Community development presentation for Baltimore City Mayor's Development Team. Presenters include Senator Bill Ferguson, Davin Hong, and Frank Patinella.
4. It can be done.
Elsewhere, the holistic approach has yielded results.
• New Orleans, LA
• East Lake, GA
5. We are committed.
The MOU stipulates community revitalization.
• Presumes collaboration between the City, Schools and Stadium Authority
• Requires coordination of school construction with community
revitalization
7. Community Investment
Zone
• A formal strategy for community development around school
construction
• Applies existing programs and resources in a coordinated manner
• Provides a framework for new initiatives to be formed
• A holistic approach that addresses the interdependency of issues
8. Concentrated Impact
• A defined limited area
• Improve image and
create a sense of place
• Designed to each site’s
conditions
• Adaptively address
needs of each
community
9. New Community Schools
• Innovative designs
• Sustainable
• Uses shared with
community:
• Gym
• Media Center
• Assembly Hall
• Computer Lab
• Dedicated community
space:
• After school programs
• Fitness Center
• Recreation Center
10. Community Open Spaces
• Village Square:
• Gives sense of place
• Forms neighborhood
identity
• Holds events
• Holds informal social
gathering
• Neighborhood green space
• Athletic fields
• Playgrounds
• Community Gardens
14. Community Support
• Social program tenants
• Workforce
development
• Food Pantry
• Adult literacy
• Non-profit facilities
• Senior center
• Cultural/arts center
• Clinics
15.
16. • Shows the Mayor’s commitment to neighborhoods
• Contributes to goal for 10,000 new families to move to Baltimore
• Fixing neighborhoods as strategy for economic growth
