tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post5541708278844732989..comments2008-01-29T17:19:21.001-07:00Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06488263421753999893noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-4109123164647800462008-01-29T13:50:00.000-07:002008-01-29T13:50:00.000-07:00Being single and middle class, the only way I could own a place is if the market rate were depressed by surrounding project housing!Sainthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141014240883439626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-86664606865603195482008-01-29T10:08:00.000-07:002008-01-29T10:08:00.000-07:00I was in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago talking to some developers and non-profits. New Orleans has several Hope VI projects in the works. One comment was that even the market rate units often have lower income people in them utilizing Section 8 vouchers. The developers actually like this situation as they get market rates from a more stable source - even better than people paying themselves. Has anyone seen or heard this happening elsewhere? If given the choice, will people actually choose to live in a mixed income area?Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14355605201549161807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-62139949195146356512008-01-28T16:50:00.000-07:002008-01-28T16:50:00.000-07:00Anon 9:16- No, I prefer they be integrated into town so the city doesn't develop low-income pockets that most people avoid (including developers). I firmly believe that low income people absolutely should be an integral part of the community – I just don't see this kind of development as an appropriate solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-59330141015480796852008-01-27T09:16:00.000-07:002008-01-27T09:16:00.000-07:00"Massive amount of poor people"? This consists of mixed-income units and market rate units. So, the "poor people" will live among not-so-poor people. What, do you prefer that all poor people be put on a bus and shipped out of town?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-88212112139081178102008-01-26T13:04:00.000-07:002008-01-26T13:04:00.000-07:00Architecture aside, the idea of putting a massive amount of poor people together in one place seems like a terrible idea. Hasn't this kind of urban planning theory become debunked in the last 20 years? I guess they are mixing it up a little bit with the market-rate units, but it still seems like a bad idea. But then again, I'm not an urban planner....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-69960865463934103752008-01-25T21:18:00.000-07:002008-01-25T21:18:00.000-07:00oh goodness, you should've seen what the projects used to look like. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-14590043669852437282008-01-25T12:49:00.000-07:002008-01-25T12:49:00.000-07:00oh goodness, those are ugly.hubswww.artifacting.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-39623547672645805072008-01-25T12:39:00.000-07:002008-01-25T12:39:00.000-07:00These use to be projects right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-49131604046480169392008-01-25T11:45:00.000-07:002008-01-25T11:45:00.000-07:00This is starting to look like a seaside village. Pity it's not next to the Millenium Bridge.Sainthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141014240883439626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-87881669940585400352008-01-25T07:43:00.000-07:002008-01-25T07:43:00.000-07:00Thank you for the timely information! I just asked about this project a day or two ago. It looks like the last phases in the Uptown section will be coming on line just as I become more serious about moving in a few years. Good to see this is progressing as initially described. I think this (Uptown) is becoming a great urban neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com