Proactive Blight Reduction via Predictive Analytics (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)

Summary

"First settled in 1788, Cincinnati is one of the oldest American cities west of the original colonies. Today, the city struggles with aging home stock, stifling economic redevelopment in some neighborhoods. Current efforts to enforce the building code citywide are largely reactive, driven by citizen complaints and often occurring too late to salvage the property. Going forward, the city wants to use data to identify declining properties before they endanger public safety and economic development, so that early intervention strategies can prevent further damage and stimulate neighborhood revitalization.

DSSG will develop a system that identifies properties at risk of code violations or abandonment which do not have registered complaints, so that Cincinnati can proactively deploy inspectors to these buildings. The system will also identify which of the city’s blight reduction programs are most suited to address specific properties, helping city departments prioritize limited enforcement and legal resources for building code enforcement and rehabilitation."
Text from: https://dssg.uchicago.edu/project/proactive-blight-reduction-and-neighborhood-revitalization/