From Despair to Hope: Hope VI and the New Promise of Public Housing in America's Cities

Contents

contents Foreword Kurt L. Schmoke vii Acknowledgments ix part 1. program origins and defining principles 1 A New Moment for People and Cities Henry Cisneros 3 2 The Origins of HOPE VI Bruce Katz 15 3 The Evolution of HOPE VI as a Development Program Richard D. Baron 31 4 HOPE VI and New Urbanism Peter Calthorpe 49 5 HOPE VI and the Deconcentration of Poverty Alexander Polikoff 65 part 2. setting the stage: early hope vi redevelopments 6 An Overview of HOPE VI Revitalization Grant Projects Lora Engdahl 85 7 New Holly, Seattle Lora Engdahl 93 8 The Villages of Park DuValle, Louisville Lora Engdahl 121 v vi contents part 3. broader impacts of the model 9 The Atlanta Blueprint: Transforming Public Housing Citywide Renée Lewis Glover 145 10 HOPE VI, Neighborhood Recovery, and the Health of Cities Margery Austin Turner 169 11 Has HOPE VI Transformed Residents’ Lives? Susan J. Popkin and Mary K. Cunningham 191 12 How HOPE VI Has Helped Reshape Public Housing Richard C. Gentry 205 part 4. learning from critiques and planning for the future 13 HOPE VI: What Went Wrong Sheila Crowley 229 14 The Conservative Critique of HOPE VI Ronald D. Utt 249 15 Taking Advantage of What We Have Learned G. Thomas Kingsley 263 Appendix A. Scope and Status of the HOPE VI Program G. Thomas Kingsley 299 Appendix B. HOPE VI Revitalization Program Grants 1993–2008 307 Contributors 317 Index 321 Photography credits 331 ...