The End Of HOPE VI Housing Programs?

The Bush administration is seeking to end a 10-year-old program that has torn down or renovated tens of thousands of public housing units.

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February 7, 2003, 11:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The government has spent nearly $5 billion on the HOPE VI program, which provided money to tear down 115,000 public housing units and revitalize 85,000 others into mostly larger modern townhomes and detached homes that would create mixed-income communities. .. Officials at the Housing and Urban Development Department say the program has done some good work, but is plagued by inefficiency and a lack of planning at some local agencies."

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Bush administration wants to end public housing revitalization program

Thursday, February 6, 2003 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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