Neighborhoods, USA Conference

Omaha Neighborhood Scan: A Citizen-Based Participatory Research Partnership Focusing on Improving Local Housing/Property Conditions

• Panel of presenters
• Process overview
• Summary of progress
• Comparison of ONS and city government approach to housing code enforcement
• ONS focuses on housing conditions
• Neighborhoods scanned by Omaha Neighborhood Scan

Rating Housing Conditions: The ONS Approach

• Code scan coverage training packet
• Sample letters used for neighborhood mailings

Neighborhood Perspectives: Gifford Park and Joslyn Castle Neighborhood Associations

• Sample Neighborhood Findings
• Gifford Park Neighborhood Association Web site
• Joslyn Castle Neighborhood Association Web site

Perspectives: The Neighborhood Center for Greater Omaha

• Address It Now! brochure
• The Neighborhood Center for Greater Omaha Web site

Perspectives: The City of Omaha

• A Guide to Housing Rehabilitation Programs for the Omaha Metropolitan Area
• The City of Omaha Web site

Further Information - Brochure

• Web page: http://neighborhoodscan.unomaha.edu/
• Online and printed materials for housing code scan
• E-mail: rsmith@mail.unomaha.edu
• Call: Dr. Russell Smith – 554-3188