 |
 |
 |
||
|
Central
Area, as modified
|
Central Area before modifications |
Typical
area after modifications
|
||
|
|
|
|
||
|
Central
Area, as modified
|
Central Area before modifications |
Typical
area after modifications
|
||
|
The modification of a row-house public housing project in the South Bronx in New York City, where design strategies included the use of fencing and curbs to reassign open grounds to individual residents, as well as new paths, lighting, and play equipment to improve the appearance of the project. The overall crime rate dropped 54 percent in the first year after these changes were made. |
 |
 |
|
| Aerial view of a small portion of Clason Point showing how the six foot fencing was installed to create collective rear yards and the curbing to define front yards. Note the location of the play node serving a small cluster of families. | The Central Area as modified. Note that the extended front yards of neighboring homes now border the Central Area, bringing more under their control. |