The Little Rock Housing Authority and the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock were recently awarded $15M in federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to address inner-city housing foreclosures and other blighting factors related to the economic crisis. As part of the grant application team, Urban Collage surveyed and analyzed existing housing in eleven census tracts containing over 800 housing units. The work included identification of priority areas and recommendations on institutional partnerships and public investments to support the stabilization, particularly in the neighborhoods surrounding Little Rock’s civil rights landmarks like Central High School and the Daisy Bates House.
UC Client Awarded Federal NSP Funds
by John Skach on January 15th, 2010
HUD Application Successes for Urban Collage Clients
by John Skach on December 2nd, 2009Urban Collage contributed to winning over $4 million in grants for the housing authorities of Little Rock (AR) and Rome (GA) under the Capital Fund Recovery Competition program. Urban Collage also collaborated with the Little Rock Housing Authority, the City of Little Rock, and other affordable housing professionals to complete a comprehensive revitalization program for several inner-city neighborhoods under the ARRA Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Other successes for Urban Collage clients include a total of $25.8 million for the Housing Authorities of Columbia (SC), Wilson (NC), Fayetteville (NC) Metro, and Savannah (GA).
Barbara Asher Square Revitalization Moving Forward
by Stanford Harvey on December 1st, 2009In late 2007, Associate Matt Cherry performed some pro-bono work for the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association, creating design concepts to revitalize Barbara Asher Square (aka Broad Street Plaza). The process engaged both city officials and the Five Points Task force in addressing this problem area in Downtown Atlanta, while making headlines in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The New York Times. It has now been recently announced that Central Atlanta Progress has secured federal stimulus funds to transform the area with various lighting, paver, planter and landscaping upgrades.
The Midtown Alliance’s Cityscapes Program won an award
by Matt Cherry on November 18th, 2009The Midtown Alliance’s Cityscapes Program, which Urban Collage has helped to manage since 2001, recently won a PEDS (Pedestrians Educating Drivers on Safety) Golden Shoe Award for the “Peachtree Street Road Diet.” The Peachtree Street streetscape project, now about to begin its third phase of implementation, has helped to transform Atlanta’s signature street into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly mixed-use corridor.
Red Mile Development Plan
by Stanford Harvey on July 15th, 2009The Red Mile Development Plan is a progressive infill development project located in the heart of Lexington, KY at the nation’s second oldest standing chariot racing venue. The Red Mile is a 138 acre plot of land surrounded by mid-high density residential development and light-heavy industrial land use. The Development Plan utilizes 62 acres of prime land that fronts along the Red Mile Road site, and includes concepts for: commercial space, residential units, office space and open space including the Red Mile Greenway. The plan strives to enhance the existing historic fabric on site while also providing new opportunities to the region, and is one of, if not the first, major mixed-use developments in Lexington. It is designed to be a walkable community and a major entertainment destination for the city of Lexington that will utilize major destination retail, restaurants, and an improved Red Mile race track facility to attract visitors and residents.
