Livable neighborhoods

Article Abstract:

San Diego, CA, Mayor Susan Golding launched the Livable Neighborhoods Initiative in 1994 to revitalize deteriorating communities in the city. Many of its 42 communities are decaying due to such factors as overdevelopment, the influx of transients and the departure of many homeowners. The Livable Neighborhoods program is a comprehensive approach to community revitalization that incorporates many of the city's existing housing and community development programs. The goals of the new scheme are to create neighborhoods that offer residents with security, affordable housing, accessible human services, learning and employment opportunities, and a healthy and attractive environment. The program involves 12 target communities suffering from various stages of urban decay. Teams were formed for each community, which conduct activities that help improve the way the municipal government serve the neighborhoods.

Public works, California, San Diego, California

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Remembering Max Turner

Article Abstract:

Issues related to the life of environmental planner Max Turner, who died in a river rafting accident on the Colorado River in October 1999 before he could complete a Master's Degree in Urban Planning from Arizona State University, for which he received the first NAHRO scholarship, are examined. Topics include his past work in public housing and environmental planning, and a garden area dedicated to him by the people of Maricopa County.

Arizona, Officials and employees, Behavior, Environmental consultants, City planning, Turner, Max

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Can the cities come back?

Article Abstract:

The author identifies four trends which are expected to foster successful urban renewal. These are a reemergence of a grassroots sense of community, a rebirth of private sector commercial markets, a significant drop in crime rates, and greater autonomy for local governments.

Urban Renewal Programs, Research, Forecasts and trends, Community organization

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