New HOPE VI Studies from Urban Institute-5 Cities/Projects Studied Did NOT Include Any Northwest HOPE VI Cities or Projects.

The Housing Authority of Portland [HAP] has done a very good job with the HOPE VI public housing redevelopment at New Columbia and is moving forward swiftly with their second HOPE VI development , Humboldt Gardens.

Unfortunately not all HOPE VI programs have been as well planned and executed as those two HAP projects. (For example, the project I grew up in Detroit has had a HOPE VI grant for more decade and to my knowledge reconstruction has yet to start).

The Urban Institute Metropolitan Housing & Communities Policy Center recently published a series of HOPE VI related reports/briefs that took a look impacts and issues from a national perspective. [This was likely the result of a HUD contract].

It is important to note that the reports DID NOT include HOPE VI projects in Portland (or anyplace in the NW for that matter). The report studied results for 887 families in just 5 cities and in these developments: Ida B. Wells/ Madden Park Homes in Chicago, Ill.; Easter Hill in Richmond, Calif.; Shore Park/Shore Terrace in Atlantic City, N.J.; Few Gardens in Durham, N.C.; and East Capitol Dwellings in Washington.

I have assembled HERE into one PDF document all seven reports, and an eighth report which summarizes the methodology used. This combined file is less than 1 MB in size and is 140 pages in length (bookmarks make it easy to navigate to these individual reports).

1. HOPE VI'd and On the Move.
2. Housing Choice Vouchers.
3. Moving On: Benefits and Challenges of HOPE VI for Children.
4. Poor Health: Adding Insult to Injury for HOPE VI Families.
5. Are HOPE VI Families at Greater Risk for Homelessness?
6. Relocation Is Not Enough.
7. Safety is the Most Important Thing: How HOPE VI Helped Families.
8. Estimating the Public Costs and Benefits.