Rehabilitation Instead of Demolition

Mayor Reed Gusciora describes a program (PDF) that offers Trenton residents the opportunity for upward mobility while providing them a better place to live. At the same time, the creation of local jobs and blight reduction benefits the community.

Speaking at the Mayor Donnelley Homes at the opening of the 5th Annual Princeton SmartDrivingCars Summit, Gusciora provides an overview of their partnership with the first grant recipient Vanessa Solivan (see the interview with her at this link).

Improving the quality of life through better mobility is the theme of the SmartDrivingCars Summit. The Mayor is enthused about the possibilities of how the Trenton MOVES project, when fully deployed with 100 autonomous mobility machines, will help Trentonians get to where they need to be; whether that is school, the grocery store, Church, or city parks.

Interview Highlights #

00:22 – Gusciora provides a high-level overview of the work Solivan is doing as a contractor to rehabilitate a home and the aid the city is giving her. He describes the outcome as a win-win, as it reduces blight, provides additional affordable housing, and brings a property back onto the tax roll.

01:11 – The conversion of a state of New Jersey grant from demolition to rehabilitation was the key to funding this program, explains Gusciora.

01:29 – Gusciora expresses his excitement about the potential of TrentonMOVES and its proposed100 autonomous shuttles to provide Trentonians with better mobility than they currently have.

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