Homewood Cluster Plan
Team: Studio for Spatial Practice
Client: Operation Better Block
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date : 2014-2015
SfSP partnered with Operation Better Block to create The Homewood Cluster Plan: a detailed, parcel-by-parcel land use vision for Homewood’s future based on the needs and desires of existing, present-day community stakeholders.
The Cluster Planning process considered both long- and short-term land use, working with residents in one part of the neighborhood at a time.
Building on neighborhood assets, a vision was crafted to define a community-driven vision for: what should happen to vacant property; what types of development are right for different parts of Homewood; where should houses be renovated, mothballed or demolished, and where new ones should be built; and also where new businesses, industrial uses and parks should be located.
Each of the ten individual Cluster Plans, including the Business and Industrial Core focus area, comprise part of a complete, community-driven plan for the entire Homewood neighborhood.
