what is urbanization urbanization is the managed growth and development in
managed growth and development in
managed growth and development in response to people there are several
response to people there are several
response to people there are several elements associated with urbanization
elements associated with urbanization
elements associated with urbanization the downtown sprawl and sprawl is the
the downtown sprawl and sprawl is the
the downtown sprawl and sprawl is the outline residential developments they
outline residential developments they
outline residential developments they rely on cars transportation low-impact
rely on cars transportation low-impact
rely on cars transportation low-impact development and this is associated with
development and this is associated with
development and this is associated with best management practice that deals with
best management practice that deals with
best management practice that deals with stormwater during normal rain events
stormwater during normal rain events
stormwater during normal rain events then you have urban design and
then you have urban design and
then you have urban design and revitalization a revitalization consists
revitalization a revitalization consists
revitalization a revitalization consists of downtown’s neighborhoods corridors
of downtown’s neighborhoods corridors
of downtown’s neighborhoods corridors small area plans but we’re going to
small area plans but we’re going to
small area plans but we’re going to focus on revitalization we’re going to
focus on revitalization we’re going to
focus on revitalization we’re going to look at alternative models for
look at alternative models for
look at alternative models for neighborhood revitalization now
neighborhood revitalization now
neighborhood revitalization now downtown’s have reinvented themselves
downtown’s have reinvented themselves
downtown’s have reinvented themselves over the years they’re the places to
over the years they’re the places to
over the years they’re the places to live eat work and shop they’re the
live eat work and shop they’re the
live eat work and shop they’re the attraction destination everyone on 1b
attraction destination everyone on 1b
attraction destination everyone on 1b live in or near downtown and because of
live in or near downtown and because of
live in or near downtown and because of the attractiveness everyone those
the attractiveness everyone those
the attractiveness everyone those adjacent communities become the eye or
adjacent communities become the eye or
adjacent communities become the eye or the target for revitalization now how
the target for revitalization now how
the target for revitalization now how many you all probably remember musical
many you all probably remember musical
many you all probably remember musical chairs you remember the excitement of
chairs you remember the excitement of
chairs you remember the excitement of the chairs being circled up the music
the chairs being circled up the music
the chairs being circled up the music playing and everybody really got into it
playing and everybody really got into it
playing and everybody really got into it and nobody plays the game assuming
and nobody plays the game assuming
and nobody plays the game assuming they’re going to lose but eventually
they’re going to lose but eventually
they’re going to lose but eventually that excitement mellows with
that excitement mellows with
that excitement mellows with disappointment as each chair is removed
disappointment as each chair is removed
disappointment as each chair is removed well unfortunately unintentionally
well unfortunately unintentionally
well unfortunately unintentionally planning reviled reviled as a ssin for
planning reviled reviled as a ssin for
planning reviled reviled as a ssin for neighborhoods or like musical chairs
neighborhoods or like musical chairs
neighborhoods or like musical chairs when you announced the revitalization of
when you announced the revitalization of
when you announced the revitalization of a community there are two camps one is
a community there are two camps one is
a community there are two camps one is excited they’re excited particular
excited they’re excited particular
excited they’re excited particular cities two neighbors themselves the
cities two neighbors themselves the
cities two neighbors themselves the residents themselves developers because
residents themselves developers because
residents themselves developers because they get to see the removal of this
they get to see the removal of this
they get to see the removal of this blight it boarded up houses
vacant lots filled with trash and the
vacant lots filled with trash and the promise of new homes new mixed income
promise of new homes new mixed income
promise of new homes new mixed income development so typically the development
development so typically the development
development so typically the development is done through hood the US Department
is done through hood the US Department
is done through hood the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and a
of Housing and Urban Development and a
of Housing and Urban Development and a number of CDBG funds which is Community
number of CDBG funds which is Community
number of CDBG funds which is Community Development Block Grant funds home
Development Block Grant funds home
Development Block Grant funds home investment program funds or utilized to
investment program funds or utilized to
investment program funds or utilized to revitalize these areas and HUD has
revitalize these areas and HUD has
revitalize these areas and HUD has teamed up with State Department of
teamed up with State Department of
teamed up with State Department of Transportation to create Tiger and Tiger
Transportation to create Tiger and Tiger
Transportation to create Tiger and Tiger stands for transportation investment
stands for transportation investment
stands for transportation investment grant for economic recovery and what
grant for economic recovery and what
grant for economic recovery and what they’ve done is marry transportation
they’ve done is marry transportation
they’ve done is marry transportation with housing and this is an effective
with housing and this is an effective
with housing and this is an effective solution to deal with transportation
solution to deal with transportation
solution to deal with transportation particularly the sprawl we just talked
particularly the sprawl we just talked
particularly the sprawl we just talked about and there’s been some amazing
about and there’s been some amazing
about and there’s been some amazing projects in the downtown as a result of
projects in the downtown as a result of
projects in the downtown as a result of Tiger funds but now let’s reimagine a
Tiger funds but now let’s reimagine a
Tiger funds but now let’s reimagine a different approach what if Hood teamed
different approach what if Hood teamed
different approach what if Hood teamed up with the Department of Labor to
up with the Department of Labor to
up with the Department of Labor to create lion labor investment
create lion labor investment
create lion labor investment opportunities for neighborhoods the goal
opportunities for neighborhoods the goal
opportunities for neighborhoods the goal is to promote internal revitalization by
is to promote internal revitalization by
is to promote internal revitalization by having the people themselves rebuild
having the people themselves rebuild
having the people themselves rebuild their communities taking job
their communities taking job
their communities taking job construction training in Marinette
construction training in Marinette
construction training in Marinette revitalization housing now they become
revitalization housing now they become
revitalization housing now they become principal parts of their communities now
principal parts of their communities now
principal parts of their communities now many of these communities have
many of these communities have
many of these communities have double-digit unemployment now let’s take
double-digit unemployment now let’s take
double-digit unemployment now let’s take a moment here to reflect many of the
a moment here to reflect many of the
a moment here to reflect many of the tairy a ssin of neighborhoods is the
tairy a ssin of neighborhoods is the
tairy a ssin of neighborhoods is the fact that there’s under and unemployment
fact that there’s under and unemployment
fact that there’s under and unemployment that creates the deterioration of those
that creates the deterioration of those
that creates the deterioration of those communities so we we see the drugs the
communities so we we see the drugs the
communities so we we see the drugs the crime the breakdown of family values
crime the breakdown of family values
crime the breakdown of family values chemical dependency those are just the
chemical dependency those are just the
chemical dependency those are just the symptoms it’s a mere fact they’re not
symptoms it’s a mere fact they’re not
symptoms it’s a mere fact they’re not working in fact dr. William which is
working in fact dr. William which is
working in fact dr. William which is William Wilson with the Harvard
William Wilson with the Harvard
William Wilson with the Harvard professor in his book and work
professor in his book and work
professor in his book and work disappears he utilizes Chicago as his
disappears he utilizes Chicago as his
disappears he utilizes Chicago as his case study to demonstrate the traumatic
case study to demonstrate the traumatic
case study to demonstrate the traumatic unemployment in his impact on Syria
unemployment in his impact on Syria
unemployment in his impact on Syria neighborhoods
neighborhoods
neighborhoods that’s precisely what’s going on in
that’s precisely what’s going on in
that’s precisely what’s going on in Chicago but Lyon has two phases the
Chicago but Lyon has two phases the
Chicago but Lyon has two phases the first phase is creating a training
first phase is creating a training
first phase is creating a training process for the residents to be involved
process for the residents to be involved
process for the residents to be involved and ready to rebuild their communities
and ready to rebuild their communities
and ready to rebuild their communities and I mean ready to rebuild and the
and I mean ready to rebuild and the
and I mean ready to rebuild and the success of the program hinges on
success of the program hinges on
success of the program hinges on community assets and what are those
community assets and what are those
community assets and what are those assets they are faith-based and
assets they are faith-based and
assets they are faith-based and community-based organizations technical
community-based organizations technical
community-based organizations technical colleges local governments former and
colleges local governments former and
colleges local governments former and retired
retired
retired craftsmen the plumber the brick mason
craftsmen the plumber the brick mason
craftsmen the plumber the brick mason the electrician etc now the success the
the electrician etc now the success the
the electrician etc now the success the building blocks of that process is going
building blocks of that process is going
building blocks of that process is going to be the faith-based community why
to be the faith-based community why
to be the faith-based community why because these are people who are engaged
because these are people who are engaged
because these are people who are engaged in the community who built that trust
in the community who built that trust
in the community who built that trust who built those types of relationships
who built those types of relationships
who built those types of relationships as can get residents involved signed up
as can get residents involved signed up
as can get residents involved signed up and recruited and mentor them to stay in
and recruited and mentor them to stay in
and recruited and mentor them to stay in the program another essential part of
the program another essential part of
the program another essential part of that is the former plumbers brick Masons
that is the former plumbers brick Masons
that is the former plumbers brick Masons because many of these people live in
because many of these people live in
because many of these people live in those communities or similar communities
those communities or similar communities
those communities or similar communities and there are a great assets that help
and there are a great assets that help
and there are a great assets that help in mentoring those along because they
in mentoring those along because they
in mentoring those along because they can identify with the trainees and the
can identify with the trainees and the
can identify with the trainees and the trainees with them now that we got
trainees with them now that we got
trainees with them now that we got groups working
groups working
groups working we got them processing and working they
we got them processing and working they
we got them processing and working they they’re ready to go now we got to get
they’re ready to go now we got to get
they’re ready to go now we got to get them working so how do we do that this
them working so how do we do that this
them working so how do we do that this is where cities the federal state
is where cities the federal state
is where cities the federal state governments can use tax incentives like
governments can use tax incentives like
governments can use tax incentives like building permit reductions reduction in
building permit reductions reduction in
building permit reductions reduction in business license to encourage them if
business license to encourage them if
business license to encourage them if they hire these lion graduates to
they hire these lion graduates to
they hire these lion graduates to rebuild those communities to have them
rebuild those communities to have them
rebuild those communities to have them actively involved in the process and
actively involved in the process and
actively involved in the process and this will encourage them and community
this will encourage them and community
this will encourage them and community development organizations or they call
development organizations or they call
development organizations or they call Chodos Community Housing Development
Chodos Community Housing Development
Chodos Community Housing Development organization to build affordable units
organization to build affordable units
organization to build affordable units for teachers the waiter who you enjoy
for teachers the waiter who you enjoy
for teachers the waiter who you enjoy meeting at your favorite restaurants and
meeting at your favorite restaurants and
meeting at your favorite restaurants and coffee shops now also the program is
coffee shops now also the program is
coffee shops now also the program is designed also to get absentee landlords
designed also to get absentee landlords
designed also to get absentee landlords property owners to not raise rents once
property owners to not raise rents once
property owners to not raise rents once the units are rebuilt is also gets them
the units are rebuilt is also gets them
the units are rebuilt is also gets them involved too if they hire these folks
involved too if they hire these folks
involved too if they hire these folks that rehab these units for for sale or
that rehab these units for for sale or
that rehab these units for for sale or for rent and the whole rents at a
for rent and the whole rents at a
for rent and the whole rents at a reasonable level and cities in town just
reasonable level and cities in town just
reasonable level and cities in town just like they do for downtown’s
like they do for downtown’s
like they do for downtown’s can provide tax incentives rebates and
can provide tax incentives rebates and
can provide tax incentives rebates and grants and this is encourage them to
grants and this is encourage them to
grants and this is encourage them to participate in the process incentives to
participate in the process incentives to
participate in the process incentives to also get them to use and rent to own
also get them to use and rent to own
also get them to use and rent to own programs give folks an opportunity to
programs give folks an opportunity to
programs give folks an opportunity to rent while they build their savings
rent while they build their savings
rent while they build their savings while they complete home own buyer
while they complete home own buyer
while they complete home own buyer education repair their credits but also
education repair their credits but also
education repair their credits but also local governments can play an
local governments can play an
local governments can play an instrumental role in holding taxes and
instrumental role in holding taxes and
instrumental role in holding taxes and pre revitalization levels because this
pre revitalization levels because this
pre revitalization levels because this allows the seniors long-term residents
allows the seniors long-term residents
allows the seniors long-term residents to stay in their homes and not be
to stay in their homes and not be
to stay in their homes and not be disrupted or moves because of higher
disrupted or moves because of higher
disrupted or moves because of higher taxes and this process and program is
taxes and this process and program is
taxes and this process and program is not only just fits within housing but it
not only just fits within housing but it
not only just fits within housing but it also addresses commercial revitalization
also addresses commercial revitalization
also addresses commercial revitalization in repairing old buildings building new
in repairing old buildings building new
in repairing old buildings building new ones because a neighborhood is just not
ones because a neighborhood is just not
ones because a neighborhood is just not about people and houses it’s about the
about people and houses it’s about the
about people and houses it’s about the services that render to the community
services that render to the community
services that render to the community and they support those services so you
and they support those services so you
and they support those services so you have a holistic approach so what are the
have a holistic approach so what are the
have a holistic approach so what are the benefits the benefit is it Bill’s pride
benefits the benefit is it Bill’s pride
benefits the benefit is it Bill’s pride community pride because the resident
community pride because the resident
community pride because the resident built and rebuilt their communities now
built and rebuilt their communities now
built and rebuilt their communities now many of us built things with our hands
many of us built things with our hands
many of us built things with our hands and we don’t care how much is not the
and we don’t care how much is not the
and we don’t care how much is not the better the next guy but it’s ours and
better the next guy but it’s ours and
better the next guy but it’s ours and when you have that in steel you do
when you have that in steel you do
when you have that in steel you do everything to protect it it means
everything to protect it it means
everything to protect it it means something to you then also you have
something to you then also you have
something to you then also you have employment skills and their employment
employment skills and their employment
employment skills and their employment so they can take those skills portable
so they can take those skills portable
so they can take those skills portable elsewhere once the project is over then
elsewhere once the project is over then
elsewhere once the project is over then it provides an opportunity to sustain
it provides an opportunity to sustain
it provides an opportunity to sustain affordable housing and there is
affordable housing and there is
affordable housing and there is opportunities for a variety of housing
opportunities for a variety of housing
opportunities for a variety of housing for mixed income but
for mixed income but
for mixed income but cities win also because it increased the
cities win also because it increased the
cities win also because it increased the tax base by having new homes revitalize
tax base by having new homes revitalize
tax base by having new homes revitalize housing new customers from water and
housing new customers from water and
housing new customers from water and sewer and now you breathe new life and
sewer and now you breathe new life and
sewer and now you breathe new life and dying and dead commercial corridors but
dying and dead commercial corridors but
dying and dead commercial corridors but more importantly you slow or there’s no
more importantly you slow or there’s no
more importantly you slow or there’s no justification ladies and gentlemen when
justification ladies and gentlemen when
justification ladies and gentlemen when the music stops this time there won’t be
the music stops this time there won’t be
the music stops this time there won’t be as many missing people and chairs thank
as many missing people and chairs thank
as many missing people and chairs thank you
you
you [Applause]
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