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City of Toronto “Wellbeing Toronto” Indices towards Measuring and Monitoring Neighbourhood Wellbeing

City of Toronto “Wellbeing Toronto” Indices towards Measuring and Monitoring Neighbourhood Wellbeing. Social Development Finance & Administration Division, Social Policy Analysis & Research Section, City of Toronto. Well-being Toronto : What is it?.

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City of Toronto “Wellbeing Toronto” Indices towards Measuring and Monitoring Neighbourhood Wellbeing

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  1. City of Toronto “Wellbeing Toronto” Indices towards Measuring and Monitoring Neighbourhood Wellbeing Social Development Finance & Administration Division, Social Policy Analysis & Research Section, City of Toronto

  2. Well-being Toronto: What is it? • “Wellbeing Toronto” - a new web-tool that measures community wellbeing across the City of Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods • provides a number of indicators that will assist in the monitoring of economic and social wellbeing by allowing users to custom select and combine indicators and see their results instantly on a map • designed to not only assist the public in a better understanding the diverse communities that comprise the City, but also as support tool for the development of policies and programs that require place-based perspective • Consolidates City operational metrics, socio-demographics and infrastructure service data, analyzes them and creates a series of composite indices for 10 well-being domains Page 3

  3. The NWI: What is it? • Based on work for the Strong Neighbourhoods Task Force (2005), which resulted in 13 Priority Investment Neighbourhoods, the NWIwill now focus on the ability to measure and monitor well-being across all the City’s 140 neighbourhoods • A collaborative open data approach • Demographic Data leveraged from other initiatives such as the Community Data Consortium Page 4

  4. Neighbourhood Well-Being Indices Operational Metrics Fires, shootings, voter participation, program registrants, etc. Environment Economics Recreation Transport Civics Education Safety Health Culture Housing Human Services Infrastructure Schools, libraries, recreation centres, etc. Socio-demographics Age, sex, income, education, etc.

  5. Toronto Neighbourhood Well-being Indices Version 1 – Indicators may change and evolve. HEALTH HOUSING ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENT SAFETY CULTURE RECREATION CIVICS TRANSPORT’N EDUCATION • Communicable Diseases • Birth Outcomes • Vulnerable Children • Community-based Services… • Social Housing Waiting List • Property Taxes • Affordability (Sales) • Adequacy (Standards) • Rooming Houses • Streets-to-homes placements • LTCHS Survey • TCHC Tenant Profiles • Social Assistance • Local Neigh. Employment • Variety of Local Businesses • Child Care • Wages & Benefits • Unemployment • Long-term Employment • Debt Load (excluding Mortgages) • Open Space • Soil Conditions • Pollution/Toxic Sites • Firearms Shootings & Victims • Crime by Major Categories • Domestic Violence • Fires & Arsons • Fire Prevention Programs • Fire Code Inspections • Calls for EMS • TCHC Safety and Incidents • Neighbourhood Permitted Events • Community Programs • Agency Funding & Grants … • Participants and Drop-in Users of Parks & Recreation Programs • Waiting Lists • Facility Capacities … • Voter Participation • Agency Funding & Grants • Volunteerism • Donations • Community Meeting Space • City Beautification Initiatives … • Commuting (TTS) • Public Transit Access • Wheel Trans Use • Traffic Volumes … • Library Circulations • Early Development Instrument • HS Students Passing OSSLT • HS Drop-out Rates • HS Students Applying to Universities * Community-based services analysis of service gaps will include other factors in addition to geographic proximity, where available, such as facility capacities, access factors such as hours etc. Socio-demographics: Age, Sex, Income, Ethnicity, Language, Poverty, Immigration, Tenure, etc. Human Services Infrastructure: Recreation Centres, Police Stations, Parks, Libraries, TESS Offices, Clinics, Schools, etc. Page 6

  6. Toronto Neighbourhood Well-being Indices Step 1. Choose metric indicators HEALTH HOUSING ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENT SAFETY CULTURE RECREATION CIVICS TRANSPORT’N EDUCATION • Communicable Diseases • Birth Outcomes • Vulnerable Children • Community-based Services… • Social Housing Waiting List • Property Taxes • Affordability (Sales) • Adequacy (Standards) • Rooming Houses • Streets-to-homes placements • LTCHS Survey • TCHC Tenant Profiles • Social Assistance • Local Neigh. Employment • Variety of Local Businesses • Child Care • Wages & Benefits • Unemployment • Long-term Employment • Debt Load (excluding Mortgages) • Open Space • Soil Conditions • Pollution/Toxic Sites • Firearms Shootings & Victims • Crime by Major Categories • Domestic Violence • Fires & Arsons • Fire Prevention Programs • Fire Code Inspections • Calls for EMS • TCHC Safety and Incidents • Neighbourhood Permitted Events • Community Programs • Agency Funding & Grants … • Participants and Drop-in Users of Parks & Recreation Programs • Waiting Lists • Facility Capacities … • Voter Participation • Agency Funding & Grants • Volunteerism • Donations • Community Meeting Space • City Beautification Initiatives … • Commuting (TTS) • Public Transit Access • Wheel Trans Use • Traffic Volumes … • Library Circulations • Early Development Instrument • HS Students Passing OSSLT • HS Drop-out Rates • HS Students Applying to Universities * Community-based services analysis of service gaps will include other factors in addition to geographic proximity, where available, such as facility capacities, access factors such as hours etc. Socio-demographics: Age, Sex, Income, Ethnicity, Language, Poverty, Immigration, Tenure, etc. Human Services Infrastructure: Recreation Centres, Police Stations, Parks, Libraries, TESS Offices, Clinics, Schools, etc. Page 7

  7. Toronto Neighbourhood Well-being Indices Step 2. Choose socio-demographic and infrastructure indicators. Step 3. Add weighting HEALTH HOUSING ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENT SAFETY CULTURE RECREATION CIVICS TRANSPORT’N EDUCATION • Communicable Diseases • Birth Outcomes • Vulnerable Children • Community-based Services… • Social Housing Waiting List • Property Taxes • Affordability (Sales) • Adequacy (Standards) • Rooming Houses • Streets-to-homes placements • LTCHS Survey • TCHC Tenant Profiles • Social Assistance • Local Neigh. Employment • Variety of Local Businesses • Child Care • Wages & Benefits • Unemployment • Long-term Employment • Debt Load (excluding Mortgages) • Open Space • Soil Conditions • Pollution/Toxic Sites • Firearms Shootings & Victims • Crime by Major Categories • Domestic Violence • Fires & Arsons • Fire Prevention Programs • Fire Code Inspections • Calls for EMS • TCHC Safety and Incidents • Neighbourhood Permitted Events • Community Programs • Agency Funding & Grants … • Participants and Drop-in Users of Parks & Recreation Programs • Waiting Lists • Facility Capacities … • Voter Participation • Agency Funding & Grants • Volunteerism • Donations • Community Meeting Space • City Beautification Initiatives … • Commuting (TTS) • Public Transit Access • Wheel Trans Use • Traffic Volumes … • Library Circulations • Early Development Instrument • HS Students Passing OSSLT • HS Drop-out Rates • HS Students Applying to Universities 15% 5% 8% 15% 7% * Community-based services analysis of service gaps will include other factors in addition to geographic proximity, where available, such as facility capacities, access factors such as hours etc. 15% Socio-demographics: Age, Sex, Income, Ethnicity, Language, Poverty, Immigration, Tenure, etc. 5% Human Services Infrastructure: Recreation Centres, Police Stations, Parks, Libraries, TESS Offices, Clinics, Schools, etc. 13% 17% Page 8

  8. Toronto Neighbourhood Well-being Indices Step 4. Create user-defined index. HEALTH HOUSING ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENT SAFETY CULTURE RECREATION CIVICS TRANSPORT’N EDUCATION • Communicable Diseases • Birth Outcomes • Vulnerable Children • Community-based Services… • Social Housing Waiting List • Property Taxes • Affordability (Sales) • Adequacy (Standards) • Rooming Houses • Streets-to-homes placements • LTCHS Survey • TCHC Tenant Profiles • Social Assistance • Local Neigh. Employment • Variety of Local Businesses • Child Care • Wages & Benefits • Unemployment • Long-term Employment • Debt Load (excluding Mortgages) • Open Space • Soil Conditions • Pollution/Toxic Sites • Firearms Shootings & Victims • Crime by Major Categories • Domestic Violence • Fires & Arsons • Fire Prevention Programs • Fire Code Inspections • Calls for EMS • TCHC Safety and Incidents • Neighbourhood Permitted Events • Community Programs • Agency Funding & Grants … • Participants and Drop-in Users of Parks & Recreation Programs • Waiting Lists • Facility Capacities … • Voter Participation • Agency Funding & Grants • Volunteerism • Donations • Community Meeting Space • City Beautification Initiatives … • Commuting (TTS) • Public Transit Access • Wheel Trans Use • Traffic Volumes … • Library Circulations • Early Development Instrument • HS Students Passing OSSLT • HS Drop-out Rates • HS Students Applying to Universities User Index * Community-based services analysis of service gaps will include other factors in addition to geographic proximity, where available, such as facility capacities, access factors such as hours etc. Socio-demographics: Age, Sex, Income, Ethnicity, Language, Poverty, Immigration, Tenure, etc. Human Services Infrastructure: Recreation Centres, Police Stations, Parks, Libraries, TESS Offices, Clinics, Schools, etc. Page 9

  9. Toronto Neighbourhood Well-being Indices Step 5. Reference index – with predetermined weighting – can be compared to user index. HEALTH REFERENCE INDEX HOUSING ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENT SAFETY CULTURE RECREATION CIVICS TRANSPORT’N EDUCATION • Communicable Diseases • Birth Outcomes • Vulnerable Children • Community-based Services… • Social Housing Waiting List • Property Taxes • Affordability (Sales) • Adequacy (Standards) • Rooming Houses • Streets-to-homes placements • LTCHS Survey • TCHC Tenant Profiles • Social Assistance • Local Neigh. Employment • Variety of Local Businesses • Child Care • Wages & Benefits • Unemployment • Long-term Employment • Debt Load (excluding Mortgages) • Open Space • Soil Conditions • Pollution/Toxic Sites • Firearms Shootings & Victims • Crime by Major Categories • Domestic Violence • Fires & Arsons • Fire Prevention Programs • Fire Code Inspections • Calls for EMS • TCHC Safety and Incidents • Neighbourhood Permitted Events • Community Programs • Agency Funding & Grants … • Participants and Drop-in Users of Parks & Recreation Programs • Waiting Lists • Facility Capacities … • Voter Participation • Agency Funding & Grants • Volunteerism • Donations • Community Meeting Space • City Beautification Initiatives … • Commuting (TTS) • Public Transit Access • Wheel Trans Use • Traffic Volumes … • Library Circulations • Early Development Instrument • HS Students Passing OSSLT • HS Drop-out Rates • HS Students Applying to Universities * Community-based services analysis of service gaps will include other factors in addition to geographic proximity, where available, such as facility capacities, access factors such as hours etc. Socio-demographics: Age, Sex, Income, Ethnicity, Language, Poverty, Immigration, Tenure, etc. Human Services Infrastructure: Recreation Centres, Police Stations, Parks, Libraries, TESS Offices, Clinics, Schools, etc. Page 10

  10. Map the results! (Illustrative Only) Page 11

  11. Version 1.0 Indicators (as of March 2011) Page 12

  12. Version 1.0 Indicators (as of March 2011) Page 13

  13. Version 1.0 Indicators (as of March 2011) Page 14

  14. Version 1.0 Demographics (as of March 2011) Page 15

  15. Wellbeing Toronto Advisory Group Membership • GOVERNMENT • Affordable Housing Office • Children's Services • City Manager's Office • Economic Development & Culture • Emergency Medical Services • Employment & Social Services • Fire Services • Housing Connections • Long Term Care and Home Services • Municipal Licensing & Standards • Parks Forestry & Recreation • Planning • Shelter Support & Housing Administration • Social Development, Finance and Administration • Toronto Catholic District School Board • Toronto Community Housing Corporation • Toronto District School Board • Toronto Police Service • Toronto Public Health • Toronto Public Library • Transportation • Water • COMMUNITY • Findhelp Information Services • St. Christopher House • St Michael's Hospital • Social Planning Toronto • Toronto Community Foundation • United Way Toronto • Woodgreen Community Services • YMCA of Greater Toronto Page 16

  16. ONLINE INTERFACE (Mockup Version only) WELLBEING TORONTO Page 17

  17. ONLINE INTERFACE (Mockup Version only) WELLBEING TORONTO Page 18

  18. ONLINE INTERFACE (Mockup Version only) LATEST DESIGN LOOK Page 19

  19. NEXT STEPS • First version will go live in May/June 2011 and be updated on an annual basis. • Continuing to build an infrastructure that supports, provides, and consolidates standards for corporate-wide enterprise business mapping applications and data sharing (linking data resources throughout the Corporation) • Data sharing will take place on the website with reinforcing the linkage to the City’s Open Data Strategy http://www.toronto.ca/open/catalogue.htm • Complements existing map tools (TOMaps) and will serve as a foundation for future city web mapping, and vehicle for cross-cluster information sharing. Page 20

  20. For more information contact: Project Manager: Harvey Low Telephone: 416-392-8660 Email: hlow@toronto.ca Project Staff Lead: Mat Krepicz Telephone: 416-392-3143 Email: mkrepicz@toronto.ca Thank you:

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