Community Investment Zone - Development Team Presentation
- 1. $1 billion The Public School Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013
- 2. But just building new schools is not enough.
- 3. Together, we must break the cycle
- 4. It can be done. Elsewhere, the holistic approach has yielded results. • New Orleans, LA • East Lake, GA
- 5. We are committed. The MOU stipulates community revitalization. • Presumes collaboration between the City, Schools and Stadium Authority • Requires coordination of school construction with community revitalization
- 7. Community Investment Zone • A formal strategy for community development around school construction • Applies existing programs and resources in a coordinated manner • Provides a framework for new initiatives to be formed • A holistic approach that addresses the interdependency of issues
- 8. Concentrated Impact • A defined limited area • Improve image and create a sense of place • Designed to each site’s conditions • Adaptively address needs of each community
- 9. New Community Schools • Innovative designs • Sustainable • Uses shared with community: • Gym • Media Center • Assembly Hall • Computer Lab • Dedicated community space: • After school programs • Fitness Center • Recreation Center
- 10. Community Open Spaces • Village Square: • Gives sense of place • Forms neighborhood identity • Holds events • Holds informal social gathering • Neighborhood green space • Athletic fields • Playgrounds • Community Gardens
- 11. Improved Infrastructure • • • • • Street improvement Utility upgrades Sidewalk improvement Street trees Street lighting
- 12. Housing Revitalization • Code enforcement • “Vacants-to-Value” • Incentives for development
- 13. Commercial Development • Public/Private Partnerships • Retail tenants • Fresh foods • Laundry • Tax/legal • Pharmacy • Day care
- 14. Community Support • Social program tenants • Workforce development • Food Pantry • Adult literacy • Non-profit facilities • Senior center • Cultural/arts center • Clinics
- 16. • Shows the Mayor’s commitment to neighborhoods • Contributes to goal for 10,000 new families to move to Baltimore • Fixing neighborhoods as strategy for economic growth