Chattanoogan.com
January 20, 2010
Mayor Littlefield says the street for the Fairmount apartments is too narrow, but until now the city has not shown any concern about the street. The Fairmount apartments have been in the same area for over 30 years, and no city official including the now second term mayor had a problem with the area. The only reason he and others are interested now is because of the two- and three-story homes being built near the Fairmount Apartments. His only concern is that with the reconstruction of the Fairmount apartments the property value of the enormous homes being built will be lowered. The Chattanooga Housing Authority has assured everyone that all applicants will be screened thoroughly prior to granting them housing.
He says he has spoken to HUD about his concern, but he failed to say that HUD sent representatives from the regional office to walk the site. The HUD representatives have said Chattanooga Housing Authority’s plan for 36 apartments is acceptable and doable.
He says there are no grocery stores nearby, but what grocery stores are currently being visited by the residents living on Valentine Circle and other areas near the Fairmount property?
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Transport Equity & Federal Funding
DC.StreetsBlog.org
Elana Schor // January 27, 2010
The Obama administration's warning that the Bay Area has jeopardized federal stimulus funding for its Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project could have national consequences for other urban transit proposals that risk harming low-income riders, civil rights and transit advocates predicted yesterday.
Several Bay Area advocacy groups briefed the media on the civil-rights complaint they filed against the OAC, which the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) heeded last week in a letter [PDF] that threatened to yank $70 million in stimulus money from the project unless planners comply with federal equity rules.
Stuart Cohen, executive director of TransForm, said advocates' victorious bid to push Bay Area's transit planners to examine more cost-effective and equitable alternatives to the OAC would "have a ripple effect" as other cities re-examine how their transit plans would affect lower-income and minority riders.
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Elana Schor // January 27, 2010
The Obama administration's warning that the Bay Area has jeopardized federal stimulus funding for its Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project could have national consequences for other urban transit proposals that risk harming low-income riders, civil rights and transit advocates predicted yesterday.
Several Bay Area advocacy groups briefed the media on the civil-rights complaint they filed against the OAC, which the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) heeded last week in a letter [PDF] that threatened to yank $70 million in stimulus money from the project unless planners comply with federal equity rules.
Stuart Cohen, executive director of TransForm, said advocates' victorious bid to push Bay Area's transit planners to examine more cost-effective and equitable alternatives to the OAC would "have a ripple effect" as other cities re-examine how their transit plans would affect lower-income and minority riders.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Changes to Project Fail to Soothe Homeowners
GreenvilleOnline.com
Rudolph Bell // January 14, 2010
Greenville planners initially recommended against an Atlanta developer's controversial proposal to build affordable housing along Augusta Street near the intersection with Mauldin Road.
And now its proposal goes a lot further toward satisfying Greenville's new guidelines for multifamily housing, said Jean Pool, manager of planning and development for the city. “We've been looking at it, and at this point from what we can tell it does a much better job of meeting the guidelines than the last one,” Pool said.
Neighbors, however, fear the government-subsidized development would bring traffic and crime and say its footprint and setback still run afoul of the guidelines.
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Rudolph Bell // January 14, 2010
Greenville planners initially recommended against an Atlanta developer's controversial proposal to build affordable housing along Augusta Street near the intersection with Mauldin Road.
And now its proposal goes a lot further toward satisfying Greenville's new guidelines for multifamily housing, said Jean Pool, manager of planning and development for the city. “We've been looking at it, and at this point from what we can tell it does a much better job of meeting the guidelines than the last one,” Pool said.
Neighbors, however, fear the government-subsidized development would bring traffic and crime and say its footprint and setback still run afoul of the guidelines.
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Galveston public housing plans go to feds for review
Galveston County Daily News
Rhiannon Meyers // January 3, 2010
GALVESTON — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will scrutinize Galveston Housing Authority’s plan to rebuild 569 hurricane-damaged public housing units to ensure public housing isn’t concentrated in one area, but the agency declined to comment further until it receives the agency’s redevelopment plans.
Like all reviews of redevelopment plans, the federal housing department will “want to see a housing plan that provides quality housing opportunities for all the residents, with good neighborhood amenities, and avoids concentration of the housing in any one area,” agency spokesman Brian Sullivan said.
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Rhiannon Meyers // January 3, 2010
GALVESTON — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will scrutinize Galveston Housing Authority’s plan to rebuild 569 hurricane-damaged public housing units to ensure public housing isn’t concentrated in one area, but the agency declined to comment further until it receives the agency’s redevelopment plans.
Like all reviews of redevelopment plans, the federal housing department will “want to see a housing plan that provides quality housing opportunities for all the residents, with good neighborhood amenities, and avoids concentration of the housing in any one area,” agency spokesman Brian Sullivan said.
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Social Justice Advocates Make Case For Annexation
California Planning & Development Report
Paul Shigley // November 9, 2009
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a lawsuit alleging that the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County discriminated against four predominately Latino communities.
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Paul Shigley // November 9, 2009
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a lawsuit alleging that the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County discriminated against four predominately Latino communities.
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West Hollywood Multi-Family Moratorium Invalidated
California Planning & Development Report
Paul Shigley // December 28, 2009
A City of West Hollywood moratorium on new multi-family housing development has been declared invalid by the Second District Court of Appeal. The court ruled that the city had not made required findings for the moratorium.
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Paul Shigley // December 28, 2009
A City of West Hollywood moratorium on new multi-family housing development has been declared invalid by the Second District Court of Appeal. The court ruled that the city had not made required findings for the moratorium.
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Developer sues Georgetown SC for more than $1 million
TheSunNews.com
Aliana Ramos // December 29, 2009
The developer of an affordable housing apartment complex has sued the city of Georgetown for more than $1 million in damages, alleging the city violated the Fair Housing Act in preventing the project from being built.
"The bottom line is I think the city blocked a multi-family housing project because they wanted single-family homes," said attorney Benjamin Nicholson, who is representing Connelly Development LLC. "The problem is there is a disproportionate number of people in Georgetown who can't afford single-family homes," he said.
Aliana Ramos // December 29, 2009
The developer of an affordable housing apartment complex has sued the city of Georgetown for more than $1 million in damages, alleging the city violated the Fair Housing Act in preventing the project from being built.
"The bottom line is I think the city blocked a multi-family housing project because they wanted single-family homes," said attorney Benjamin Nicholson, who is representing Connelly Development LLC. "The problem is there is a disproportionate number of people in Georgetown who can't afford single-family homes," he said.
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