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Remaking Minnie Street

The Impacts of Urban Revitalization on Crime and Pedestrian Safety

is an associate professor in the Department of Planning, Policy, and Design at the University of California, Irvine

Craig Anderson

Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, University of California, Irvine

Michael Powe

is an associate professor in the Department of Planning, Policy, and Design at the University of California, Irvine

Tracy McMillan

Department of Community and Regional Plannning, University of Texas at Austin

Diane Winn

Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, University of California, Irvine

Urban design is frequently identified as a tool to reduce crime and improve traffic safety in urban neighborhoods. In this "before" and "after" evaluation, we assess a major urban revitalization in the Minnie Street neighborhood in Santa Ana, California, in terms of its impacts on crime and pedestrian safety. Conclusions suggest that urban design can help to improve crime and traffic safety in poor urban neighborhoods but that other factors must also be considered.

Key Words: urban • low income • revitalization; crime • safety • pedestrian

Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 26, No. 3, 315-331 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X06297257


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