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Project Details
Architect: Urban Design Associates
Award: National AIA Award for Regional and Urban
Design 2000
Implementation Status: Last phase of development,
90% completed.
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Background
This neighborhood, once dominated by 1100 public housing units,
vacant land, and abandoned houses, has become a stable, mixed-income neighborhood. A total of 513
units of mixed-income/mixed-finance rental units and 341
homeownership units have been built or are under construction. The
UDA Master Plan was developed in an
inclusive process that has made the implementation possible.
The new development has attracted a wide range of income levels.
Market-rate units are immediately adjacent to rental houses with a
high percentage of low-and very low-income families.
Most importantly, the development has changed the image of the
larger area in which it is located, from one of abandonment and
decay to that of a vital and desirable neighborhood. As a result,
adjacent neighborhoods are experiencing revitalization and, for the
first time in generations, new retail and community services are
being attracted to the area.
Implementation Status
The master plan was prepared in a public process that engaged
residents and members of the adjacent communities. A steering
committee was established with representatives from both groups who
participated in the on-going process of design and
implementation.
A
Pattern Book was prepared with both Community Patterns and
Architectural patterns. The community patterns set not only the
dimensions, character, and streetscapes of the streets, but also
set the location and character of buildings in order to create
congenial and safe streets and public spaces. The plan was
conceived as a collection of identifiable addresses: The grand
parkways are similar in scale to the much-appreciated parkways in
various parts of the city.
The Pattern Book was developed through research of the City's
architectural traditions. The Pattern Book has been used as a tool
by homebuilders, architects and developers to build houses and
multi-family buildings that harmonize with the traditions of the
City. It enabled the Housing Authority and its master developer to
engage a number of small builders and companies in the
implementation of the program.
This program is built. Phase I and II were completed in 2002 and
Phase III was constructed in 2003.
Public Process
The Master Plan was developed in an inclusive process that has
made the implementation possible. The drawings and models developed
during the design process were the means of communicating complex
ideas to implement the changes in public policy, secure both public
and private funding, and to develop a marketing strategy.
This success has been achieved through an extensive collaboration
among city agencies, the Housing Authority, the Federal Government,
developers, architects and other professionals, and the
community.
Community Impact
Exceeding its ambitious goals of re-establishing a
mixed–income neighborhood, the development has attracted a
wide range of residents. Rental apartments in all price ranges were
rented far in advance of completion and the prices of houses in the
for-sale program range from $85,000 (with various grants to lower
the first mortgage for lower-income families) to $250,000. These
units are immediately adjacent to rental houses with a high
percentage of low and very low income families.
Lessons Learned
This neighborhood at the western edge of Louisville had suffered
many years of disinvestment. There had been little investment in
adjacent neighborhoods and the retail in the area had gradually
disappeared. Once the dilapidated housing projects were demolished,
there was increased interest in the area. The first phase of the
new development was rental housing. The new buildings resembled
homes in a traditional Louisville homeownership neighborhood. When
built, they created a neighborhood street that seemed comfortable
and stable. This further changed the marketing image of the
development. Therefore, the lesson is to locate and design first
phase construction in a way that creates the image of a stable
community.
Principles for Livable Communities
All of the elements were important in the design. UDA used all
10 principles for Livable Communities in the design. The order of
their use in our process is as follows: 1. Design on a Human Scale;
. 7. Create a Neighborhood Identity; 6. Build Vibrant Public
Spaces; 2. Provide Choices; 4. Preserve Urban Center; 3. Encourage
Mixed-Use Development; 5. Vary Transportation Options; 8. Protect
Environmental Resources; 9. Conserve Landscapes; and 10. Design
Matters
Overall Sustainable Contribution
The development has changed the image of the larger area in
which it is located, from one of abandonment and decay to that of a
vital and desirable neighborhood. As a result, adjacent
neighborhoods are experiencing revitalization and, for the first
time in generations, new retail and community services are being
attracted to the area. Within the development itself, there is a
wide range of incomes and cost of housing. Therefore, it will be
economically sustainable. The schools in the area, which were
either deteriorated or abandoned, have been revitalized and are now
a major focus of community activity. There is a strong sense of
community identity. All of these factors have contributed to the
creation of social capital, which is the best way of maintaining a
socially and economically sustainable community. Furthermore, the
plan has brought about the revitalization of a neglected part of
the urbanized area. It has attracted investment and people to it
rather than giving up that investment to sprawl development outside
the City.
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| Mixed income rental units lining the new Parkway which connects the historic Parkway the new neighborhood. |
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| Conditions before redevelopment. |
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| Park DuValle Today. |
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| Conditions before redevelopment - Failed 236 project at the southern edge of the project area. |
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| Mixed-income living in the town center. |
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