In today's Daily, they had an article about the single-family homes that are replacing some housing projects in Decatur.
http://www.decaturdaily.com/detail/32610.html
They Decatur Housing Authority is really starting to focus on "home ownership" so that people have more pride in where they live, thus the area is more safe, is more pleasant to look at, and improves the economy in the area.
I know most of you can't read the entire story on the website, because you have to pay to read it online *rolls eyes*, but just to kinda illustrate what's going on: the houses are brick, the owner gets to choose the paint color, appliances, the floor plans, etc...
The people that move into these houses are low income, so the housing authority aids them in getting credit approval for mortgages. The houses are 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and an attached garage, so these things look like genuine suburban houses, but they only cost about 90,000 dollars.
The great thing, this is actually cheaper than what used to sit on the property before they tore it all down. The people own the homes, instead of the housing authority paying for maintenance and all that stuff.
I hope that the city continues to do this stuff, especially because it's right next to downtown.