Overview

In 2019, the Vacancy Collaborative released its first work plan, covering 2019 through 2021. As we wrapped up that work plan and moved into our second work plan, we realized the necessity of evaluating our progress in meeting our long-term goals. On this page, you can review our progress assessment of the 2019-2021 Work Plan and our initial work plan document
Long-Term Goal Progress
Category #1: Transparent and Equitable Development and Reinvestment
Long-term goal Completion status
Understand and prevent displacement Partially complete
Develop a shared understanding of present-day consequences of historical inequities and population decline Partially complete
Increase opportunities and capacity for SSR Substantially complete
Enhance tax foreclosure processes to increase quality of title and reinvestment Partially complete
Understand tools to prevent vacancy; facilitate development of additional tools Substantially complete
Promote effective strategies for vacant lots Substantially complete
Category #2: Vacant Property Owner Accountability
Long-term goal Completion status
Use strategic code enforcement and related court processes to increase private owner accountability Partially complete
Develop next iteration of Vacancy Portal Complete
Category #3: Engagement & Capacity Building of Neighborhood Residents
Long-term goal Completion status
Empower neighborhoods with information, tools, and resources; listen to residents’ hopes and concerns to rebuild trust Substantially complete
Regularly communicate about the work of the VC with the St. Louis community Complete
Increase capacity of neighborhood residents to work collectively; strengthen neighborhood association ecosystem Partially complete
Increase opportunities for neighborhoodbased vacancy planning and decision-making Partially complete
Category #4: Government Process
Long-term goal Completion status
Increase capacity within City agencies to address the vacancy challenge community Not started
Manage vacant properties comprehensively (i.e., strategic stabilization, maintenance, deconstruction, demolition, and sale) and increase transparency community Partially complete
Category #5: Collaborative Leadership Backbone
Long-term goal Completion status
Build political will to address vacancy on a sustained and longer-term time horizon Partially complete
Identify and pursue financial resources to support ongoing work of the VC Complete
Track VC progress towards goals Complete