The partnerships developed through the Connected Communities initiative will ensure onsite interventions are site appropriate and supported by the community. NYCHA will leverage partnerships to help implement place-based improvements throughout the city. A development in Coney Island is inherently different from one in East Harlem, and any design intervention should respond to the specific site and its community. With over 2,400 acres of land in its portfolio, NYCHA recognizes that each development has a unique population with unique needs. Connected Communities focus group with NYCHA staff. NYCHA continues to engage staff and residents on special projects currently underway at different developments. Operations staff were also engaged at their monthly Borough Office meetings and surveyed on possibilities for design improvements at their developments. Over the summer, there were 7 focus groups of NYCHA leadership, with over 70 employees from more than 20 departments at the agency participating. NYCHA conducted extensive employee engagement to outline the opportunities and challenges and to plan for implementation of the initiative.
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This will help better connect residents to a city full of resources and opportunities beyond the borders of their developments. The Connected Communities initiative will elevate NYCHA’s urban design practices and help activate NYCHA grounds through interventions on edges, pathways, and open spaces.
Most importantly, it includes strategies to use partnerships for improvements that would not otherwise be possible through the capital budget. NextGeneration NYCHA, the Authority’s 10-year strategic plan to preserve and protect public housing, outlines a roadmap to safe, clean, and connected communities. The Connected Communities initiative is an urban design approach to holistically benefit the 1 in 14 New Yorkers who call NYCHA home. Neighborhoods that have safe spaces to congregate and socialize foster stronger social relationships.
Research shows the benefits of quality green spaces and improved pedestrian pathways on physical health. NYCHA’s new Connected Communities initiative seeks to make big changes to better connect NYCHA residents physically to their communities to improve their social, psychological, and economic well-being. Through the Connected Communities initiative, the Authority is comprehensively addressing the community connectivity of over 300 public housing developments across New York City.
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NYCHA is working to update its urban design with residents and their neighbors in mind.
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