According to their website, the HOPE SF initiative seeks to transform eight of San Francisco’s most distressed public housing sites into vibrant, thriving communities. That's a very big task, but HOPE SF says it will accomplish this by following a principled approach to development.
• Transform 2,500 severely deteriorated public housing sites into sustainable, mixed-income communities with neighborhood retail, community centers, parks, and playgrounds.
• Replace every public housing unit and add new homes to the eight project sites. The final mix of housing will include public housing, market-rate, and affordable rental and ownership housing.
• Respect the existing community. Rebuilding each site will occur in phases to minimize disruption to existing residents. Where possible, the project will accommodate on-site relocation.
• Plan collaboratively with residents and neighbors. An inclusive, community-led process will ensure that new sites meet the needs of current residents. Four sites are currently in planning stages.
• Catalyze neighborhood improvements so residents at all income levels can take advantage of new economic opportunities, improved schools, and community amenities.
• Provide Service Connectors to focus on the needs of individual households, linking them with appropriate services and tracking their progress.
• Reintroduce each site into the existing neighborhood fabric, ending decades of isolation from the surrounding community.
• Build green and ensure that every new unit has a superior urban design.
• Create a new financial model for public housing revitalization. Market-rate home sales will help subsidize the cost of public housing reconstruction.
• Implement best practices and avoid past mistakes by consulting continuously with nationwide experts and residents.
• Learn and improve implementation by engaging in rigorous self-evaluation during the process to achieve success.
Hunters View
Potrero Terrace and Potrero Annex
Sunnydale
Westside Courts
Alice Griffith
Hunters Point
Westbrook/Hunters Point East
Good luck to HOPE SF. They have a massive task ahead. They are going to need all the luck and hope available to them in addition to lots and lots of money. More information is available from the
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