Local Programming: Revitalizing Aging Neighborhoods: Infrastructure, Housing, and Equity

Using the Norwayne Neighborhood Revitalization and Redevelopment Plan as a case study, this presentation reveals a targeted response to decades of infrastructure deterioration and housing-supply challenges in a historically significant WWII community. Learn to apply data-driven, equity-based infrastructure gap assessments to identify critical deficits in sidewalks, lighting, stormwater systems, utilities, and accessible public spaces that affect safety and mobility.

Presenters highlight strategies for integrating green infrastructure and streetscape improvements to mitigate flooding and enhance resilience. They address revitalizing housing stock and improving access to affordable, safe housing while preserving neighborhood identity through historic corridor branding. Discover how community engagement guides prioritization of neighborhood-level infrastructure upgrades and revitalized housing, thereby fostering equitable reinvestment.

Take away actionable tools for tackling aging infrastructure and housing deficits in disinvested neighborhoods and supporting safer, walkable, resilient communities across the nation.
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