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Strategies to Improve <br /> Access to Opportunity <br /> Access to <br /> Opportunity <br /> Goal: Increase access to opportunity for existing and future <br /> residents of transit communities. <br /> Adopted regional policy recognizes the need to address the diverse housing, transportation and economic <br /> needs of current and future residents so that all people may prosper as the region grows. This requires special <br /> attention to communities that lack access to mobility choices, quality schools, and other social and physical <br /> neighborhood components that allow community members to thrive and succeed. <br /> In order to more equitably meet the needs of all residents of the region, the signatories to this Compact will <br /> strive to: <br /> • Improve access to opportunity in the transit corridors through targeted investments that meet the needs of <br /> residents and businesses in communities with low access to opportunity, targeted affordable housing <br /> investments in communities with high access to opportunity, and transit connections linking high <br /> opportunity and low opportunity areas. <br /> • Use a full range of community engagement strategies to increase the involvement of diverse and <br /> historically under-represented groups in transit community development, empower communities to <br /> influence decisions at all levels of government, and ensure opportunities for participation throughout the <br /> decision-making process. <br /> Overview of Recommendations <br /> Recommended strategies to increase access to opportunity reflect three overarching objectives: <br /> Understand regional disparities and gaps along with local community needs that impact access to <br /> opportunity. The opportunity mapping analysis conducted by PSRC in consultation with the Kirwan Institute <br /> has revealed a widespread pattern within the region of inequitable access to educational, economic, <br /> transportation, environmental health, and neighborhood resources. While the overall opportunity score informs <br /> regional priorities and approaches, additional local analysis is needed in order to show which programs and <br /> investments should be targeted to each location. <br /> 48 <br /> The Growing Transit Communities Strategy ( Public Review Draft I May 2013 <br />