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City staff brief Plan Commission on racially disparate impacts, presents displacement‑risk map
Summary
City staff previewed a draft racially disparate impacts (RDI) report required by state law, showed a displacement‑risk map focused on Central and Northeast Spokane, and outlined next steps to integrate findings into the comprehensive‑plan update and development regulations.
City staff presented an interim racially disparate impacts (RDI) analysis and displacement‑risk mapping to the Spokane Plan Commission on July 23, saying a draft report would be circulated for review in early August.
Martin Murphy, city staff, opened the presentation by saying, “We are working on a draft report,” and outlined the project’s scope: identify policies and regulations that cause disparate racial impacts, assess displacement risk, and recommend policy revisions consistent with House Bill 1220 and Washington State Department of Commerce guidance.
Why it matters: Under the state’s guidance, jurisdictions must examine how zoning, land‑use rules and other policies produce disproportionate impacts on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) households, evaluate displacement risk, and propose anti‑displacement measures. Murphy said the city will integrate the RDI analysis into…
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