Peninsula Habitat Home Map Timeline of Projects Green Building Land Aquisition Current Projects: Lincoln Ave, Redwood City Future Projects: Daly City Resale Homes: Gloria Way, Redwood City Completed Projects: Commercial Ave, So. SF    - Dedication Feb 2008    - Kick off Sept 2006 San Bruno Ave, Brisbane Glen Parkway, Brisbane Plumas Ave, Brisbane Brisbane Projects: Historical Perspective De Long Street, Daly City Habitat Way, Daly City Rolison Rd, Redwood City Hope Court, Redwood City Gloria Way, East Palo Alto Single Family Homes    - (East Palo Alto)    - (Redwood City &      Menlo Park) Home Rolison Road - Before PHfH Rolison Road - After PHfH Completed Projects Rolison Road, Redwood City 36 Townhouses and Community Center Description: Five two-story, courtyard clusters, wood framed, with each house having a private entry and fenced patio area Mix of five two-bedroom, 29 three-bedroom and two handicap, three-bedroom units, generally with 1½ baths Community center with meeting rooms and learning lab at development's center Construction Timeframe: June 2000 - December 2003 Land Donor: City of Redwood City Our Families Families: 36 (Adults: 67; Children: 98) Employed in Redwood City: 16 adults Community Support: Peninsula Habitat received tremendous support from the community for its Rolison Road development. More than 12,000 volunteers, in both construction and administration, worked more than 170,000 hours to complete the three-year project. Before Peninsula Habitat: The Friendly Acres East Bayshore Neighborhood Association played a significant role in land being donated to Peninsula Habitat. According to Bonnie Miller, the Association's president, said the old apartments (on Rolison Road) had rats and roaches, drugs and prostitution, up to 16 people living in one unit, and even a meat-packing plant set up in one apartment. Over the years, she's had three cars stolen, been attacked and threatened, but she said the gang members have moved on and nothing has happened in the last few years (since Peninsula Habitat's arrival). Today: Building Community Neighborhood Improvements: Since Peninsula Habitat's partner families have taken ownership of their houses, Bonnie Miller observes that, "they really care about how their house looks, and they care about maintaining it." She estimates that property owners up and down Rolison Road have spent at least $3 million fixing up their properties. There is new paint, new driveways and remodeled apartments. "When people see improvements in their neighborhood, they have a tendency to go out and improve, too," said Miller. Crime Reduction: From our block in 1999, there were 31 "suspicious person" calls, which Captain Scott Warner said indicates gang activity. There have not been any such calls since 1999 (Peninsula Habitat took ownership of the land in 2000). From 1994 through 1994, there were 32 disturbance calls from the same block and only six in 2000, two in 2001, and none in 2002.