Community Visioning Meeting - Area A |
Northside / Eastside / Burke Acres |
Combined Visions | |
Rank | Vision |
1. | Restoration of pride, respect and racial harmony among all people. |
2. | A northside mini-mall/shopping district/grocery. |
3. | Well-kept, owner-occupied homes with 90% employment. |
4. | Firms that are an asset to the neighborhood; clean, high wages, high tech, blends in with neighborhood. |
5. | No drug traffic. |
6. | Strong owner-occupied residential base. |
7. | Solid stable economy. |
8. | Better health care and child care. |
9. | Churches bring congregations back to the neighborhood. |
10. | More retail commercial and housing development. |
11. | Parks and recreation. |
12. | Preserve, restore, reuse and beautify the neighborhood. |
13. | Commercial and residential mix to allow people to walk to stores. |
14. | Wide, clean streets with beautiful trees and better access. |
15. | A safe 24-hour community. |
16. | Recreation activity; bowling, swimming, skating. |
17. | A movie theater downtown. |
Group One - Vision Statements | |
Rank | Visions |
1. | Restoration of pride and respect among young people. / Racial harmony. |
2. | No drug peddlers. |
3. | Well-kept homes. / 95% home ownership. / 80% to 90% employment. |
4. | Wide, clean streets. / Better access to the interstate. / Revitalization of city trees. |
5. | More choices of health care and child care. |
Others: | |
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Rank | Visions |
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Prouds | |
Rank | Prouds |
1. | Universities and colleges; Lincoln School, Old Central, educational advantages. |
2. | Resilience of northside neighborhood. |
Others: | |
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Sorries | |
Rank | Sorries |
1. | No convenient commercial services. |
2. | Drug traffic and its effect on youth. |
Others: | |
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Group Two - Visions | |
Rank | Visions |
1. | North side mini-mall/shopping district/grocery store. |
2. | Strong residential base; revitalized housing especially owner-occupied. |
3. | Churches bring their congregations back to the neighborhood to live. |
4. | Recreation activity; bowling, swimming, skating. |
5. | A movie theater downtown. |
Others: | |
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Rank | Visions |
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Prouds | |
Rank | Prouds |
1. | Does not have a ghetto. |
2. | Do have kids doing well. |
3. | People choose to stay. |
Others: | |
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Sorries | |
Rank | Sorries |
1. | There are fewer black businesses today. / No grocery stores. / Can't spend our money in our neighborhood. |
2. | Can leave here and buy drugs within a few blocks. |
3. | Roads. |
Others: | |
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Group Three - Visions | |
Rank | Visions |
1. | Firms that are an asset to the neighborhood: clean, high-paying, blend in with neighborhood, and high tech. |
2. | More commercial, retail and housing developments. |
3. | Commercial and residential mix to allow people to walk to stores. |
4. | Preserve, restore, reuse and beautify neighborhoods. |
5. | A safe 24-hour community. |
Others: | |
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Prouds | |
Rank | Prouds |
1. | Neighborhoods which meet basic needs on a pedestrian level. |
2. | Pride in neighborhoods. |
3. | New investment in neighborhoods; churches and new homes. |
Others: | |
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Sorries | |
Rank | Sorries |
1. | Incomes leave the neighborhood. |
2. | Absentee landlords. |
3. | Prejudice still exists in community - redlining by lenders. |
Others: | |
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