Community Master Plan, MXD provided a CPTED analysis of the
site and surrounding neighborhood.
Bollards on the site restricting
vehicular access (police cars)
Public phones legitimize loitering
by would-be crime offenders
ANALYSIS
The "on-the-ground" site and neighborhood analyses were completed
to determine:
(i) the presence of crime, movement, service and fear generators; and
(ii) site/land use conflicts.
FINDINGS
We found that the criminals in the community used the physical environment
to help them commit their crimes. There were prostitutes using bus stops to
solicit clients, drug dealers hiding drugs in tree notches, drug dealers loitering
around pay phones and using the public housing site as a convenient "get-a-way"
from police cruisers.
Notch in tree where drug
dealers hide narcotics
Informal alley between
commercial and residential
used as a "short-cut" and
for dumping trash
Based on these findings and those raised by residents and
law enforcement officers during workshops, CPTED strategies
were recommended.
These crime reduction recommendations dealt with limiting
access to the Durkeeville site by nonresidents while redesigning
it in a way that would not hinder residents' movement.
Axial Line Computer Analysis of Durkeeville
Public Housing Site
COLLABORATION
Working with the design team and local law enforcement, we
provided design recommendations to the architects for
reconfiguring the public housing site to increase police access
and match the surrounding single family character of the
neighborhood.
In September 1996 the Jacksonville Housing Authority
was awarded $25 million from the HUD HOPE VI program
for the revitalization of the Durkeeville Housing Community.
MXD is proud to have been a part of this effort.