YNDC Neighborhood Planner Presents at RVP Conference


Thursday, May 28, 2015

YNDC Neighborhood Planner, Tom Hetrick, presented at two sessions during the annual Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference held in Detroit on May 19-21.

The first session was entitled Neighborhood Markets: Shaping Neighborhood Change Strategy. Tom presented an overview of Youngstown's Housing Market Analysis which was used to inform the city's neighborhood planning strategy. Co-presenters were Alan Mallach of the Center for Community Progress and Jeff Hebert of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. The second session was entitled Revitalization with Roots: Best Practices in Legacy City Historic Preservation. Tom discussed how the rehabilitation of houses in Youngstown fits into broader neighborhood stabilization and preservation strategies. Co-presenters included David Mann of the Lucas County Land Bank and Matt Cole of the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago's' Historic Greystone Initiative.