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Gary, Indiana COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: DAY 1 Local Places August 15-16, 2016 Coordinated Delivery of Federal Support to Gary, IN Community Solutions Training Chicago January 12, 2017 Getting Started: 2011-2012 • Insufficient funding was flowing into Northwest Indiana, and particularly to Gary – EPA supports to formation of Regional Brownfields Coalition – EDA funds creation of CEDS – Federal Reserve Industrial Cities Initiative includes Gary – HUD hosts Federal Kickoff for incoming administration of Mayor Freeman Wilson Brownfields Phase: 2011-2012 • Funding was not flowing into Northwest Indiana • The Regional Development Authority of Northwest Indiana asked Region 5 for help • Our results: – Workshop on the design of successful Regional Brownfields Coalitions – Targeted Brownfields Assessments (linked to collaboration with Cities) – Technical support – John Antaramian, former Mayor of Kenosha • $1.6Million in Brownfields Grants Setting the Stage for Investment: HUD/DOT/EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities (2012-2014) • Based upon local knowledge, and precedent of success in Milwaukee, Kenosha, Moline • The lesson from these previous efforts is that having a clear vision for the future can position a City for investment • We worked with Gary to created the context through planning and demonstration projects Strong Cities/Strong Communities 2014-2016 • We spent two years completely immersed in implementation • The follow-through was critical • Four Strategies follow: • Working Hand-in-hand with Philanthropy • Creating Actionable Plans • Coordinating Public-Sector Investments • Convening Diverse Stakeholders to Solve Problems Strategy 1 – Working Hand-in Hand with Foundations COLLABORATION Accessible Boat Miller Launch Spotlight Neighborhood Spotlight! Emerson Spotlight Collaboration Faith Gardens with Legacy Foundation ArtHouse Outreach to Gary Northside Larger Planning Foundations Steel City Salvage Choice Choice CDC Neighborhoods Neighborhoods Startup Planning Grant Legacy Foundation: $860,000 Funding Knight Foundation: $1,035,000 Bloomberg Trust: $1,000,000 Strategy 2 Creating Actionable Plans Planning as Problem-Solving • 2008 Proposal to replace both train stations with a park-and-ride had caused major turmoil • We set out to create win-win solution • Initial planning supported with $25K EPA Land Revitalization funding – Consultant: SRA/Vita Nuova Gary Northside Redevelopment Project Rolling up our Sleeves • Planning meetings with Mayor and Key staff every two weeks • Mayor designated a district – Gary Northside Redevelopment Project • Teams of City Staff assigned to each of the Gary Northside Neighborhoods – Staff came up with their own future plans for each district – City and Federal Team conducted over 100 1 ½ Hour Interviews • NOAA Logic Model Training was provided by Indiana Coastal Program – Painful process of developing Short, Medium and Long-term goals • July 2013 Convening of Federal, State, and Regional Programs and Foundations Statistics: 2000 FT Tangent Track 1000 parking spaces (garages) 750 FT platform Strategy to realign the rail in the vacated Route 12 ROW District Plan Aerial view of Lakeshore District along Route 20 View along Route 20 looking east at the proposed park Route 20 East District Plan Implementation in Lakefront District • Brownfields Area-wide assessment completed • Tax Increment Finance District underway • Engineering for Rail improvements and NEPA work underway - $4 Million • Re-routing of Rt. 12 and Green Complete Streets funded - $6.7 Million • Zoning, Code, and Ordinance revisions underway – Vita Nuova CREATING PLANS Creation of Plans for Gary’s Future • Creation of Gary Northside Redevelopment Project • $25,000 USEPA Land Revitalization Technical Assistance Creating Livable Lakefront District • Lakefront District Plan: Miller, Aetna and Glen Centers Plan $150 Plan $185 K Ryan • $185,000 USEPA Brownfields Technical Assistance • Creating Livable Centers Plan: Horace Mann, Emerson, and Downtown $150,000 Grant from NIRPC • Choice Neighborhoods • Choice Neighborhoods Plan: University Park $500+ K East • $500,000 Grant from HUD • Direct engagement of Legacy Foundation Total: $860,000 Each plan is linked directly to funding strategies and implementation steps. Plans assessed challenges and opportunities, and steps needed to benefit the people of Gary. Employer Assisted Housing Worked with the City of Gary, Methodist Hospitals, and Indiana University Northwest to create an employer support housing effort in the Horace Mann and University Park neighborhoods. • 2014 Employer-assisted Housing Workshop • 2014 Employer-assisted Housing Charrette • 2015 Charrette Summary • $150K planning grant from NIRPC for Creating Livable Centers • $500K planning grant from HUD for Choice Neighborhoods Creating Livable Center Plan 2025 In 2014 the City of Gary was awarded $150,000 Livable Centers Grant by the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission to develop an Urban Revitalization Plan for Downtown/Emerson and Horace Mann. This grant focused on: – Increased and improved pedestrian movement in the neighborhoods – Strategic utilization of existing transportation resources – Expansion of green space – Incorporation of complete street design – Creation of linkages between neighborhood anchors and amenities Medical Campus Gary Livable Centers Plan 2025 Goal Create a unified campus setting that allows Methodist Hospital to expand its services and facilities, while remaining a vital component of the neighborhood. Housing Programs Goals: • Leverage current planning and redevelopment efforts • Create new collaborative partnerships with anchor institutions in targeted neighborhoods • Attract new residents; • Increase home ownership opportunities; • Promote greater income diversity within Gary • Stabilize neighborhoods Housing Programs • HUD’s Economic Market and Analysis Division - Produced a situation report • Concentration of HUD CDBG and NSP resources in two targeted neighborhoods – Horace Mann – University Park • Focusing housing programs in target areas: – Existing Homeowners- Housing Repair – New Homeowners- Relocation Assistance – New Homeowners- Dollar House • Partnered with the Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors - Employer assisted housing certification for local realtors Average Home Value-$70,500 Average Rent- $662/mo 76% of homes build pre-1960 84% Occupancy rate 49% Owner-occupancy 57% homes have mortgage Horace Mann Choice Neighborhoods In January 2014, the City of Gary was awarded a $500K HUD Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant where the City, local residents and stakeholders would work collaboratively to create the transformation of the University Park East neighborhood. Goals: 1. Housing: Replace 78 distressed public housing units with high-quality mixed-income, mixed-use housing developments. Provide more housing options that are responsive to the needs of the surrounding neighborhood; 2. People: Improve health and educational outcomes and intergenerational mobility for youth with services and supports delivered directly to youth and their families; and 3. Neighborhood: Create the conditions necessary for public and private reinvestment that offer the kinds of amenities and assets, including quality food access, safety, recreation, good schools, and commercial activity that are important to families’ choices about their community. Strategy 3 Coordinating Public-Sector Investments Capacity Building: Sheraton Hotel • Dramatic Symbol of Blight • City needed expertise and money • Identification of Funding Sources – EPA: Brownfields RLF and TBA ($735K) – HUD: Neighborhood Stabilization Program ($600K) – RDA: Federal Team suggested creation of a Community Challenge Fund • Paid for consulting firm to develop bid specs and to review the bids ($200K) Combining Residential Demolition and Green Infrastructure • Step 1) Federal Partnership helps Gary identify a range of Green Infrastructure funding sources Step 2) Gary and University of Chicago map blight throughout the City Combining Residential Demo and Green Infrastructure • Step 3) City receives $6.645 Million in Hardest Hit Funds to demolish 374 homes! • Step 4) USEPA Green Demolition Specs are incorporated into Gary’s bid documents Gary has completed the first 300+ demolitions Bringing it all together: 12th and Oklahoma, Aetna - DOT Bike and Ped Assessment - Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Assistance - USGS Green Infrastructure Performance Monitoring DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS Blight Removal and Green Infrastructure Renewal Demolition Green Infrastructure: Housing •Vacant to Vibrant, Great Lakes Protection Fund • Hardest Hit Funds: $6,645,000 $53,000 • Delta/Steel City Salvage, Knight •Chi-Cal Rivers Fund, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $385,000 Foundation $259,000 Total: $7,030,000 •EPA Office of Water Technical Assistance $70,000 •RDA Green Infrastructure, GLRI: $250,000 Buildings USGS Monitoring of Green Infrastructure, • • Sheraton Hotel GLRI: $30,000 • EPA: $678,000 EPA Shoreline Cities Grant: $250,000 • • HUD: $600,000 GLRI – Marquette Park Lagoon Dredging: • • RDA: $200,000 $1 Million • Ambassador Hotel & N. Broadway GLRI – Phytoremediation Pilot, Delta/Fresh • • EPA: $228,000 Coast: $170,691 • OCRA/CDBG: $981,500 Total: $2,083,000 Total: $2,687,500 Buffington Harbor • Legal tangle held up $13.5M in Tax money • Site Investigation helped to clear hurdle • EDA tapped to fund road construction ($3 M) Crime and Data • DOJ Diagnostic Center Engagement requested by Mayor • DOJ brought in expertise and models on data- driven enforcement • Linkage to other Cities, and academia • Led to Gary’s
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