Center for Urban and Regional Planning Research
The Center Helps Emerging R&D League Advance Data-Driven Policy
February 1,2020
The Center is proud to participate in the newly formed R&D League, an applied research consortium launched by the City of San Antonio’s Office of Innovation. Participants include UTSA, Southwest Research Institute, and USAA. By leveraging expertise from academia, industry, and government, the R&D League will help City policy-makers advance data-driven, equitable decisions on behalf of its citizens. Ian Caine will work with colleagues from computer science, urban planning, real estate and public health to develop a project titled the Neighborhood Empowerment Zones Impacts Estimator, one of six initial R&D League research efforts. Developed in collaboration with the City's Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, this effort builds an interactive tool to collect data, map trends, and evaluate the impact of affordable housing subsidies.
