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Redeveloping the East End

The East End Redevelopment project is part of a larger municipal development plan to revitalize one of the poorest and most neglected sections of Bridgeport. The project is designed to redevelop three sites- Pacelli's trucking, Chrome Engineering, and Mt. Trashmore- all abandoned sites now being demolished. Plans for the sites include: single and multi-family housing as well as recreation areas. Partners on the project include: Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust, Office of Planning and Economic Development, East End Community Council, Tufts, Fairfield University, Vita Nuova, Groundworks Bridgeport, Metcalf & Eddy, and PRE/view Landscape Architects. More...
East End Redevelopment Media Links:
  Click here to view "East End Redevelopment Project" slide show
   
   
     

Went Field Park Restoration And Expansion

The Wentfield Park Restoration project is a major brownfields redevelopment in an urban center for the City of Bridgeport. The objective of the project was to acquire five parcels and expand a park from six to ten acres. Two former manufacturing facilities- an industrial printing facility and metal extrusion plan- were among the parcels purchased. The City of Bridgeport is one of the first in the nation to use a new and innovative redevelopment process designed to revitalize whole communities rather than mere parcels of land. The Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment Process offers a framework for building sustainable communities around Brownfields sites. More...

 

 Went Field Park Media Links:
Click here to view "From Blight to Beauty: The Went Field Park Restoration and Expansion Project" slide show
EPA Story on The Went Field Project
Went Field Fact Sheet (adobe pdf)
  View clips from a newly available DVD:"Revitalizing a Community: The Went Field Park Story"