in Oakland; NeighborhoodInfo DC; and the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Community Information System) will discuss their work to inform local action within their area environments.  Topics will include the interaction between open data movement and community change, understanding neighborhood housing markets, tackling racial inequities in public school policies, and supporting multifaceted Promise Neighborhood initiatives.