2. SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS

14. Nation’s Most Sprawling Metro Areas Rochester – 12 th Syracuse – 16 th Albany – 19 th Buffalo – 66th

15. High Poverty Census Tracts 1970 2000 Rochester 4 20 Albany 0 6 Syracuse 2 12 Buffalo 3 19 Source: U.S. Census

16. Where Do County Blacks Live? Rochester 84% Syracuse 85% Suburbs 16% Albany 82% Buffalo 87% Suburbs 15% Suburbs 18% Suburbs 13%

17. Sprawl and Fragmentation = Concentrated Poverty and Concentrated Wealth

18. Fully-Independent Local Governments Monroe County Albany County Onondaga County Erie County Cities 1 3 1 3 Towns 19 10 19 25 Villages 10 6 15 16 TOTAL 30 19 35 44 Source: Land Use Planning and Regulations in NYS

19. When local governments compete …  Some parts of a metro area prosper at the expense of other parts.  Resources available are tied to property values.  Racial segregation in schools strongly corresponds to property values.  Concentrated poverty and concentrated wealth exist in a relationship.

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