Miami Soul of the Community Indicator Study
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MIAMI MIAMI SOUL OF THE COMMUNITY Prepared forINDICATOR the Miami Foundation STUDY Presented by The Metropolitan Center at Florida International University SOUL OF THE COMMUNITY Introduction A. Background Knight Soul of the Community (SOTC) is a three‐ year study conducted by Gallup of the 26 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation communities Table: Community Attribute Rankings by Year across the United States. While Knight works Community Attribute Correlation to Attachment nationally and internationally, Knight's 2008 2009 2010 Communities Program focuses on improving the Social Offerings 0.49 0.52 0.54 quality of life in the U.S. communities where the Openness 0.53 0.52 0.50 Knight brothers owned newspapers. The study Aesthetics 0.51 0.50 0.49 focused on ten domains that were found to drive community attachment at varying levels. Education 0.47 0.44 0.47 Basic Services 0.41 0.34 0.42 The Florida International University (FIU) Leadership 0.41 0.40 0.39 Metropolitan Center (MC), on behalf of The Economy 0.41 0.39 0.36 Miami Foundation, has prepared a comprehensive set of community indicators in Safety 0.22 0.19 0.23 support of The Miami Foundation Soul of the Social Capital 0.14 0.16 0.15 Community Project. The Miami Soul of the Civic Involvement 0.06 0.04 0.04 Community Indicator Study is intended to provide Source: Knight Soul of the Community 2010, National Report meaningful and measurable indicators for the ten (10) drivers of community attachment as identified in The Knight Foundation’s Soul of the Community 2008‐2010 reports. B. Methodology In designing the set of community indicators and data sets for the drivers of community attachment, the FIU/MC employed the following research methodology: 1) “Best Practice” Research Community indicator projects have been constructed for over three decades. Several dozen have achieved national prominence. The FIU/MC reviewed these efforts with an eye to gleaning what works in terms of community utilization. The research focused on community indicators that have demonstrated robustness (i.e., survivability) over time. 2) Design Principles The community indicators and data sets were developed based on certain design principles. The following design principles were applied to each of the drivers of community attachment: Measurability – the quality of the indicators and measures to allow for an objective and statistical time series evaluation; Annually Revisable – the quality of the indicators and measures to be monitored and revised annually; Comprehensible – the quality of the indicators and measures to be clear, relevant and defensible; Readily Accessible – the quality of the indicators and measures to be readily obtained by researchers, the public and the media at little or no cost; and Scalable – the quality of the indicators and measures to allow for inter‐jurisdictional comparisons. i SOUL OF THE COMMUNITY Table of Contents Demographic Profile of Miami‐Dade County ......................................................................................................... 1 SOCIAL LIFE COMMUNITY INDICATOR: VIBRANT NIGHT LIFE ............................................................................................... 3 Measure 1: Night Life Clusters ................................................................................................................................. 3 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: GOOD PLACE TO MEET PEOPLE ............................................................................ 4 Measure 1: Third Places ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Measure 2: Places of Worship .................................................................................................................................. 5 Measure 3: Malls and Shopping Districts ............................................................................................................... 6 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: AVAILABILITY OF ARTS AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES.............................. 7 Measure 1: Commitment to the Arts ....................................................................................................................... 7 Measure 2: Access to Cultural Venues ....................................................................................................................8 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: AVAILABILITY OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS .................................... 9 Measure 1: Attendance at Sports Events ................................................................................................................ 9 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: OTHER PEOPLE CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER ..................................................... 10 Measure 1: Civility ................................................................................................................................................... 10 OPENNESS COMMUNITY INDICATOR: GOOD PLACE FOR TALENTED YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ................................ 12 Measure 1: Creative Class Employment per 1000 Jobs and Location Quotient Ratio ......................................... 13 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: GOOD PLACE FOR OLDER ADULTS ......................................................................15 Measure 1: Number of and Access to Older Adult Communities .........................................................................15 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: GOOD PLACE FOR RACIAL, ETHNIC AND MINORITY GROUPS ......................15 Measure 1: Percent Population by Race and Ethnicity ......................................................................................... 16 Measure 2: Number of Immigrant Cultural Organizations ................................................................................. 16 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: GOOD PLACE FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ................................................ 16 Measure 1: Access to Playgrounds and Pools ........................................................................................................ 17 Measure 2: Access to Organized Sports ................................................................................................................ 18 Measure 3: Presence of Specialized Businesses for Young Families .................................................................... 18 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: GOOD PLACE FOR GAYS AND LESBIANS ............................................................ 19 Measure 1: Number of Employers with Benefits for Gay and Lesbian Couples .................................................. 19 Measure 2: Occurrence of Hate Crimes ................................................................................................................ 20 AESTHETICS COMMUNITY INDICATOR: ACCESS TO QUALITY RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ................................... 21 Measure 1: Proximity to Free Parks, Public Beaches ............................................................................................ 22 Measure 2: Access to Greenways ........................................................................................................................... 23 ii SOUL OF THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY INDICATOR: BEAUTY OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................... 24 Measure 1: Number of Historic Buildings, Districts and Landmarks .................................................................. 24 Measure 2: Code Enforcement Citations ............................................................................................................... 25 Measure 3: Streetscape Improvements .................................................................................................................. 26 Measure 4: Tree Cover and Trees Planted ............................................................................................................ 27 EDUCATION COMMUNITY INDICATOR: QUALITY OF K‐12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS .................................................................... 29 Measure 1: Access to high‐rated K‐12 public schools; student enrollment in high‐rated schools and proximity to high‐rated schools ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Measure 2: Number of and Enrollment in AP Courses ........................................................................................ 30 Measure 3: Closing the Achievement Gap ............................................................................................................ 30 Measure 4: Per Pupil Public Spending ................................................................................................................... 31 Measure 5: Test Scores: FCAT, SAT and ACT ....................................................................................................... 32 Measure 6: Graduation Rates ................................................................................................................................. 33 Measure 7: Educational Innovation ....................................................................................................................... 33 COMMUNITY INDICATOR: QUALITY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ..................................................... 34 Measure 1: Attrition/Retention, Acceptance and Graduation Rates in Higher Education ................................ 34 Measure 2: Tuition Costs of Higher Education as a Percent of Median Household Income ............................ 35