West Clinton Action Plan
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 Sustaining Urban Excellence: Learning from the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence 1987-1993 |
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 West Clinton Action Plan application |
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 West Clinton Action Plan case study |
- Title
- West Clinton Action Plan
- Description
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1991 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal
The West Clinton Action Plan revitalized a low-income neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, improving housing and increasing community involvement and pride. REACH, a nonprofit community development organization which initiated the project in 1990, worked extensively with local residents to identify a target area and goals and develop and implement a plan for improvements that focused on owner-occupied and rental housing rehabilitation and community-strengthening programs.
The nearly $1.4 million project was financed with support from local government and financial institutions. It included the purchase and renovation of deteriorating and vacant structures in the southeast Portland Hosford Abernathy neighborhood, tree planting (carried out by neighborhood volunteers), and the creation of a mini-park. New infill housing was built in partnership with a community college construction class. The extremely inclusive and participatory process became a model for community planning in Portland neighborhoods. - Coverage
- Portland, OR
- Date
- 1990
- Subject
- community development
- low-income housing
- housing rehabilitation
- urban beautification
- Contributor
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City of Portland Bureau of Community Development
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
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REACH Community Development, Inc.
- Contributor
- en Developer
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Portland State University
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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West Clinton Task Force
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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Inner Southeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association
- Contributor
- en Community Group
- Rights
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