"Long Boston's most impoverished area, the Dudley Street neighborhood is living an extraordinary story of community rebirth shaped by the dreams of ordinary people of different races and generations. This inner city neighborhood, like so many around the country, was treated like an outsider city--separate, unequal and disposable. The resident-led Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) is rebuilding it with the power of pride, organizing and a unified vision of comprehensive community development." (Streets of Hope, 1994).

Initiative:
 

• The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI)
  A resident-driven movement to create an urban village.

Stories:
 

• Dudley Street Becomes a "Street of Hope"
  Introduction to the book, "Streets of Hope," by Peter Medoff and Holly Sklar. (Boston: South End Press, 1994).

Case study plus:
 

• The DSNI Revitalization Plan: A Comprehensive Community Controlled Strategy
  The 25-page executive summary of the plan for the Dudley Street urban village. It lays out comprehensive strategies for the physical, economic, and human development of a vibrant, diverse, empowered community. Prepared by DAC International, Inc. 1987.

   

• Urban Village Vision Process: Towards a Wholesome Community. A 25-page report about the steps DSNI recently took to update its 1987 Revitalization Plan. Over a period of eight months, DSNI designed and carried out a community visioning process, where residents from throughout the neighborhood met together to develop an updated and shared vision for the Dudley Street urban village. 1996.