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David Black, Executive Director Stephanie Cipriani, Chairman Presentation to the Baltimore Visitors April 23, 2002. PPND Mission: T o develop communities that are…. Equitable, Economically & ethnically diverse, and Competitive …in the city of Pittsburgh.
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David Black, Executive Director Stephanie Cipriani, Chairman Presentation to the Baltimore Visitors April 23, 2002
PPND Mission: To develop communities that are… • Equitable, • Economically & ethnically diverse, and • Competitive …in the city of Pittsburgh.
PPND Strategy: To reinvent neighborhoods by… • Changing the fundamentals, • Working with strong partners at the community & city-wide level, • Leveraging the private market, and • Valuing communities’ self-determination.
PPND Roles: To carry out our mission, we… • Raise, pool & channel investments, • Develop local institutions, • Connect neighborhoods & regional agendas, and • Engage & organize civic interests.
Agenda for Neighborhood Reinvention:Changing the Fundamentals • Define Market Niche • Align Interests • Improve Physical Infrastructure • Ensure Equitable Benefits & Opportunities
Reinventing Garfield & Friendship • Major changes in public & assisted housing market • Redevelopment of Western Garfield • Penn Avenue Arts Initiative • Balance between gentrification & concentrated poverty
Reinventing East Liberty • Redefining market: cross-roads of a mix of neighborhoods • Eclectic mix of businesses: big box, mainstream, hip hop, boutique • Design Standards project: creating tools to guide good development
Reinventing Lawrenceville • 16:62 Design Zone: district reinvention from metal fabrication to home & office design • Expanding to include construction supply chain • Successful example of neighborhood branding