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Austin staff unveil neighborhood-level Economic Mobility Index to guide investments
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City staff presented a searchable Economic Mobility Index that rates census tracts across 18 levers to help target services, track progress and guide partners; staff said the map and raw data will be posted and the tool will launch in April with training and a two-year update cycle.
City of Austin staff presented a new Economic Mobility Index to the Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities on March 13, describing a neighborhood-level, place-based tool intended to visualize disparities and guide program investments. Gary Aaron, business process consultant senior in Austin Equity and Inclusion, said the index combines 18 equally weighted levers across multiple themes and is available as an ArcGIS/Esri layer.
"What the city of Austin now has is an economic mobility framework comprised of 2 halves," Aaron said, explaining the index pairs a shared definition with a practical measurement layer that lets…
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