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City unveils draft equity map to guide planning, staff seek public and stakeholder input
Summary
City staff introduced a draft Lacey equity map—covering the city and its urban growth area—that combines five indices (accessibility, livability, education, economy, environment) to help planners and the public visualize disparities and guide equitable policy decisions.
City planners presented a draft equity map to the Human Services Commission on April 3, saying the interactive tool will help the city and community track disparities, inform program decisions and apply equity considerations across planning documents.
Shannon (city staff leading the tool) described the equity map as a visual dashboard combining five indices—accessibility, livability, education, economy and environment—each built from multiple datasets. Most demographic fields (race, ethnicity and foreign-born population) are informational only; the composite equity score is calculated from indices that include measures such as transit access, pavement…
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