The 508(c)(1)(a) New Millennium Faith-Based Initiative

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Spanning the Delaware River, the “Trenton Makes” Bridge in giant neon red letters proclaims to all, "Trenton Makes, The World Takes.". Hearkening back to the time when Trenton was a center of manufacture, these days the sign seems a bit of an anachronism. Trenton and many other American cities have decayed to the point that they are shells of their former selves. Businesses and people slowly disappeared from American cities over the decades since the sixties. No longer centers of thriving industry, they are now crime-ridden, politically corrupt, and decaying. Despite this, cities are now the focus of revitalization efforts. If done properly, revitalization can be a way to alleviate the poverty and crime suffered in many American inner cities. Revitalization is a recent innovation that takes advantage of the existing enterprise and infrastructure in cities and tries to bring value back to the community there. Efforts to revitalize cities meet with varied success. It is important to elevate the standard of living for the existing community, not just shove it aside in the pursuit of a gentrified city. Giving the existing people a chance at independence raises the standard of living for all residents in the city and preserves the rich heritage and character of the city. In the effort to attract people back to the cities, revitalization increases the independence of all Americans, utilizes existing infrastructure, and encourages cultural growth. One cannot speak of a city's and a people's independence without speaking of their economic independence. The ability of people to obtain jobs and meet their basic needs is a huge determinant of how well that people's culture will flourish. It is difficult to pursue the arts or education if one is impoverished. The rebuilding of inner cities can raise the quality of life for many Americans by bringing businesses that provide jobs and opportunity back to the cities. Also, a city that has a thriving business community has a healthy tax base to support its public education system. The public school is an integral part of revitalization. Providing students with a high-quality, technologybased education prepares them to become successful, contributing citizens. Inner city school systems are notorious for their high dropout rates and general difficulty in producing good students. By revitalizing inner cities, parents are given access to jobs and can provide a better home environment for their children. The use of existing infrastructure in revitalization efforts reduces suburban sprawl. Areas that were long ago developed for housing and business are made attractive through remodeling, which is less costly and environmentally destructive than building new homes in the suburbs. Encouraging city living also encourages use of mass transit Page 42 of 97
systems, decreasing reliance on the automobile. Our current culture is very much entwined with the automobile. Reduction of our reliance on automobiles is beneficial in reducing pollutants. Additionally, inner cities have often been characterized as food deserts, where nutritious, low-cost food is difficult to find because large supermarkets refuse to build there. Hopefully with the influx of jobs and money to the cities, supermarkets will follow. Bringing new life to cities will definitely improve the options available to all residents there. Cities are where culture, technology and the arts can flourish. The exchange of ideas and open-mindedness to these ideas occurs because of the cosmopolitan nature of cities. By renewing interest in our cities, we can create dynamic centers of innovation and technology that are not found in our suburbs. Suburban living has long been cliched to have sapped the creativity and vitality from our society. There is a grain of truth to this. Suburbanites often do not meet their neighbors and spend a great deal of time driving to their destinations. Urban areas, by design, force people to interact with their surroundings. It is this interaction that allows the acceptance of new ideas that build up culture. Page 43 of 97
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