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What is a Choice Neighborhood?
Kingsessing – Bartram Village is a choice neighborhood. This is a designation and program from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for neighborhoods anchored by public housing where public and private dollars are leveraged to support locally-driven strategies in a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Choice helps communities revitalize neighborhoods by improving distressed public and/or assisted housing, catalyzing critical improvements in the neighborhood and helping residents with educational, workforce, and health programming.
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THE BARTRAM CHOICE TEAM IS PROUD TO PRESENT BLOSSOM AT BARTRAM!
In 2017, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a Choice Neighborhoods Planning & Action Grant to the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to guide a two year, community-driven planning process followed by a year and a half to implement physical neighborhood improvements. Centered around the redevelopment of Bartram Village, the Transformation Plan explored ways to revitalize the surrounding Kingsessing neighborhood. The result of this planning process was the 2020 Bartram Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan: Blossom at Bartram! followed by a number of physical neighborhood investments referred to ‘Early Action Activities’.
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded PHA a $50 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant to revitalize Bartram Village and the surrounding Kingsessing Southwest community.
The Bartram Choice Implementation plan will feature three distinct but interrelated components: Housing, People, and Neighborhood.
HOUSING
NEW HOUSING + MORE OPTIONS
The Housing Plan is focused on replacing distressed public housing with high-quality mixed-income housing that is well-managed and responsive to the needs of the surrounding neighborhood. Bartram Choice will redevelop the Bartram Village housing site within the Kingsessing Southwest community.
PEOPLE
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE
The People Plan is focused on improving outcomes of households living in the Bartram Village site related to employment and income, health, and children's education.
NEIGHBORHOOD
AREA-WIDE REVITALIZATION
The Neighborhood Plan is focused on creating the conditions necessary for public and private reinvestment in distressed neighborhoods to offer the kinds of amenities and assets that are important to a family's choice about their community, including safety, good schools, recreation, and commercial activity.
The Bartram Choice Neighborhoods Transformation Plan is an opportunity to create a comprehensive plan to revitalize Bartram Village and the surrounding area to improve the quality of life and attract additional investment.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a Choice Neighborhoods Planning & Action Grant to the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to guide a two-year, community-driven planning process followed by a year and a half to implement physical neighborhood improvements. Centered around the redevelopment of Bartram Village, the Transformation Plan will also explore ways to revitalize the surrounding Kingsessing neighborhood.
