Title:سینتیا لی شنگ، شورای محله جفرسون – جوایز APA 2014

جایزه تعالی برنامه‌ریزی ملی برای مدافع برنامه‌ریزی سینتیا لی شنگ، شورای شهر جفرسون گرتنا، لوئیزیانا سینتیا لی شنگ در حمایت از تلاش‌های برنامه‌ریزی برای رسیدگی به چالش‌های توسعه جامعه و عدم سرمایه‌گذاری مزمن پیش روی منطقه ۱۳۴ هکتاری در جفرسون پریش معروف به “شهر چاق.” لی شنگ از زمان انتخابش به شورای محله جفرسون در سال ۲۰۰۹، روند برنامه ریزی را پذیرفته و تعهدی واقعی به رونق بلندمدت محله و بهبود کیفیت زندگی ساکنین نشان داده است. لی شنگ با یک کارگروه برنامه ریزی تحت رهبری شهروندان همکاری کرد و با موفقیت شورای شهر را متقاعد کرد که برنامه استراتژیک شهر چربی را به عنوان جزئی از برنامه جامع منطقه بپذیرد. او یک هیئت مشورتی Fat City را برای به دست آوردن اجماع برای اولویت های بلندمدت مانند ایجاد منطقه توسعه تجاری شهر Fat منصوب کرد. لی شنگ تلاش منطقه‌بندی مجدد را برای تشویق استفاده ترکیبی، طراحی و استفاده از استانداردها برای محدود کردن بارهای شبانه انجام داد. در نتیجه تغییرات منطقه بندی، تماس های پلیس به این منطقه ۳۲ درصد کاهش یافته است. سرمایه‌گذاری در این منطقه نیز با توسعه مجدد ساختمان‌های سابق به رستوران‌های جدید، فضای اداری و یک مرکز سلامتی جدید افزایش یافته است. لی شنگ اتحادهای جدیدی ایجاد کرده و همکاری بین مشاغل و رهبران مدنی را تشویق کرده است.

قسمتي از متن فيلم: Fat City Community in the heart of the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson Parish had deteriorated from its 1970s heyday as the parishes answered to the French Quarter by the 1980s Fat City had become a haven for all night drinking drug use and prostitution as it aged the neighborhood suffered from chronic

Disinvestment and declining property values when Cynthia lisheng took office as a jefferson parish council woman in 2009 she made the revitalization of Fat City her top priority she worked closely with the Jefferson Economic Development Commission had with a citizen-led planning task force I don’t think there’s any doubt that the key to that

Was the leadership of the Councilwoman since Cynthia li Shang she was courageous she was determined she’d built a lot of bridges with the private sector community and with the business leadership Councilwoman li Shang successfully persuaded the council to adopt the resulting fat city strategic plan as part of the parishes

Comprehensive plan she led the fight for revised fat city zoning including curtailed hours of operation for the neighborhoods all night bars permits have been issued for the redevelopment of five former late-night bars in two new restaurants an engineering office and a spa and wellness center since the new zoning regulations went into effect

Calls to police have declined by thirty two percent she was able to bring together a collaboration of a number of different agencies that were willing to work on the fat city initiative in order to bring about those changes it is not a late-night place any longer it has more

Of a neighborhood feel crime in that area has dissipated to almost nothing Fat City today is a much better place than it was a year and a half ago today I have my kids that’ll walk from here and walk home right on the other side of west esplanade which a couple years ago

I would not have allowed working closely with local planners councilwoman li Shang ensured that zoning plans included design and Hugh standards she also appointed a Fat City advisory board to build consensus for long term priorities such as the creation of a fat City Business Development District this is government being pro-business pro

Economic development and doing things to make this area a good place to invest in our community fat city is experiencing reinvestment the owner of a successful nearby shopping mall has agreed to assist with the funding of a new community park Councilwoman li Shang is dedicated to improving her constituents quality of

Life through the planning process the american planning association is proud to present the 2014 National Planning Excellence Award for a planning advocate to Cynthia lisheng Councilwoman Jefferson Parish Louisiana

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Time: 1401208834
Date: 2014-05-27 21:10:34
Duration: 00:02:52

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