79 Quality of Life Indicators: Demographics

79 Quality of Life Indicators: Demographics

Author: Dave Gardner August 9, 2021 Duration: 40:02

The Demographics council of the Peak Progress Quality of Life Indicators Report share the contributions they’re making to the next version of the report. They’re providing tools to make it easier to understand who lives in our region and how that is changing over time. Data can be overwhelming but it can tell us a lot about the place that we live.

The 2030 Sustainability plan was heavily informed by the past QLI reports. The next several Sustainability in Progress meetings will feature reports on different sections of the QLI report.

Speakers:

  • Introduction by Audrey Carlson, QLI Coordinator at Pikes Peak United Way
  • Rebecca Theobald - UCCS Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
  • Matthew Gottfried - UCCS Geospatial Technologies Specialist
  • Matt Cooney - Colorado College GIS Technical Director

LINKS:

Peak Progress: Quality of Life Indicators (includes the video played in this session) https://www.ppunitedway.org/peakprogressqli/

2007 Report https://www.ppunitedway.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2007-QLI-Report.pdf

2010 Report https://www.ppunitedway.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2010-QLI-Report.pdf

2011 Report https://www.ppunitedway.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2011-QLI-Report.pdf

2013 Report https://www.ppunitedway.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2013-QLI-Report.pdf

2016/2017 Report https://www.ppunitedway.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/QLI-FULL-REPORT_web.pdf

UCCS Geocivics website on redistricting https://geocivics.uccs.edu/

Representable – free, open-source tool for creating maps of communities of interest https://www.representable.org/

League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (good source of redistricting info) https://www.lwvppr.org/

The 15 Most Transient American Citieshttps://roanoke.com/lifestyles/the-15-most-transient-american-cities/article_90f3788d-157b-5660-9257-4d6ea44424ee.html

This episode was recorded at the Sustainability in Progress (SIP) virtual event on July 21, 2021. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month. 

August's SIP will be held on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 8 am.

The mission of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region's sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach. Connect with us at http://peakalliance.org/

The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.

Colorado Springs Office of Innovation & Sustainability

Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Pikes Peak Environmental Forum

Pikes Peak Permaculture

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