Algiers Village Living Communities Challenge Vision Plan

16. UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES
LCC CRITERIA:
The Community must incorporate access to basic community services and amenities that
support the health, dignity, and rights of all people. All residents must have access to the
following within ½ mile directly or ¼ mile to a public transportation line that provides direct
(without transferring) access within 2 miles.
• PLACES TO SHOP a grocery store or farmers market that has fresh produce and meat, a
mixed-use commercial zone
• PLACES TO CONGREGATE a community center or youth center/senior center
• PLACES TO WORK an office building, light industrial or hospital/clinic
• PLACES TO LEARN a daycare, school or higher education institution.
The Community must have a one public transportation line that runs between 7am and 7pm
(at a minimum).
ANALYSIS
Algiers Village, despite its small size, is rich in community services and has access via public transit to a larger
commercial zone in Brattleboro (see plan on opposite page). The Guilford Store serves the community as a place to
shop. A Price Chopper supermarket is less than two miles away via public transit with no transfers required.
The Guilford Community Church offers gathering space for religious and other assemblies. Proposed are community
pavilion/gathering space and the community center and food shelf which will offer additional places for the community
to utilize.
There are relatively few places to work in the Village, but residents have access to many workplaces in nearby
Brattleboro via public transportation. Additional employment opportunities may become available in the Village when
the proposed business in-fill properties are developed.
Brattleboro Union High School and Middle School are less than two miles away via public transit and school bus. A
day care center is proposed to be built in the Village. The Brattleboro Blue Line, operated by Connecticut River Transit,
serves the Village at a bus stop at the Guilford Store.
MEETING THE IMPERATIVE
This imperative has been met with existing community services to the north of Algiers. It will be further enhanced when
the proposed facilities are developed.
17. EQUITABLE INVESTMENT
LCC CRITERIA:
This LCC imperative requires that for every dollar of project cost, the lead organization must set
aside and donate half a cent to a charity.
MEETING THE IMPERATIVE
The lead entity will be a nonprofit and Algiers Village will be exempt from this requirement.
18. JUST ORGANIZATIONS
LCC CRITERIA:
For all construction projects undertaken by the community, at least two major stakeholders on
the project team must have a JUST transparency label. The community will advocate for JUST
labels as required for all prospective employers in the village.