| The University of Washington (UW) will use its URAP-CD grant to target the needs of the low- to moderate-income populations in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, to increase affordable housing, public facilities, and employment opportunities. The project activities include an analysis to gather and analyze existing conditions and identify issues to be addressed; the development of a project Web site that will include project documents and online surveys to obtain community input and develop interactive lessons to train local officials, community leaders, and residents on best practices in neighborhood design strategies; a series of community workshops to present findings of the analysis and identify critical issues; the development of alternative plan scenarios to be developed through faculty-student independent studies; the organization of a symposium for public officials and community leaders to share best practices and models for the reconstruction effort; Identification of strategies and tools for implementing the plan; and preparation of the final plan document and video presentation on the plan.
UW will be collaborating with the UW Department of Urban Design and Planning, and its public service arm, the Northwest Center for Livable Communities, and Jefferson Parish in Louisiana.
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