A major grant from the Environmental Simulation Center, Inc., which is a grantee of the Ford Foundation, will ensure that changes brought about by the planned Central Corridor light rail line will bring maximum benefit to area residents and business owners in the Frogtown and Rondo communities.

The intent of the grant is to link the social service infrastructure to the physical infrastructure through the planning process. The framework for this interaction is a Human Development Overlay District (HDOD), which will enable human, social, and economic development and public health agencies to provide assistance to residents and businesses so that they can embrace physical changes as opportunities for upward mobility.

Map of the FRP service area

Read a brief overview of the project

Read RFP from the Environmental Simulation Center

The Partnership's grant application (18 MB)

Environmental Simulation Center

U-PLAN community planning studio

Frogtown Rondo HD-OD Work Plan