Philadelphia’s new housing dashboard tracks mayor’s city restoration goals

Philly Stat 360, an office under Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker designed to promote accountability and data-driven governance, on Tuesday published a new data dashboard that displays progress on the city’s housing restoration and modification initiatives.

The new dashboard tracks eight metrics related to housing initiatives, including the total number of rental units and affordable housing units participating in certain programs. These include the city’s Turn the Key program, the Basic Systems Repair Program and the Adaptive Modification Program, all of which are part of Parker’s H.O.M.E. Plan to build, preserve and restore 30,000 city housing units.

The dashboard metrics are accompanied by labels like “meeting target,” “nearing target,” “needs improvement” and “currently measuring” — which indicates the city is still adjudicating. The tool also includes resources to help residents enroll in the programs.

In addition to displaying participation in city programs designed to help low- and middle-income residents improve their homes or apartments, the dashboard also tracks participation in the Tangled Title program, which is designed to help residents who’ve been responsible for a home but are not listed on the deed. The effort, while also providing residents with a clear title or deed to a home, helps clean up the city’s records and reduces the chance of deed fraud.

The title clearing program also makes it easier for residents to obtain mortgages and streamlines their access city repair programs such as the Basic Systems Repair Program and the Adaptive Modification Program.

Parker launched Philly Stat 360 last December to coordinate the city’s data efforts and improve government services.

The new housing dashboard, according to a news release from Parker’s office, will be regularly updated to show progress on the H.O.M.E. plan.

“The Mayor’s H.O.M.E. plan brings together many City agencies and offices working towards a common goal of improving housing in Philadelphia,” Kristin Bray, director of Philly Stat 360, said in the news release. “The new housing dashboard shows that collaborative nature, offering Philadelphians a central website to show progress on the Mayor’s goal of preserving, restoring, and building 30,000 units of housing.”