🌳 Christ Inc Urban Renewal
Summary
God loves cities. Real renewal is not a photo op; it’s long obedience: stabilize blocks first, repair what exists, green with native plants and shade where heat hits hardest, and report results publicly. We replace hype with hydrology, honest ledgers, and local stewardship jobs so parks thrive and families stay.
- Heart: People over PR, restitution where harm was done, dignity in design.
- Hands: Vacant lot triage, safe soil, trees that live, trash contracts that actually pick up, lighting that works.
- Rails: Permits pulled, receipts posted, maintenance funded, metrics disclosed.
Problems
- Ribbon cut parks: no irrigation or maintenance budget.
- Tree planting theatrics: wrong species, no watering plan.
- Grant mills: consultants paid, no shovels moving.
- Beauty over basics: murals before working lights.
- Green demolition: no audited waste diversion.
- Developer community benefits: unenforced promises.
- Donation bins: no receipts or reporting.
- Displacement disguised as renewal: rising rents, no protections.
Warning About Urban Renewal Cons & Greenwashing
Protect your block, your gift, and your neighbors. Demand maintenance funding up front, require native plantings with care plans, insist on public dashboards, work with auditable partners, and adopt anti-displacement protections before calling any project “renewal.”