Municipal Analytics Office for Climate Resilience Data Tracking

Solution Overview

The Office of Performance and Accountability (OPA) was established by executive order on Mayor Mitch Landrieu's first day in office in May 2010 to serve as the city's home for data-driven improvements.[1][2] This municipal analytics office supports the work of the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Sustainability through the collection and monitoring of data related to resilience-building projects.[1][4] Since initiating its successful STAT programs in 2010, OPA has led a transformation in the improvement, tracking, and reporting of public service delivery, with notable successes in using analytics to reduce fire risk and address blight.[1][2]

Technical Components

The office runs the City's data analytics initiatives, including BlightStat, ResultsNOLA which evaluates the performance of city departments, and NOLAlytics which helps those departments conduct their own data analytics projects to support their missions.[3] Based on successful models piloted in Baltimore and New York City, the STAT model enables city departments to set goals and track progress, creating a culture of transparency and accountability.[1] With the help of Richard Todd, a graduate student from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, OPA developed a toolkit for departmental engagement around data that includes presentation tools, an analytics typology, a website, a form for departments to express interest, and sustained programming of departmental engagement.[2]

Implementation Details

After finalizing this typology and accompanying toolkit in the summer of 2016, OPA issued an enterprise-wide call for proposals, supported by an 'office hours' session open to any public employee.[2] This outreach led to over 20 new project proposals and a new structure for OPA's long-term engagement throughout the city.[2] In one project, OPA developed a predictive model that identified which parts of the city were most at risk for fires and fire fatalities.[3] The City used that information to target its campaign to distribute smoke alarms to vulnerable households.[3]

Climate Adaptation Relevance

The data collection and monitoring capabilities that OPA provides to the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Sustainability enable evidence-based tracking of resilience-building projects across the city.[1][4] This analytical infrastructure supports the systematic evaluation of climate adaptation initiatives and their effectiveness in reducing urban vulnerabilities.

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Since initiating its successful STAT programs in 2010, the New Orleans OPA has led a transformation in the improvement, tracking, and reporting of public service delivery. Based on successful models piloted in Baltimore and New York City, the STAT model enables New Orleans city departments to set goals and track progress, creating a culture of transparency and accountability. New Orleans’ STAT models are used for an array of issues, such as blight, crime, and quality of life, and have received recognition both locally and nationally for their successes. OPA will support the work of the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Sustainability through the collection and monitoring of data related to resilience-building projects.

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