Reconnecting America has collected data in all 366 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the country in order to understand the existing condition of our regions and track progress at the regional level. We have graded every one of the 366 metro areas based on how they measure up to our vision in LivingMovingWorkingThriving.
LIVINGCreate affordable communities with transportation choices that: |
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Goals / Strategies | Performance / Outcome Metric | Source |
Maximize the number of households ... who live in fixed-guideway transit station areas and opportunity areas | Share of households living near fixed-guideway transit | Center for Transit-Oriented Development |
Share of households living in opportunity areas | Reconnecting America | |
Maximize the range of households ... who live in fixed-guideway transit station areas and opportunity areas | Share of households living near transit who are low income | Center for Transit-Oriented Development |
Share of households living in opportunity areas who are low income | Reconnecting America | |
Preserve and stabilize existing neighborhoods ... in fixed-guideway transit station areas and opportunity areas | Share of section 8/202 units near fixed-guideway transit | Reconnecting America |
Share of section 8/202 units in opportunity areas | Reconnecting America | |
Focus future growth in opportunity areas | Share of growth in opportunity areas vs regional growth | Reconnecting America |
WORKINGUse transportation options to enhance regional economic growth that: |
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Goals / Strategies | Performance / Outcome Metric | Source |
Provide more transit options for accessing our jobs | Share of jobs near existing transit | Center for Transit-Oriented Development |
Share of jobs near planned transit | Reconnecting America | |
Share of jobs accessible to all transit | The Brookings Institution, Missed Opportunities | |
Cluster jobs to allow easier transit access | Share of jobs in opportunity areas | Reconnecting America |
Weighted employment density | Public Policy Institute of California | |
Retain and Attract New Regional Talent and firms | Share of 18-34 year olds with a college degree | Reconnecting America |
Provide access to a range of job opportunities | Share of low- and moderate income jobs accessible jobs | The Brookings Institution, Missed Opportunities |
MovingReduce Auto Dependency / Vehicle-Related Emissions that? |
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Goals / Strategies | Performance / Outcome Metric | Source |
Increase Transit Options | Number of transit stations | Center for Transit-Oriented Development |
Future transit stations | Reconnecting America | |
Share of transit stations in opportunity areas | Reconnecting America | |
Increase Transit Usage | Transit commute share | American Community Survey |
Change in transit commute share | Census, American Community Survey | |
Make Walking and Biking Safe | Pedestrian fatalities / walking activity | Transportation for America |
Make Walking and Biking Accessible and Attractive | Share of walking and biking commuters | American Community Survey |
Share of regional blocks smaller than 6 acres | Reconnecting America | |
Reduce per-capita vehicle miles traveled | VMT per capita | Center for Neighborhood Technology |
ThrivingSupport complete, vibrant communities that: |
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Goals / Strategies | Performance / Outcome Metric | Source |
Provide access to healthy food | Share of low income households > 1 mile from a grocery store | USDA Food Atlas |
Share of households with no car > 1 mile from a grocery store | USDA Food Atlas | |
Share of opportunity areas in food deserts | Reconnecting America and USDA | |
Fast Food to Healthy Food Index | USDA Food Atlas | |
Promote physical activity | Physical inactivity rate | Center for Disease Control |
Provide access to arts, recreation, and entertainment | Share of households near parks | Reconnecting America |
Share of households near parks who are low income | Reconnecting America | |
Ratio of Parks to Households in Opportunity Areas | Reconnecting America | |
Employees in Arts and Entertainment Jobs per 1,000 | Reconnecting America and County Business Patterns | |
Make us happy | Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index | Gallup |