Disparity Report V1 - LBK

Lubbock Disparity Report Vol.1

Disparity Report

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

For Principles & more, Go to: lubbockcompact.com

…on the 5 Principles

1. "New Lubbock, carry your own weight!"

   New outside Loop 289 sub-divisions must carry their own weight, and prove their development will be budget neutral to the rest of Lubbock based on their long-term costs. This starts with maximum impact fees across the board for New Lubbock sub-divisions and none for Old Lubbock ones. The City would also pass an Act of the Council stating the policy orientation of the city will be fully aligned to prevent new sub-division development in the South and Southwest, every possible avenue for denial utilized.

2. "Protect and Preserve!"

   Begin the environmental purification of Old Lubbock, starting with areas that contain low economic-value industry activity so that North and East Lubbock communities can breathe, and the Canyon Lakes economic potential be realized. For the great city we aspire to be, there's no room in our economy for cement pulverizing and simple batch plant activity in our city limits. We don't need them, and it's actively destroying lives and land values across an enormous amount of undeveloped acreage in North and East Lubbock.

3. "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.

4. "Never again, transparency forever!"

   That our city should adopt best practices in financial impact analysis to ensure an accurate accounting of resources is available to the public and that citizen input is the START of development conversations. This begins with accelerating the Neighborhood Action Planning process to allow for self-determination and honoring the prioritization commitments to North and East Lubbock neighborhoods as stated in the 2040 Plan.

5. "Save our neighborhood schools!"

   Until neighborhoods are able to self-determine the activities happening inside them, we need to preserve what activity currently remains. Because of our antiquated land-use policies, neighborhood schools are the only asset some communities have to attract families and retain the value of their homes.

   ARTICLES OF INTEREST

(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

Grassroots Movement to Save ‘Old Lubbock’ Gains Traction: http://ramar.worldnow.com/story/42321953/grassroots-movement-to-save-old-lubbock-gains-traction

Looking at the New Movement to Save ‘Old Lubbock’: https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20200627/looking-at-new-movement-to-save-rsquoold-lubbockrsquo

Adam Hernandez & David Driscoll speak out: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/its-a-lubbock-issue-lubbock-compact-unifies-around-a-common-goal/

…on Other Disparities in Lubbock

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/

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: Save Old Lubbock

“The rapid expansion of South and West Lubbock, much of it enabled by the infrastructure investments into Milwaukee Avenue, give the illusion of a city on the rise. Instead, what has occurred over time is the pooling of resources and wealth into one concentrated area of Lubbock, something that the city’s grid-design had been able to prevent for generations.”

“Citizens of Lubbock inside Loop 289 were forced to finance the creation of new neighborhoods that share little in common with the rest of the city. Their household incomes are richer, their children do not attend the same school district, their homes are too expensive to afford, and the job opportunities created by new businesses are not accessible by public transport.”

-the Lubbock Disparity Report

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