| On August 10, 1992, under the auspices of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD's) “National Action Plan,” the ‘National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing’ recommended to Congress that the most severely distressed public housing, about six percent (6%) of the public housing total, be eradicated by the year 2000. Shortly thereafter, Congress appropriated {dollar}300 million for the “Urban Revitalization Demonstration”, now known as Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere, or HOPE VI.; HOPE VI is trying to resolve years of public housing neglect and isolation with new, invigorated, mixed-income communities. Further, Hope VI supposes to represent public housing lessons learned: segregation by race, income, and/or ethnicity is not healthy for families or community development. This dissertation found that the stated objectives of Hope VI and the Housing Authority of Louisville (HAL) were given a positive evaluation by the residents. But the HOPE VI Park DuValle Revitalization Project is still isolated and segregated by race and income.; Research by Ryzin, Ronda, and Muzzio (2001) has shown that a car ownership program, along with education, and employment, is needed for family self-sufficiency. A revised comprehensive plan for the public housing program is needed, involving both physical and social planning; involving both revitalization of existing housing and the use of scattered-site housing. |
