NCJ Number
25203
Date Published
1969
Length
93 pages
Annotation
BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF THE PLANNING EXPERIENCE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF PLANNING GRANTS TO ILLUSTRATE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CONTENT, DIRECTION, PRODUCT, AND IMPACT OF THE MODEL CITIES PLANNING PROCESS.
Abstract
IN ESSENCE, ELIGIBLE CITIES WERE TO RECEIVE ONE-YEAR PLANNING GRANTS WITH WHICH TO PREPARE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO 'IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE' IN THEIR MODEL NEIGHBORHOODS. BOTH IMPLEMENTATION AND ON-GOING PLANNING WOULD OCCUR OVER A FIVE-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PERIOD. THE PLANNING PROCESS WAS TO INVOLVE THREE MAJOR, SEQUENTIAL STAGES. THE FIRST STAGE WAS A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF THE MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD'S MAJOR PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, AND THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THE CAUSES. THIS BASIC ANALYSIS WOULD THEN LEAD TO THE DEFINITION OF MAJOR LONG-RANGE GOALS THE DETERMINATION OF PROGRAM APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS AND THE DETERMINATION OF RELATIVE PRIORITIES, TO BE EXPRESSED IN A STATEMENT OF STRATEGY. IN THE SECOND STAGE OF PLANNING, CITIES WERE ASKED TO QUANTIFY FIVEYEAR OBJECTIVES FOR THE MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD AREA AND COST OUT THEIR ACHIEVEMENT (PART II). THIS WOULD PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRECISE FIRST-YEAR ACTION PLANS AND PROGRAMS (PART III). PARTS II AND III AMOUNTED TO A COST ANALYSIS, IN WHICH OBJECTIVES WERE TO BE TRANSLATED INTO SPECIFIC PROGRAM PROPOSALS. THE REPORT EMPHASIZES THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH CITY'S PROBLEMS AND CHARACTERISTICS. THE PLANNING PROCESS IN THE THREE CITIES IS RATED A MODEST SUCCESS. FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-25201, NCJ-25202, AND NCJ-25204. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)