Appendix a DCPL Presentation October 2010 Revised 01-31-11

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DC Public Library Services and

Facilities: A Framework for

Continuing Success

Appendix A

DC Public Libraries:Key Demographic Trends and AnalysisDecember 2010

MaryParkerPhotography


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District of Columbia demographicstatistics

Overview of mapping project Ranking activity of branches Analysis

Proximity to transit Connection between

libraries, schools, recreationfacilities and seniorwellness centers

Context of development

activity and librarybranches

Observations/Findings Appendix

Methodology DC Retail Snapshot

Agenda

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DC Demographics

DC US

Population estimate (2009) 599,657 307 million Persons 5 to 19 yrs (2008) 17% 20.4%

Persons 20 to 34 (2008) 27% 20.2

Persons 35 to 64 (2008) 38% 40%

Persons 65 yrs and over (2008) 12% 13%

White persons (2008) 37% 80%

Black persons (2008) 53% 13%

Other races (2008) 10% 7%

Hispanics (2008) 9% 7.4%

Housing units (2008) 285,000 129 million

Household size (2008) 2.2 per 2.6 per

Median household income (2008) $57,936 $52,029

Persons below poverty (2008) 17% 13%

Bachelors degree or higher (2008) 49% 28%

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Comparison: The Districts Neighborhood

Libraries Vs. Other Cities

Atlanta pop. 453,038,132 sq. miles, 25 libraries

Baltimore pop. 639,919, 81 sq. miles, 22libraries

Boston pop. 613, 411, 48sq. miles, 28 libraries

Seattle pop. 582, 490,84 sq. miles, 25 libraries

District has comparable numberto other cities of similar

population and land area.

District of Columbia pop.

599,657, 61sq. miles, 25 libraries

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Mapping Analysis First iteration of maps created in late 2009 Examined walkability of libraries Major objective is to help DCPL make better informed

decisions about: Prioritizing capital investments in neighborhood branches Assessing location of neighborhood branches

Services and Facilities Plan Started in 2009

Forward looking view into the future of neighborhoodlibraries Explore how neighborhood libraries deliver services and

programs and the placement of these libraries

Overview of Project

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Data represents a snapshot in time August 2010 Based on the 3 major variables (computer usage, circulation

and patronage): Majority of DPCL branches have medium to high activity Top 3 most active branches are:

Southeast (high/9.0) Northeast (high/8.5) West End (high/8.5)

Bottom 3 least active branches are: Francis A. Gregory (low/2.75) Deanwood (low/4.25)

Southwest (low/4.5) Capital improvements

11 (46%)DCPL branch locations have no planned capitalimprovements through FY 2011

DCPL Neighborhood Libraries:

Activity

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From 1994 to 2008, the share oftransit, walking

and bicycling trips increased in the District from40% to 46%

45% of DC residents live within a mile of allmetro station entrances. 15% of residents livewithin a mile

97% of DC residents live within mile oftransit

service (mostly bus stops)

DC has 45 miles ofbike lanes on its 1,200 miles ofstreets. The goal is to increase the number of bikelanes to 80 miles. Between 2005 and 2010, DCadded nearly 30 miles of bike lanes, 198% increase

Over 50% of DC residents walk, bike or take

transit to work second only to NYC

Between 2005 and 2008 the % of passengervehicle and motorcycle registrations in theDistrict decreased by 11%

Washingtonians now take 27.5% of all their trips bybicycle or on foot

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Metro rail accessibility Data represents a snapshot of

ridership during March 2010 Majority of DCPL branches are

located mile or less from a Metrorail station with a ridership level ofmedium or higher 7 have medium ridership 5 have high ridership 4 have very high ridership

Highest levels of ridership at Metrorail stations tend to be clusteredaround Downtown near: West End (8.50) Northwest One (5.25)

MLK is the only library located withina mile radius of 2 Metro railstations with very high ridership

Analysis Proximity to Transit

MMMM

Low 1511 - 5000

Medium 5001-10,000

High 10,001-20,000

Very High 20,001-33,714

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Metro Rail Accessibility

7 Metro rail stations have lowridership: Cleveland Park (Cleveland

Park/8.25) Shaw-Howard (Watha T.

Daniel/8.0) Waterfront (Southeast/4.5) Deanwood (Deanwood/4.25) Minnesota Avenue (Benning

Road/8.25)

Congress Heights (ParklandsTurner/6.75)

Capitol Heights (CapitolView/5.25)

Low or medium ridership Metrostations tend to be located nearlibrary branches at District boundarylines:

Low Capitol View (5.25) Deanwood (4.25)

Medium Takoma Park (7.25)

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Analysis Proximity to

Transit

Bus Ridership Key

Metro bus accessibility Bus data is a snapshot in time

(March 2010) All DCPL branch locations are

located on or near a Metro busline

15 DCPL branches are located on

or near a Metro bus line with highridership (9501-42,000)

The majority of the brancheslocated on or near bus lines withhigh or medium ridership are

located near Metro rail stations Mt. Pleasant and Woodridge are

the only library branches locatedon bus lines with very highridership levels

0-2800 (low)

2801-9500 (medium)

9501-42,000 (high)

42,001-69,225 (very high)

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Streetcar Facts 37 miles of Streetcar lines 8 lines serving 8 wards Built in three phases First phase is Benning

Road/H Street and Anacostialines debuting in 2012 Adds capacity to Districts

transit network Connects District

neighborhoods and retailcorridors

Serve activity centersthroughout the city 8 DCPL branches will have

access to a proposedstreetcar line

Final build-out of allstreetcar lines will take until

2030

Analysis Proximity to Streetcars

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The District has 100stations and 1000 bikesthroughout the city

BikeShare stations are located ator near Southwest, Southeast,Cleveland Park, TenleyFriendship, Mt. Pleasant andPetworth branches

Southeast, Cleveland Park,Tenley Friendship and Mt.

Pleasant have high levels ofactivity, while Southeast andPetworth have medium levels ofactivity

The Bike Share stations areclustered in medium-high densitycommercial and residential areas of

the city.

Analysis Bike Sharing and Libraries

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5 library branches are not located near schools withmodernization plans:

Palisades Chevy Chase Shepherd Park Cleveland Park Francis Gregory

Highest concentration of private schools are in the farNW corner of the city near: Palisades

Chevy Chase Tenley-Friendship Cleveland Park Georgetown

Parklands Turner and Washington Highlands in Ward 8are located near 18 schools. 10 out of 18 schools haveplanned capital improvements Approximately 5600 students attend these nearby

schools Deanwood, Capitol View and Benning in Ward 7 arelocated near 25 schools. 8 out of 25 schools haveplanned capital improvements Approximately 5100 students attend these nearby

schools The enrollment level at most of these schools is 500

students or less and they tend to be elementary schools The majority of these modernizations will be completed

by between FY 2010 and FY 2012

Neighborhood Libraries and nearby public facilities - Schools

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Recreation Centers 75% of DCPL branches are located within

mile radius of a recreational facility (rec.center, park, pool, tennis court)

Northwest One, Deanwood, Petworth,Southeast, Chevy Chase, Lamond-Riggs arelocated near or at recreation facilities thathave been renovated or slated forrenovation in FY 2010

Palisades, Anacostia, Francis Gregory,Washington Highlands, Martin Luther King,Jr. and Shepherd Park are not locatedwithin -mile radius of any recreationfacility

Senior Wellness Centers 2 Senior Wellness Centers are located

within 1/2 mile from a DCPL branch(Northeast and Woodridge). 3 Senior Wellness Centers are located less

than a mile from a DCPL branch (Petworth,Francis Gregory and WashingtonHighlands).

The Ward 4 Senior Wellness Center is morethan 1 mile from the closest library.

The new Ward 1 and Ward 6 SeniorWellness Centers are scheduled to open inFY 2010

Neighborhood Libraries and nearby public facilities

Recreation Facilities and Senior Wellness Centers

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Retail Action Roadmap The Retail Action Roadmap was

released in May 2010 It is a comprehensive strategy for theDistrict that will strengthen andenhance the retail landscape

The Retail Action Roadmap analyzed20 of the Districts neighborhoodretail submarkets

15 underserved markets & 5 moreestablished markets 11 of the 15 underserved retail

submarkets have a library within thearea or in close proximity Benning, Shepherd Park, NW One

and Francis Gregory are located in

emerging retail submarkets Mt. Pleasant, Watha T. Daniel and

Anacostia are located in highgrowth and/or transitioningretail submarkets

Petworth and WashingtonHighlands are located in

transitioning retail submarkets

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Emerging development surrounding DCPL neighborhood libraries

Capitol View Capitol Gateway and Glenncrest HOPE VI Projects (1071units),Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwelling New Communities (1609 units), 410,000 sfof commercial; total projected investment: $ 729 M

Parklands Turner Henson Ridge HOPE VI project (650 units), Camp Simms(75 units, 110,000 sf commercial space), St. Elizabeths Hospital East Campus1,000,000 sf commercial St. Elizabeths New Hospital 427,000 sf, 600 units of

housing; total projected investment: $400 M Southwest Waterfront Station East/West, 1.2 M sf commercial space,

Southwest Waterfront New Neighborhood 675 hotel rooms, 1.1 M sfcultural/commercial space; total projected investment: $ 3B

Southeast Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg HOPE VI, Townhomes on Capitol Hill,SE Federal Center, Hine School Redevelopment; total projected investment:pending

Shepherd Park Walter Reed Army Medical Center Redevelopment; 62 acresavailable for redevelopment, total projected investment: to be determined

Lamond-Riggs Fort Totten Redevelopment 929 units, 274,000 sf ofcommercial; total projected investment: to be determined

Petworth - Park Place at Ga. Avenue/Petworth Metro Station, 161 units, 17,000sf commercial space; total projected investment: $60 M.

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Analysis Development Activity

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Transit Access and Walkability Majority of neighborhood branches

enjoy significant access to multiple

modes of transit The majority of residences are not

within a 15-minute walk to a librarybranch

All branches enjoy access to a majorbus line Most branches are near bus lines

with at least a high ridership level The addition of streetcar and expansion

of Bike Share should increase accessand activity to neighborhood branches

Most of the Metro rail stations within a-mile radius of a library branch havemoderate-medium ridership MLK Central Library has all 5 Metro

lines nearby Branches located in or near the

Central Business District trendtowards high ridership

East of the River branches are near

rail stations with low ridership withvarying levels of activity

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Public Facilities

Schools and enrollment Majority of schools have enrollments of

500 students or less

The creation of new housing unitsthrough HOPE VI and NewCommunities will impact theenrollment levels at all schools

Private school enrollment does notalways correlate to lower activity levelsat neighborhood branches

Branches located near schools withmodernization plans could see increasesin activity based on the increases in

enrollment

Recreation Facilities

Majority of neighborhood branches arein close proximity to a recreation facility

No correlation between activity level ofDCPL and proximity to recreation

facilities

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Development Higher densities of land use usually mean

higher rates of activity at neighborhoodbranches

Significant number of branches are locatednear a HOPE VI, New Communities, or newneighborhood development area The increase in residential population

represents an opportunity for DCPL to

expand customer base The significant development projectscould also present opportunities forpublic-private partnership for majormodernization or new construction atseveral branch locations

DCPL branches located in commercialdistricts or along major commercial corridors

tend to have higher activity levels With the exception of Francis Gregory, all

of the remaining branches slated tocomplete capital improvements FY 2010-2011 are located on major or adjacent tocommercial corridors

Watha T.Daniel,Washington Highlands,Tenley-Friendship and Petworth are also

located in Retail Action Strategy (RAS)Submarket Areas

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OP s Geographic Information

Systems (GIS) provide spatialanalysis of library locations: Produced three maps

displaying the connectionbetween DCPL branchlocations and:

Transit usage and availability School enrollment figures

(public, charter and private) Public facilities locations Development activity

Also illustrated libraryactivity/usage for eachlibrary by examining 3 keyvariables: circulation,patronage and computerusage

Methodology

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Metrics

Weighted score formula was designed to give anumerical value to the usage levels @ library branches

Three base variables were used with an assignedweighted value

Computer usage = 1.0

Circulation = .75

Patronage = . 50

Each branch is assigned a ranking factor for eachvariable (1-5) based on data range (e.g., the totalnumber of books in circulation)

Methodology

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Ranking factors and weighted values Ranking factor is multiplied by the variables

weight value to determine the weighted score

(RF x VW=WS)

Metrics

Variable Range RankingFactor (RF)

VariableWeight(VW)

WeightedScore(WS)

ComputerUsage

0-100 1 1.0 1

101-250 2 .75 1.50

251-500 3 .50 1.50

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Example:

Note: Not actual scores.

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Metrics: Composite

Score

All three weightedscores WS1,WS2,WS3 areadded to determine thecomposite score for each

branchComposite scorerepresents the level ofactivity for each librarybranch

Level of activity isplaced into 3 categories

=Low (2.75-5.25)

=Medium (5.26-7.25)

=High (7.26-9.0)

Formula: (WS1+WS2+WS3=CS)

4 +2.25 + 2 = 8.25(high)

Variable VariableWeight

(VW)

NumericVariable

Value

RankingFactor

(RF)

WeightedScore

(WS)

ComputerUsage

1.0 56 4 4

Circulation .75 8,121 3 2.25

Patrons .50 13,806 4 2

Example: Benning Library

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Contact Information

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Joshua Ghaffari:

Facilities Planner

(202) 442-7705 or [email protected]

Kimberly Driggins:

Associate Director for Citywide Planning

(202) 442-7600 or [email protected]

Office of Planning Website: www.planning.dc.gov
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.planning.dc.gov/http://www.planning.dc.gov/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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