Public Housing and Nickerson Gardens

The study will specifically attempt to determine the successes and/or failures of the policy and practice of public housing in the United States and in Nickerson Gardens in particular.

The study will first examine public housing in terms of its origins on a national levelwhy it was originated, when it was originated, how it was originated, and the functions it was originated to perform. This section will cover the social, economic and political contexts which gave rise to the origination of public housing. Relevant federal agencies and their role in public housing will be covered as well.

The heart of the paper, after this general and historical introductory section, will be the coverage of the conditions existing since the beginnings of the Nickerson Gardens, with an emphasis, unfortunately, on the crime which has plagued the project since its inception and which continues to reduce the residents to a state of fear and victimization. Policy considerations to correct the situation in Nickerson Gardens and in other housing projects will be examined. Comparison of problems in various housing projects will also be covered.

In the conclusion of the study we will examine public housing in retrospect, emphasizing analysis of the success of such housing. In addition, the conclusion will provide a look at the future

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ram (Keith 103). The last Eisenhower term saw the government move toward the right on the problem. Restraint and tight money, recession in the construction business, Eisenhower vetoes of housing programs, and a strengthening of the conservative hold on the thinking of the people meant that public housing was very low on the national agenda. Kennedy and then Johnson were far more aggressive on the housing question, with Johnson especially determined to push through Congress major proposals. As Keith writes: The major program proposals in (Johnson's special message to Congress in January 1964) included authorization for an additional 200,000 public housing dwellings over the following four years plus 40,000 leased units, an additional $1.4 billion in urban renewal funds for a twoyear period, and a new program of grants and loans for the development of public facilities in new communities, as well as loan insurance for the private developers of such communities (Keith 152). However, a split among the democrats over the public housing vs. urban renewal question, assaults on both by the Republicans, and the swiftly rising specter of the Vietnam War all combined to deal Johnson's good intentions a serious blow. The major pr
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Approximate Word count = 5908
Approximate Pages = 24 (250 words per page)