As the community engagement process for an APS-owned development drew to a close last year, some community members did not think the final proposal was the best option for the neighborhood. So they charted a different path forward.
Donna Stephens wanted her neighborhood park to have seating for families who came to the park to watch their children play games. So she worked to make it happen.
Rising property values, speculative investors, and short-term rental conversions are colliding with restrictive historic preservation rules, creating an uncertain future for this historic Black neighborhood.
Collier Heights was designed by and for Black people, with the architectural design of every house telling a story. From American Small Houses, to ranch-style, to mid-century, each home focuses on the symbolic power of the neighborhood.
Community members who remember the corridor’s glory days want to see businesses come back to the area. With this redevelopment, though, they say crime must be addressed, too.
“I picture a thriving neighborhood based on healthy living, a lifestyle, mixed income households—very similar to, say, Grant Park, but different, of course.”
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