Center for Urban Policy and the Environment

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The Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, as part of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been in operation since May of 1992 on the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Campus. The Center is a nonpartisan, non-ideological research organization in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI. Faculty and staff with expertise in program evaluation, policy analysis, facilitation, and planning work on a wide variety of policy issues.

The Center's mission is to work with state and local governments and their associations, neighborhood and community organizations, community leaders, and business and civic organizations in Indiana to identify issues, analyze options, and develop the capacity to respond to challenges.

The Center for Urban Policy and the Environment was named by the Indiana General Assembly to provide staff to the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (IACIR).

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    2006 Indiana Crash Facts
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Lisby, Kathy; Nagle, Matt; Newby, Bill; Sapp, Dona
    Traffic accidents have claimed the lives of 928 people per year in Indiana in 2004-2006. Unfortunately, many of these fatalities could have been prevented. This book summarizes highway crash statistics for the state of Indiana. It is a tool that can be used to develop and implement traffic safety programs to save lives, injuries, and property damage.
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    2011 Homeless Count Shows Highest Level Since 2007
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2011-04) Rexroat, Markie; Littlepage, Laura
    On January 27, 2011, the Indiana University Public Policy Institute (PPI) in coordination with the Coalition on Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) conducted the point-in-time 2011 Homeless Count (the count) in Marion County. The count is a biennial requirement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD is charged with oversight of the distribution of federal funding for programs that aid in combating homelessness. The data collected from the count are used to calculate the amount of funding Marion County receives, and to give more detailed information about people experiencing homelessness to service providers.
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    2013 Point-in-Time Count: Identifying the Most Vulnerable Homeless in Indianapolis
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2013-06) Littlepage, Laura; Rice, Jennifer
    On January 29, 2013, the Indiana University Public Policy Institute (PPI) and the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) conducted a point-in- time count of persons experiencing homelessness in Marion County. Although it is only required biennially by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), CHIP conducts this count annually. The data collected from the point-in-time counts are used by service providers, policy makers, and community funders to inform planning and program development. This issue brief discusses the details and background of the count as well as findings and thoughts for policymakers and service providers concerned with improving services for the Indianapolis community’s homeless population.
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    40 Years of Local Income Taxes in Indiana: Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the Future
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2012-11) Nagle, Matthew
    The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute and the Indiana University Public Policy Institute share an important mission: to produce unbiased and evidence-based research to inform the public policymaking process. With this report on local option income taxes in Indiana, the IFPI and PPI collaborate to further that shared mission. The combined knowledge, expertise and diversity in perspectives from these organizations provide insightful analysis on complex issues. This document is a resource for a long-term discussion on local income taxation in the state and the IFPI and PPI intend to continue to analyze important topics in public finance for Indiana.
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    Affordable Housing Key to Economic Development
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2003) Klacik, Drew
    Center workforce analysis on behalf of Montgomery County Economic Development in the late 1990s provided an opprotunity to explore factors that influence workforce quantity and quality. This case study illustrates that seemingly unrelated issues, such as the number of new housing starts and a mismatch of housing stock type and salary levels, can create barriers to growth for local industries.
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    Airport Development Takes Flight: A Comparison of Aviation Investments in Indianapolis and Eight Regions
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2004) Nunn, Samuel
    An analysis of airport investments and their effect on the region. This report discusses the aviation investments planned for the Indianapolis airport as well as aviation investments in eight comparison regions.
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    Allen County MS4 Stormwater Finance
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2005-12) Lindsey, Greg; Sapp, Dona; Palmer, Jamie
    Because the costs of compliance potentially are very high, CBBEL contracted with the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment (Center) on behalf of Allen County and the two municipalities to assess alternatives for financing stormwater programs.
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    Analysis of Byrne/JAG Programs Administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: Multi-jurisdictional (Drug) Task Forces, 2006 and 2007
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Stucky, Thomas; Newby, Bill; Nunn, Samuel
    In federal fiscal year (FFY) 2005, the federal government combined the Byrne and Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) to create the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. Consistent with federal and state goals for JAG awards, Indiana grants a portion of JAG funds to multi-jurisdictional drug task forces (MJTFs). The goal of these MJTFs is to “address drug control and/or violent crime problems [by] allowing law enforcement agencies in different jurisdictions to work together as a single enforcement entity with the ability to improve communication, share intelligence, and coordinate activities.” Through examination of global statistics and case study analysis, this report examines ICJI grants to multijurisdictional drug task forces in the 2006 and 2007 grant periods. Information summarized in this report was collected through July 1, 2007.
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    Analysis of Domestic Violence Programs Administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: STOP Grant Awards, 2005 and 2006
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Newby, William; Nunn, Samuel; Brown, Robert A.; Garcia, Crystal
    ICJI contracted with the Center to perform descriptive assessments and evaluations of 12 federal grant programs administered by ICJI. The ICJI asked the Center to examine subgrantee files and assess the process of subgrantee grant applications and the extent to which reported performance of services is consistent with their proposals. The major purpose of each assessment is to determine whether subgrantees are producing the services proposed in grant applications, and to compile any performance information contained within ICJI’s internal subgrantee files.
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    Analysis of Federal Grant Programs Administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in Correctional Facilities
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Nunn, Samuel; Newby, Bill
    This report examines substance abuse treatment grants awarded by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) to the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) (five grants), the Warren County Sheriff’s Office (one grant), and two grants to Marion County Community Corrections (MCCC). For the period from April 1, 2003, to June 30, 2006, these eight grants represented a $5.26 million investment by ICJI in the operation and maintenance of substance abuse treatment programs in Indiana correctional facilities.
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