The Crandall and North Street Revitalization Project (LGAA 2009)

City of Binghamton (Winner)
County: Broome County
Population: 10,001 to 50,000
City Hall: (607) 772-7001

The City of Binghamton diagnosed a problem in the heart of its North Main Street (NoMa) area. The City, partnered with the local housing non-profit First Ward Action Council, underwent a $10.5 million revitalization project funded by State grants to renovate the exhausted Crandall and North Streets. Spurred by resident neighborhood groups, the City identified the two streets as an epicenter of policy activity, and code violations. To combat this matter the City and First Ward begun a revitalization project to transform the decrepit streets of Crandall and North to create new, affordable housing for low-income residents. In addition to creating affordable living, the Revitalization Project transformed the neighborhood, while saving some of the historic houses. The City credits the Revitalization Project for increasing quality of life in NoMa, and attributes it as a catalyst for more future neighborhood-driven work in Binghamton