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          Affordability of homeownership
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          Housing features & standards
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          Unhealthful conditions
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          Population characteristics
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       Funding 
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          Local funding
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          R&D and venture capital funding
          Workforce w/strong technology & New Economy skills
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       Use of Technology for Community Information
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          Technology in electronic advocacy & activism
Transportation
       A National & Global Transportation Hub
          Metro Dallas' airline industry
       Efficient Transportation Within the Metroplex
          Commute patterns
          Rapid transit ridership
          Time spent in traffic
          Metropolitan transportation plan
       Safe Transportation
          Trends in traffic violations
          Safety record of public transportation
          Drunken driving incidences
       Adequate Public Funding
          Transportation funding at all levels
          Allocation of funds by mode & area
       Equitable & High Quality Transportation
          Residents within a close proximity to transit mode
          Convenience of service to bus riders
          Household income spent on transportation
       Environmentally Sustainable Transportation
          Car ownership & vehicle miles traveled
          Vehicular greenhouse gas emissions
          Use of clean-fuel vehicles, DART & private sector
       Transportation That Enhances Community Life
          Miles of bicycle, hiking & walking trails
Cross Points
Children & Youth
       Children and Health
          Children without health insurance
          Children enrolled in CHIP
          Medicaid/Texas Health Steps clients
          Medicaid children receiving dental care
          Texas Health Steps services: eligible children 
          Women receiving early prenatal care
          Infant mortality rates
          Premature births
          Low-birthweight babies
          Adolescent pregnancy
          Immunizations
          Infants breastfeeding at 6 months old
          Prevalence of overweight or obese children
          Asthma hospitalizations
          Tuberculosis
          Lead poisoning
          Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
          Sexually transmitted diseases
          Prevalence of children with mental illness
          Children receiving NorthSTAR mental health svcs.
          Psychological evaluations of juvenile offenders
          Teen suicide rate
          Substance abuse
       Children and Economic Security
          Children living in poverty
          Children in single-parent families
          Child support: court-order compliance
          Children Receiving TANF
          WIC (food program for women, infants & children)
          School lunch program eligibility
          Subsidized housing units
          Affordable housing units lost
          Homeless children/youth
       Children and Education
          Head Start & public prekindergarten enrollment
          Third grade reading
          Students passing all TAAS or TAKS tests
          Students at risk of not being successful in school
          Students who receive bilingual or ESL education
          Truancy
          High school attrition rate
          Senior graduation rate
          Childcare slots
          Licensed or registered childcare facilities
          Childcare facilities meeting national standards
          Eligible children in subsidized childcare
       Children and Safety
          Child abuse & neglect reports
          Child abuse & neglect: confirmed victims
          Child protective services caseload
          Children in conservatorship
          Children displaced by violence
          Traumatic injury emergency visits by children
          Unintentional child deaths/motor vehicle collision
          Unintentional deaths of children: drownings
          Unintentional deaths of children: gunfire
          Child homicide
          Runaway reports
          Gang members
          Children referred to the juvenile department
          Commitments to the Texas Youth Commission 
Seniors
       Seniors and Health
          Having a competitive edge in health care
          Language interpreters/hospitals & health centers
          Mental health services capacity
          Percentage of residents without health insurance
          Residents who engage in healthy behaviors
          Obesity
          Leading causes of hospitalization
          Asthma hospitalizations in Greater Dallas
          Leading causes of death
       Seniors and the Economy
          Homeownership
          Affordability of homeownership
          Rental rates
          Vacancy rates
          Demand for affordable housing
          Housing cost burden
          Senior housing
          Unhealthful conditions
          Fair housing violations
          Population characteristics
          Requested services & resources
          Income levels
          Poverty levels
          Median household income adjusted by cost of living
          Cost of living index
          Bankruptcies
          Homeownership
       Seniors and Crime & Safety
          Trends in traffic violations
          Reported crime
          Domestic violence
          Residents' perception of safety & quality of life
          Partnerships with enforcement agencies
          Law enforcement personnel
          Safety record of public transportation
          Funding levels for public safety
       Seniors and Quality of Life
          Information about arts & cultural activities
          Attendance at major cultural events
          Attendance at local arts festivals
          Neighborhood festivals & celebrations
          Free/reduced price tickets at cultural venues
          Miles of bicycle, hiking & walking trails
          Nonprofit arts organizations
          Trends in rapid transit ridership
          Convenience of service to bus riders
          Residents within a close proximity to transit mode

 
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