east side bridgeport neighborhood revitalization zone presentation

Killeen Partners . PRE/View Landscape Architects . David Barbour Architects

East Side Neighborhood Revitalization Zone

Presentation to City of Bridgeport StaffJune 16, 2009


East Side NRZ Planning Committee

ResidentsPaul T. BarnumAnn BrignoloJames BrownRalph BuccittiLouisa LugoLydia MartinezCarmen NievesAidee NievesJeannine QuinonesMaria ValleRaul RuizAngel DePara Sr.

Non-Profit, Business, ChurchesMaureen LinderfeltKaren McIntoshJoseph BracaThomas BurnsPatricia FernandezJoseph Peloso, Jr.Lud SpinelliJoseph KolarAngie StaltaroKevin ReedCarmen AyalaLourdes DelgadoAngel Reyes


Staff & Consultants

Dave Killeen, Killeen Partners, LLCStuart Sachs, PRE/view Landscape ArchitectsSamuel Shaw, City Planning Dept.David Barbour, ArchitectAngie Staltaro, City Office of Neighborhood RedevelopmentBeverly Hoppie, Home Ownership Education Director, Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust, Inc.


East Side NRZProcessOrdinance passed by City CouncilCityScan 2006 to inventory propertiesData collection (Census, Current Estimates, GIS)East Side NRZ Design “Charrette” in May 2006 (weekend event)East Side NRZ Neighborhood Workshop March 2009Once Strategic Plan is developed, will be presented to City Council and OPM for approval


East Side NRZBoundary

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BRIDGEPORT NEIGBORHOOD REVITALIZATION ZONE

BOUNDARIES GENERALLY FOLLOW CENSUS

TRACT BOUNDARIES

EAST SIDE STATISTICS

POPULATION YEAR 2000: 13,095

RACE/ ETHNICITY1. HISPANIC 66.5%2. NON-HISPANIC: 33.5%

a. BLACK: 23.9%b. WHITE: 6.1%c. ASIAN/OTHER: 3.5%

HOUSING1. Total Units: 4,577

a. Owner Occupied: 20.5%b. Renter Occupied: 66.8%


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East Side Population

Population: 2002Population: 1990

Population: 2002 4,399 3,308 21 189 0 4,081 1,097 8,711

Population: 1990 6,011 4,457 19 669 0 6,028 0 10,493

White BlackAmer.

Indian/Eskimo

Asian Hawaii Pacific Is’ Other Multi-

Racial * Hispanic **

East Side PopulationPlanning Department

City of BridgeportApril 10, 2008

HISPANIC** LINGUISTIC CLASSIFICATION NOT TO BETABULATED IN POPULATION COUNTTotal population 13,095


Significant Issues Facing East Side

High level of vacant land and vacant buildingsHigh level of blightSignificant loss of population from 1990 – 2000Low levels of Home OwnershipHigh Poverty levels, crimeLitter, GraffitiSidewalks and streets in disrepair


Buildings are Scarce and Valuable Resources

As Are the Materials that go intoBuilding them.

The East Side has made Great Efforts to enact Adaptive Re Use

East Side Residents, Stakeholders and City Officials have Worked Together to

Remove Dangerous Abandoned and Blighted Buildings.

East Side Residents have Teamed with

professional Historic Preservationists,

Planners, Developers and Economic Specialists to better Understand That

Which can be Saved and Why.


Significant Opportunities for East SideWaterfront Historic characterProximity to downtownProximity to Highways, Transit (Rail, bus)Presence of Major InstitutionsProximity to Steel Point, Remington, Success VillageStrength of Community


History is Everywhere in the East Side 19th & Early 20th Century Row Housing - Industrial Era Churches

Brick and Stone factories - Fanciful and Formal Victorian Residences


Churches are the Anchor of the East Side NRZ Community


Colorful Bodegas Line the Streets of the East Side


East Side ParksPlaygrounds, Meeting Places,

Beautiful Trees and Restful Thoughts

There may be Opportunities for more Parks and Playgrounds


The East Side is Making the Change


Waltersville-Barnum Elementary School1200 +/- Students


The New Waltersville School.State of the Art Facilities and Equipment


Recommendations: Community Organization

Strengthen CommunicationsMake sure all active East Side groups on NRZNRZ as voice with CityCleanup effortsBlock WatchesYouth ActivitiesSenior Services


Recommendations:Stabilization Projects

Housing Rehabilitation, Code ComplianceAdaptive Reuse, including schools (Barnum, Garfield)Blight EnforcementHome Ownership PromotionInfill HousingMixed Use Development (residential/commercial


Housing Restoration


Infill Housing


Adaptive Reuse, Mixed Use


Strategic Plan

Overview


Recommendations: Neighborhood Improvement Projects

Waterfront public accessCongress Street BridgeStreetscape ImprovementsHistoric PreservationOpen SpaceLandscape Buffers


Waterfront Public Access


Congress Street Bridge


Knowlton Streetscape


Recommendations: Economic Development Projects

Waterfront RedevelopmentStreetscape ImprovementsJob TrainingCongress Street “Village”East Main St. RevitalizationShoreline Star- Mixed UseSmall Business DevelopmentTrain Station/Transit Oriented DevelopmentAdaptive Reuse of Abandoned Industrial Buildings (Remington)


Waterfront Redevelopment


Shoreline Star – Mixed Use

High Density Residential, mixedCommercial –restaurants, shops, hotelsWaterfront accessProximity to downtown train & bus stations (Transit Oriented Development)


Transit Oriented Development

Within walking distance (1/2 mile)Promotes activity and reinvestmentConnections to promote new jobsMixed-Income HousingExciting mix of uses (service, retail, office)


Lower East Side Revitalization


East Main Street Revitalization

Building RenovationsStorefront ImprovementsStreetscape (lights, trees, sidewalks)


Streetscape/ Gateway Improvements


Streetscape Improvements


Landscape Buffers


Job Training

Health Industry, Other

Growth Industries for

Bridgeport, Region


Long Range Plans


Congress Street “Village”

Waterfront locationUnique ArchitectureConnection to historic districtMixed Use opportunityClose to businesses


An East Side Jewel: World Charm? Spain? The Caribbean?Flower Market, Fruit & Produce Stands, Artists & Crafts Persons, Sidewalk Cafes, New & Old Friends Gathering to

remember how it was, discuss How it is, and Make Plans for How the Neighborhood will Evolve.


East Side Train Station


Transit Oriented Development is Needed to Service the Increasing Working Population in the East Side East End

NRZ Proposed TOD Site


Possible TOD


Adaptive Reuse of Abandoned Industrial Buildings, Businesses

-Emphasize health industry, other growth industries in Bridgeport, region


Adaptive Reuse, Industrial


Connection with Steel Point

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