Hazelwood: Making New Connections
Capstone Seminar in Economic Development, Policy and Planning
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
Spring 2001
Hazelwood: Making New Connections is the product of a Capstone seminar in economic development, policy, and planning entitled “Mobilizing Community Resources for Urban Revitalization in the Hazelwood Neighborhood, Pittsburgh” offered by the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and instructed by Dr. Sabina E. Deitrick. The Capstone seminar is linked to the University’s Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC), funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The COPC program funds partnerships between institutions of higher education and communities in an effort to solve urban problems through outreach, research, and the open exchange of information. One intention of the COPC is to help neighborhoods develop and strengthen their connections to other communities, and to educational and employment opportunities.
The Capstone Team put together a report of all their findings. The Hazelwood Report contains chapters on the Community of Hazelwood, Brownfields Development in Hazelwood, Urban Revitalization Strategies for Hazelwood, and Workforce Development in Hazelwood. For a more condensed overview, please also look at the Capstone Seminar Presentation.
The Hazelwood Report is in PDF format. For a free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here.
Have you visited the Hazelwood Homepage yet? The Hazelwood Homepage is a monthly newspaper, available in hardcopy to over 3,400 homes and business in the Hazelwood area and on-line for everyone.
Interested in more? Here are some links to Websites, grouped by topics. (Additional links are available in the Hazelwood Report, under "References" and "Appendices."
Workforce Development:
Workforce Development (Word Document, contains links and contacts)
Brownfields:
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Case Studies on Brownfields development (Carnegie Mellon University) |
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Fenton, Kelly “The Rise and Fall of the South Side Works and the Subsequent Development of the South Side” |
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: Land Recycling Fact Sheets |
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"Pittsburgh Technology Center" (The Brownfield Center, Carnegie Mellon University) |
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Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB): "Brownfields Center Job Training and Development Pilot Program Launched Through $100,000 Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency" |
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Pittsburgh Technology Center (Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA)) |
Big Box:
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Klepper, Kelley "Big-Box Design Standards" |
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Milchen, Jeff "The Benefits of Doing Business Locally" |
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Mitchell, Stacey "The Impact of Chain Stores on Community" |
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Norman, A. "Wal Mart's Impact on Local Businesses" |
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Wagner, K. "The Impact of Bog Box Retail Chains on Small Business" |
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Zeigler, Alexis "What's Wrong with Wal Mart" |
Farmer's Market:
East St. Louis Action Research Project Homepage
General:
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission