CHAPTER XIII - COMMUNITY ISSUES

C. NEIGHBORHOODS
 

A series of neighborhood meetings were held to gather input, from six different areas of the city, on goals and objectives for the comprehensive plan. A detailed listing of comments from each of the neighborhood meetings can be found in Appendix B.
 

 Area A: Eastside, Northside, Burke Acres, and Mt. Olivet neighborhoods concerns included:

• Industrial zoning
• Gateways
• Transit
• Brownfield sites

Area B: Edison and Milwood neighborhoods concerns included:

• Housing
• Public transportation
• Truck routes

Area C: Oakland/Winchell, Westnedge Hill, Parkview Hills, Hill-n-Brook, Oakwood, and South Westnedge neighborhoods concerns included:

• Traffic
• Protection of lakes
• Intergovernmental coordination

Area D: Westwood, Arcadia, and Knollwood neighborhoods concerns included:

• Traffic
• Open space
• Bike and pedestrian transportation

Area E: West Douglas, Stuart, and West Main Hill neighborhoods concerns included:

• Economic development
• Traffic and traffic alternatives
• Aesthetics

Area F: Vine, Western Michigan University, and Downtown neighborhoods concerns included:

• Mixed use
• Pedestrian traffic
• Improve the CBD

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