Blueprint for Disaster The Unraveling of Chicago Public Housing 1st Edition by D Bradford Hunt ISBN 0226360865 978-0226360867

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ISBN 10: 0226360865

ISBN 13: 978-0226360867

Author: D Bradford Hunt

Blueprint for Disaster traces public housing’s history in Chicago from its New Deal roots through current mayor Richard M. Daley’s Plan for Transformation. In the process, D. Bradford Hunt chronicles the Chicago Housing Authority’s own transformation from the city’s most progressive government agency to its largest slumlord.

            Challenging explanations that attribute the projects’ decline primarily to racial discrimination and real estate interests, Hunt argues that well-intentioned but misguided policy decisions—ranging from design choices to maintenance contracts—also paved the road to failure. Moreover, administrators who fully understood the potential drawbacks did not try to halt such deeply flawed projects as Cabrini-Green and the Robert Taylor Homes. The resulting combination of fiscal crisis, managerial incompetence, and social unrest plunged the CHA into a quagmire from which it is still struggling to emerge. Blueprint for Disaster, then,is an urgent reminder of the havoc poorly conceived policy can wreak on our most vulnerable citizens.

Blueprint for Disaster The Unraveling of Chicago Public Housing 1st Table of contents:

Introduction

• Overview of Chicago’s Public Housing History

• The Promise and Pitfalls of Public Housing in Urban America

• Purpose and Structure of the Book

Part I: The Rise of Public Housing in Chicago

1. The Beginnings of Public Housing

   • Early Efforts to Address Urban Poverty and Housing Shortages

   • The Creation of Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and Its Mission

   • Federal Government’s Role in Housing Policies and Funding

2. The Construction of High-Rise Housing Projects

   • The Development of Cabrini-Green, Robert Taylor Homes, and Other High-Rises

   • The Idealistic Vision: Modernism and the Promise of “The Ideal City”

   • Early Successes and Challenges in the 1940s and 1950s

3. Shifting Demographics and Urban Challenges

   • The Migration of African Americans to Chicago and the Growth of the Inner City

   • Racial Segregation and the Creation of Isolated Public Housing

   • The Impact of Federal and Local Policies on Housing Development

Part II: The Decline of Chicago’s Public Housing

4. The Struggles of Public Housing in the 1960s and 1970s

   • Increasing Poverty and Crime in Public Housing Developments

   • Poor Management and Decaying Infrastructure

   • The Disconnect Between Housing Policy and the Needs of Residents

5. The Impact of Deindustrialization and Economic Shifts

   • Job Losses and the Changing Economic Landscape of Chicago

   • The Loss of Community and Social Stability in Public Housing

   • The Effects of Urban Decay and Abandonment on Residents’ Lives

6. The Political and Social Pressures for Change

   • Activism and Protest Movements Among Public Housing Residents

   • Public Housing and the Rise of the “War on Drugs”

   • Shifting Political Ideologies: From Support to Neglect

Part III: The CHA’s Response and the Policy Failures

7. The Promise of Reform: Urban Renewal and Revitalization Efforts

   • Government Plans for “New” Housing and the Promise of Renovation

   • The Role of the CHA in Public Housing Reform

   • The Flaws in Urban Renewal Programs and Gentrification Concerns

8. The Failure of Public Housing in the 1980s and 1990s

   • The Destruction of Housing Developments: The Demolition of High-Rises

   • Short-Term Solutions and Long-Term Problems

   • The Legacy of Inefficiency and Corruption in CHA Management

9. The Housing Crisis: From Public Housing to Homelessness

   • The Displacement of Residents and the Lack of Affordable Housing Options

   • The Impact of CHA’s Policies on Families and Communities

   • Homelessness and the Fallout from Housing Policy Failures

Part IV: Moving Forward: What Went Wrong?

10. Examining the Root Causes of Public Housing Failures

• The Design and Structure of High-Rise Housing Projects

• Mismanagement and Political Corruption in Chicago’s Housing Authority

• The Disconnect Between Government, Residents, and Local Communities

11. Alternative Approaches to Public Housing and Urban Revitalization

• Community-Based Housing Models and Their Successes

• The Role of Nonprofits and Private Developers in Housing Solutions

• Lessons Learned from Chicago and Other Cities’ Public Housing Experiences

12. Looking to the Future: Addressing Housing Inequality in Chicago

• The Challenges of Providing Affordable Housing in a Changing City

• The Role of Federal, State, and Local Governments in Urban Housing

• Recommendations for Policy Reform and New Approaches to Urban Living

Conclusion

• Reflections on the Rise and Fall of Chicago Public Housing

• The Legacy of CHA’s High-Rise Projects and What Can Be Learned

• Final Thoughts on the Path Forward for Affordable Housing in Chicago

Appendices

• Appendix A: Chronology of Key Events in Chicago’s Public Housing History

• Appendix B: Profiles of Notable Chicago Public Housing Developments

• Appendix C: Key Documents on Chicago Housing Policies and Reforms

• Index

 

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