Don't Abandon HOPE

New Urbanists make a plea for saving HOPE -- a program for converting failed public housing projects to mixed-income developments.

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March 3, 2003, 2:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"The roughly $4.5 billion allocated to HOPE VI over the past decade has ushered in the planning or construction of dozens of mixed-income housing developments that rely — to varying degrees — on new urban principles. The federal funds spigot may go dry, however, on October 1. The Bush Administration wants to terminate the program that has been the most far-reaching tool for applying new urban planning and design ideas to distressed city neighborhoods."

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Sunday, March 2, 2003 in New Urban News

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