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Philosophical Chairs
“ Living in this gentrification environment is much more difficult for residents. Actually what they’re doing is killing the indigenous culture”
-Peter Kwong
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The Bronx Urban Renewal Plan
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Introduction
• American Cities are making a comeback• Four distinct trends are responsible:– Grassroots Revitalization Movements.– Rebirth of Functioning Private Markets– Dropping Crime Rates– Disconnection from Public Bureaucracies
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The South Bronx: From the Bottom Up
Decline began in 1960s• Robert Moses seized properties for expressways.• Welfare recipients were stuck in the remains.• 1967 – Decade of arsons began– Most buildings were not restored, leaving tracts of
rubble
• 300,000 left the neighborhood– Roughly 3/5 of population
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The South Bronx: From the Bottom Up
South Bronx at its worst• Unemployment as high as 85%• Chances of natural death – 5%– One block had 34 murders in a single year.
• “Many city services taken for granted elsewhere in New York, such as police protection, garbage collection, [and] some semblance of civil order, could not be predicted with certainty…” – New York Times
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The South Bronx: From the Bottom Up
President Carter Comes to Town• In 1977, Jimmy Carter led a much-
publicized federal visit.– He declared a desire to fund urban renewal
• Carter visited a building that had been recently renovated by a nonprofit group.– People’s Development Corporation
• Carter left office before sending significant aid.
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The South Bronx: From the Bottom Up
• After Carter, no presidents visited for 20 years.– “The place was politically toxic.”– Some presidential contenders visited.
• In 1997, Bill Clinton visited the South Bronx neighborhood Carter had visited, find a far different neighborhood.
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The South Bronx: From the Bottom Up
The New Bronx• Area had been widely renovated by
community groups, with funding from City and Federal Authorities.
• Crime was considerably lower– Shootings down by 66%– Robberies and Assaults down 50%
• Property values were dramatically higher
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The Grassroots Revival
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The Rise of CDCs
• Community Development Corporations (CDC) are private organizations, composed of concerned citizens, which take urban renewal into their own hands.
• CDCs are typically born from community dissatisfaction
• Successful CDCs are adept at working diplomatically with governments and private organizations
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The Rise of CDCs
• CDCs are free or many of the restrictive procedures which governments suffer from.– This makes them more adaptable and thus
better able to initiate urban renewal.• CDCs still require investment, both from
governments and private organizations.• CDCs also require committed individuals
and strong leadership to be successful.
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The Rise of CDCs
• CDCs are successful at a variety of functions for four reasons:– They are true public-private hybrids– They become recognized anchors in their community– They live amid the consequences of their work– They embrace American values transcending political
ideology.
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Majora Carter
• http://www.ted.com/talks/majora _carter_s_tale_of_urban_renewal
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Emerging Markets
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Keys to Market Rebirth
• Renewed Housing• Flow of Capital• Retail Revival• New Populations
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Capital Flow and Housing
• Requires every bank to meet: “The credit needs of it’s entire community,
including low and moderate income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of such institutions”
• Anti-redlining strategy• Citizen participation in monitoring bank
loans• 1990’s surge of mergers
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) 1977
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Overall Results
• Improved relationship between banks and communities
• Low-income lending increase• Banks have benefited from investment
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Credit Flow
• Community re-investment is the key to the economic mainstreaming of minorities and working class
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Retail Revival
Inner City Business Growth• Michael Porter and the Initiative for a
Competitive Inner City• Incentives for urban investment– Pedestrian traffic– Large social magnets – Saturation in suburban markets
• Example: Harlem 1995, Pathmark supermarket
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Helping Retail Revival
–Attract Business• Immigrant populations (Federal level)•Working age citizens and flow of goods
and money• Attention to public safety (Local level)
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Public Order
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Public Safety
Crime in Cities• Youth crime boom in 1980’s• New Strategies found results in:– Boston (61.2% fall in homicide rate)– New York (58.7% fall in homicide rate)
• Main new goal: Reduce people’s fear of residential and business investment.
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Police Strategies
• Community Policing– Builds connections between police and residents
• “Order Maintenance” Policing– Concentrates on crimes of menace
• “Problem Oriented” Policing– Concentrated on crimes that reach a critical mass
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New York Police
• 1986 Ed Koch– $4.2 Billion to ten years of housing building and
renovation• 1990’s Bratton and Giuliani– Precinct accountability– Harsh policing of subway system
• Commitment to petty crimes led to:– Bigger criminals– Safety on subway– Appearance of safety on streets
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New York Police
• New Technology– Compstat- Increased communication with
neighborhood residents
• Bad publicity – Cases of excessive force- Led to mistrust from
minority communities
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Deregulating the City
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The Fall (and Rise) of Public Housing
Most of you are afraid of our neighborhood.
But did you know? So are we.But we are here, you seeNot because we want to be.-Anonymous resident
• 1981: Mayor Jane Byrne moves in to improve the neighborhood
• 1 year after Mayor Byrne left– Homicides decreased by 25%– Aggravated battery decreased
by 40%– Robberies decreased by 75%
The Cabrini Green Experiment
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The Fall (and Rise) of Public Housing
The History of Public Housing • 1930s: New Deal legislation
– Aimed to relieve Depression homelessness • 1940s: Housing Act of 1949
– Used as a slum improvement program• 1950s: Le Corbusier creates “vertical neighborhoods”
– Increased amount of apartments in each public housing complex
• 1980s: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1981)– Created priority categories for tenants– Rent must be 30% of tenant income
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The Fall (and Rise) of Public Housing
The Problems with Public Housing• Units are poorly managed• “The Projects” are isolated from the rest of the
city Blind housing assignments give tenants no choice
in where they live• Families pay almost 50% of their income in rent
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Slipping the Welfare Knot
The Problems with Welfare• Federally imposed rules are indifferent to local
markets• Stigmatized status for recipients• Structure makes it harder to leave than to stay
for life
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Slipping the Welfare Knot
Federal Welfare Reform• 1996: Welfare Reform Act– Imposes work requirements– 5 year lifetime limit for receiving public aid
• 1999: Number of Welfare recipients cut nearly in half– 60% found employment– Less than 30% returned to welfare
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The “Third Way” in City Hall
What is the “Third Way?”• Created by British PM Tony Blair • Fuses the core ideals of both parties– Rights and responsibilities– Promotion of enterprise– The attack on poverty and discrimination
• Also known as “triangulation”
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The “Third Way” in City Hall
• Early Pioneers– Ed Koch (NYC)
• Other Examples– Richard Daly– Rudy Giuliani
• Practical programs– Decentralizing control
over public services– Improving quality of
life for city residents– Channeling investment
to the central city• Creates a broad
political center
The Role of the Mayor
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The “Third Way” in City Hall
Goals of the “Third Way”• Stop subsidizing sprawl• Conquer crime• Encourage investment in housing and business• Improve schools• Allow residents to plan and improve their own
neighborhoods
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Conclusions
• Urban Renewal is far from a hopeless proposition.
• Through public action and reforms both in the public and private sectors, an urban revival can be accomplished.
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Gentrification Plan
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ABOUT BCDI• The Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI) is an innovative model for
urban economic development—the only model of its kind in the NY region
• Launched in 2011 following a year-long community engagement process led by Bronx-based institutions, grassroots organizations and civic leaders
• BCDI is working to create a network of employee-owned, sustainable businesses in the poorest urban county in the United States, where over 30 percent of the population lives below the poverty line
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STRUCTURE
BCDI is a community-led initiative whose members include Bronx residents and civic leaders representing community-based organizations and labor unions with strong ties to the Bronx:
•The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, THE POINT CDC, Mothers on the Move, Green Worker Cooperatives, the Consortium for Worker Education, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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STRATEGIC OVERVIEW• BCDI is designed to build capacity within the Bronx for development that puts
communities on a self-determined path to economic stability and ensures financial benefits are broadly shared
• Uses strategies and ownership models to establish better coordination between community assets (residents, businesses, institutions) and create the infrastructure to support new forms of targeted reinvestment
• Stimulates economic development defined by community engagement and participation
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Community Enterprise Network
A network of anchors, community based organizations, community development corporations, and other support infrastructure with the capacity to plan and execute a borough-wide economic development platform for the Bronx.
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW cont’d
ANCHORS
CBO’s
BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT
FINANCE
GOVERNMENT
CDC’s
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INITIAL STRATEGIC FOCUS
A key focus of BCDI’s initial strategy involves import substitution:
• Imports procured by Bronx residents and anchor institutions (hospitals, universities, major cultural centers) are replaced by goods and services produced locally
• Purchases from businesses outside the Bronx are redirected to new or existing Bronx-based employee-owned businesses—built to meet the needs of anchor institutions and support their neighborhood revitalization and environmental goals
• For-profit, employee-owned businesses are based locally and hire locally, strengthening the internal Bronx market and increasing the financial assets of workers
• BCDI companies promote green industry to the fullest extent
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PARTNERS
BCDI Anchor Institution Partners•Montefiore Medical Center, Fordham University, The Bronx Zoo, the Botanical Gardens (the four largest employers in the borough), Hostos Community College, Bronx Community College and Riverdale Country School
BCDI Philanthropic Partners•The Rockefeller Foundation, Morgan Stanley Foundation, Kendeda Fund
BCDI Corporate Partner•Mondragon Cooperative Corporation
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BENEFITS (1 of 2)• Builds capacity within the Bronx for community-driven economic development
• Creates new, living wage, green jobs anchored locally and develops new business leaders for stronger, more vibrant neighborhoods
• Anchor institutions realize a closer, customized and enhanced service
• Employee-ownership gives workers equity in their firms and creates genuine opportunity for low and moderate-income individuals to build wealth
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BENEFITS (2 of 2)• Strengthens municipal tax base and prevents financial resources from “leaking out”
of the Bronx
• Sustainable, innovative, green companies have a competitive advantage
• New instrument for significant external financial investment into the Bronx, including opportunities for new business expansion or relocation
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Cultural/ Tourism Anchor Institution
University/ Educational Anchor Institution
Health/ Hospital Anchor Institution
HOW BCDI WORKS (1 of 3)
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HOW BCDI WORKS (2 of 3)• A collaborative community planning process designed by the MIT CoLab in
partnership with local organizations will establish an agenda and strategic capacity for economic development that responds to local needs and aspirations
• A training, development and education program created through a partnership between the Mondragon Corporation and community-based organizations will enhance business skills and capacity among the local workforce
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HOW BCDI WORKS (3 of 3)• During the capital formation stage, business experts will raise start-up capital and direct
it towards a BCDI Enterprise Fund, the mechanism through which local entrepreneurs will have access to capital
• Through the creation of a BCDI Community Enterprise Network, BCDI will ensure that sufficient and appropriate technical advisory support is provided to promote business development and growth; the network will include CBOs, anchor institutions, employee-owned enterprises, financial and business service providers, workforce development and R&D
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THANK YOU
BCDI 2013