Disparities - LBK

Disparity in Lubbock, Texas

Articles of interest

…on the Disparity Report

(2020) The Disparity Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4FBPaEv-HaaQrjesMwYDFItQWn23Hk-/view?fbclid=IwAR1XSM7QVoj8HG9dv3gufOj5bDTDVXq4syyiPWnZ39KMFX8etEWjK5gssEY

(2020) Citizens frustrated after Lubbock "Disparity Report," Coffee with the Mayor https://radio.kttz.org/post/citizens-frustrated-after-lubbock-disparity-report-coffee-mayor#stream/0

(2020) East Side Residents Didn’t Take Kindly to Mayor Pope’s Glad-Handing https://kfmx.com/eeast-side-residents-didnt-take-kindly-to-mayors-glad-handing/

(2020) Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope Dismisses East Side Concerns https://kfmx.com/guest-column-lubbock-mayor-dan-pope-dismisses-east-side-concerns/?fbclid=IwAR03V_SeFx-2alDMYndE86zhGB_YzEAhaSc6zcW1uxH_UJJlhKf34vPheOw

(2020) Lubbock City Council passes resolution to consider plan including adoption of impact fees https://www.kcbd.com/2020/06/24/lubbock-city-council-passes-resolution-consider-plan-including-adoption-impact-fees/?fbclid=IwAR1Q4ILXyp3dSxX7ks5POqud-Ws0LuF5NTfFVppsczuLqW75gXSzecxgy60

Dr. Nick Bergfeld Discusses Preservation of and Smart Growth in “Old Lubbock”: https://kfyo.com/dr-bergfeld-on-preservation-of-and-smart-growth-in-old-lubbock/?fbclid=IwAR15wde6O_vX-uSeXgeU80EO1uvRby1JhijLT3gnPhaewefSvvE1uXMWF48

Other Things

Wounds That Didn’t Heal: Segregation in Lubbock: https://web.archive.org/web/20160120211422/http://www.misterlubbock.com/wounds-that-didnt-heal-segregation-in-lubbock/

Redlining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-yD0wGxAc

Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5FBJyqfoLM

Black Families Pay Unfairly High Property Taxes: https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2020/07/study-suggests-black-families-pay-unfairly-high-property-taxes/?fbclid=IwAR0e2PCKBbBsORSBNW3cxlA9U_tr7nFRmMW5bwMjEpW0wD_k6w4CsE5XusQ
Lubbock Envirnomnental Hazards: https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20181016/north-and-east-lubbock-residents-share-concerns-of-living-near-environmental-hazards

The Personal Impact of Loop 88: https://www.kcbd.com/story/36867355/the-personal-impact-of-loop-88/
…on Homelessness

Lubbock Homelessness Study: https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/handle/2346/8722

…since the 1970 Tornado

1970 Tornado Story Map: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/abe9f6e31abd4fe0b2721ed3eb050faf
Lubbock Tornado: https://southwestcollection.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/the-lubbock-tornado-may-11-1970/

GOAL: “Let's fit all 25,000!"

This is a commitment to each other that we will pursue modern land-use strategies to accommodate ALL of the Lubbock 2040 plan's recommendation for new housing inside Loop 289. This includes the immediate deregulation of restrictions on mixed-use zoning across Lubbock to bring more activity into neighborhoods and allowing for the creation of accessory dwelling units anywhere inside Loop 289, rather than these rules being determined by the Lubbock Apartment Association.

-the Lubbock Disparity Report

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