Neighborhood revitalization requires more than affordable housing,
more than the right retail mix...
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by Frank Mills [1]
Over
the past few weeks I have been researching urban neighborhoods around
the country that have turned around. Contrary to the idea prevalent in
the thinking of many planners, new housing (affordable, or otherwise),
the “proper� retail mix, new streetscapes, or a strong Community
Development Corporation, while important, were not the primary factors
in a neighborhood’s revitalization.
In each instance studied there were two common factors that brought about revitalization:
True
or not, a refrain often heard in those neighborhoods that seemed unable
to bring revitalization about, was that the CDC had an agenda contrary
to the neighborhood’s shared vision.
Read the entire posting at Frank Mills Urban Paradoxes Blog [1]
Links:
[1] http://urbanparadoxes.blogspot.com/