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The Neighborhood Initiative Area (NIA) program focuses city resources in targeted areas for neighborhood revitalization. These resources include code enforcement, blight abatement, housing development, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and training and social programs. Criteria for selection as include existing city commitments and staff assignments, potential for resource leverage, neighborhood organization capacity, and potential for success.
About the NIA Program
Goals
Selection
Strategy
Current Neighborhood Initiative Areas
Completed Neighborhood Initiative Areas
Neighborhood Initiative Area maps
City of Phoenix NIA Annual Reports 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003-2005
NIA Projects- Pictures
Goals
The Neighborhood Services Department’s (NSD) mission is to improve the physical, social, and economic health of Phoenix neighborhoods. In light of the city’s long-standing commitment to improve distressed areas, NSD developed the NIA program, which was approved by the City Council in 1993. The program is designed to focus resources in targeted areas to provide concentrated and comprehensive neighborhood revitalization.
Components of neighborhood revitalization include:
Code enforcement
Blight abatement
Housing rehabilitation and reconstruction
Housing infill
Neighborhood economic development
Infrastructure improvements
Neighborhood capacity building and training
Youth programs
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Selection
The following criteria are considered in selecting the areas:
Existing commitments and staff assigned to the area
Other resources to leverage in the area
Neighborhood organization capacity and activity level
Geographically dispersed
Potential for success
Multy-year funding commitments
Level of owner-occupied housing
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Strategy
NSD selected five neighborhoods for concentrated revitalization activities. The idea is to develop a plan with the area residents so they can define “success.” The goal is to complete all facets of the plan.
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Current Neighborhood Initiative Areas
Downtown/Roosevelt: 7th Avenue to 7th Street, McDowell to Van Buren
Garfield: 7th to 16th Streets, Van Buren to I-10
Isaac: 31st to 35th Avenues, I-10 to Palm Lane
New North Town: 7th to 12th Street, Northern to Dunlap
Village Center: 7th to Central Avenue, Dunlap to the Arizona Canal
South Phoenix Village: 24th to 32nd Streets, Salt River to Roeser Road
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Completed Neighborhood Initiative Areas
Longview: 12th to 16th Street, Indian School Rd. to Osborn Rd.
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City of Phoenix NIA Annual Reports 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003-2005
Neighborhood Initiative Area Annual Report 2000 (English)
Neighborhood Initiative Area Annual Report 2000 (Spanish)
Neighborhood Initiative Area Annual Report 2001 (English)
Neighborhood Initiative Area Annual Report 2001 (Spanish)
Neighborhood Initiative Area Annual Report 2002 (English)
Neighborhood Initiative Area Annual Report 2002 (Spanish)
Neighborhood Initiative Area Annual Report 2003-2005 (English)
Neighborhood Initiative Area Annual Report 2003-2005 (Spanish)
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NIA Projects- Pictures:
