GGRB05H3 Chapter 3: AUGUST MARTINE READING
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Rege(cid:374)t park (cid:449)as ca(cid:374)ada"s first a(cid:374)d largest pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) housi(cid:374)g proje(cid:272)t (cid:894)rp(cid:895) currently being demolished for a mixed-use, mixed-income community through a public-private- partnership. Is trying to (cid:862)deconcentrate(cid:863) poverty and introducing 5400 new condos when fully finished, there will be a completely changed demographic. Pro-revitalization rhetoric creates a negative image on public housing, deepens territorial stigmatization, and builds support for demolition and resettlement, for wealthier newcomers. Residents of rp have a much diff. view of rp feel it is rich in services, community and is well-located: there are real problems like: poor-quality housing, maintenance, local drug trade and stigmatization. Mixed-i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)e approa(cid:272)h to (cid:862)re(cid:448)italizatio(cid:374)(cid:863) i(cid:374) rp follo(cid:449)s (cid:373)odel of (cid:373)a(cid:374)y pla(cid:272)es for addressi(cid:374)g (cid:862)pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)(cid:863) pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) housi(cid:374)g (cid:374)eigh(cid:271)ourhoods eg. american hope vi program sought to (cid:862)de(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:374)trate po(cid:448)erty(cid:863) (cid:271)y allo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g (cid:373)ore i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)e reside(cid:374)ts to li(cid:448)e there. Redeveloping public housing means another barrier against gentrification is being broken.
