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来源类型 | Research Report |
规范类型 | 报告 |
Equitable Development Planning and Urban Park Space: Early Insights from DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park Project | |
Mary Bogle; Somala Diby; Eric Burnstein | |
发表日期 | 2016-07-27 |
出版年 | 2016 |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | A new public park for Washington, DC, is spurring collaboration between neighbors and planners to ensure benefits for all. Once completed, the District’s 11th Street Bridge Park will connect the relatively affluent communities surrounding Capitol Hill on the west bank to the much less well-off Anacostia neighborhood on the east bank. The project offers an interesting case study on whether and how local |
摘要 | A new public park for Washington, DC, is spurring collaboration between neighbors and planners to ensure benefits for all. Once completed, the District’s 11th Street Bridge Park will connect the relatively affluent communities surrounding Capitol Hill on the west bank to the much less well-off Anacostia neighborhood on the east bank. The project offers an interesting case study on whether and how local communities can reap the benefits of public urban spaces when stakeholders make that goal a priority. This report is the first in a series of products that tracks the park’s creation and draws out lessons for cities on planning, measuring, and producing equitable growth. For years, Anacostia has suffered from long-term disinvestment. Park planners have documented startling disparities between the communities to be “bridged.” The child poverty rate, for example, is 20 percent on the west side and 53 percent in Anacostia. The unemployment rate is 6.6 on the west side and 20.7 percent in Anacostia. Planners and neighbors hope that early emphasis on equity will connect east-of-the-river residents to more economic opportunity and neighbors on both sides of the bridge to one another. Yet, neighbors have been skeptical, having seen too many instances of gentrification, rising costs, and displacement following such improvements. The planners agree that the Bridge Park—slated to open by late 2019—will be a failure unless it serves the full interests of those already living in the surrounding neighborhoods and people of modest means who wish to move there. This has spurred the planners to set and pursue equitable development goals as avidly as the bridge’s construction itself. Early and Frequent Resident Involvement On recommendation of neighbors, the design features outdoor performance spaces, innovative playgrounds, urban agriculture, classes about river systems, public art that tells the region’s history, and kayak and paddle boat access. The equitable development plan includes a focus on affordable housing, jobs with viable career pathways, and small business development. Setting Goals and Tracking Progress Early Lessons
From construction hiring to preserving affordable housing to resident-owned food kiosks on the bridge, the final plan aims to connect the communities along the Anacostia River. |
主题 | Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros |
URL | https://www.urban.org/research/publication/equitable-development-planning-and-urban-park-space-early-insights-dcs-11th-street-bridge-park-project |
来源智库 | Urban Institute (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/479368 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mary Bogle,Somala Diby,Eric Burnstein. Equitable Development Planning and Urban Park Space: Early Insights from DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park Project. 2016. |
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