Key elements of Hope VI:
ROBERT STEUTEVILLE    JAN. 1, 1998
• New developments are human scale. Superblocks are divided into smaller blocks. High-rise buildings are demolished and replaced with townhomes, single homes and/or relatively small apartment buildings.
• Homes are designed to look like market rate housing.
• Homes are close to the street, with plenty of windows and front porches or stoops, providing “eyes on the street.”
• Each unit has its own entrance. Back and/or front yards clearly belong to individual units, creating “defensible space.”
• On street parking, relatively narrow streets and traffic calming devices like crosswalks, bulbouts and small
rotaries are provided.
• Incomes of residents are mixed by selling or renting a percentage of units to working class households.
• Residents have street addresses, as opposed to a project addresses.
• Parks are small, and placed where they can be closely observed by residents.
• Project management is improved by screening tenants and enforcing stricter rules.
• A mix of housing types may be provided.
• Some projects include elements of a diverse and
attractive neighborhood, such as community
education, recreation, medical and other support facilities, village centers, small businesses and shops.