CityTasker Member Section
Personal account #: 875413 (do not give this out)
Transfer account #: TAKSFD (this code allows someone else to give you EvergreenHours)
Personal account #: 875413 (do not give this out)
Transfer account #: TAKSFD (this code allows someone else to give you EvergreenHours)
Personal account #: 875413 (do not give this out)
Transfer account #: TAKSFD (this code allows someone else to give you EvergreenHours)
Monitoring Impact of Program
We can realistically project that the CityDorms system will have a significant positive net impact on a wide variety of serious problems facing Seattle today. However, such a novel approach should be carefully monitored for unintended outcomes. At a bare minimum, this data should be regularly collected and presented to both Board of Directors and the Program Managers. This ensures problems are caught early and necessary changes implemented promptly.
Balance of housing market
In a properly balanced housing market, an individual working full time at a median wage should be able to rent a median two-bedroom apartment. We are currently grossly out of balance. If interventions are causing the housing market to move back towards balance, those two points should begin to drift towards each other. If interventions are making things worse, those two points would continue to diverge.
Informal Currency Exchange Rate
The informal exchange rate of US Dollars to EvergreenHours (volunteer credits) should hover at or slightly below the local minimum wage. If the exchange rate begins to rapidly rise or drop, that’s an indication of trouble.
Subsidized housing
Waiting lists for subsidized housing should shrink. If the wait lists get longer, something is wrong.
Encampments
Homeless encampments should decrease in both size and number. Swept encampments should remain swept for longer. If this does not occur, the system is not achieving the desired effect.
Violations of Civility laws
Complaints regarding public drunkeness, loitering, public urination, drug needles, human fecal matter, etc. should drop.
Litter
The city should get substantially cleaner due to more frequent cleaning, even if the act of littering continues at current levels. If the city gets dirtier, there’s a problem.
Mental Health
Living in a small space can, under some circumstances, contribute to adverse mental health outcomes. While the mental health benefits of stability, privacy, security, and cleanliness should outweigh the risks of living in a small space, this cannot be assumed. For this reason, CityDorms should be carefully evaluated for their net impacts upon mental health and well-being.
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