Mercy Drive Vision PlanConcepts and Strategies

What you told us

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What you love

Your neighbors are:

Welcoming

Helpful

Strong-willed

Individualistic

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What you love

Your community has:

Parks

Quiet Neighborhoods

Churches that

collaborate

Community Center &

Health Center

Daycare, Head Start

Community Garden

Image: Mercy Drive Ministries

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What you love

Your community has:

Central location

Lynx bus service

Walking distance to

businesses

Sidewalks on Mercy

Drive

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What you’re concerned about

You’re concerned about:

Crime & Personal Safety

Traffic (buses, trucks)

You’d like to see more:

Safe walking & biking

Access to parks, fishing, canoe launch

Maintenance of sidewalks, landscaping,

private buildings, trash pickup

Community participation; community policing

Awareness of available services

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What you want to

see more of:

Single-family & Multi-family

housing

Stores (laundromat, fresh

produce, general store)

Space for small businesses

(such as live /work units)

Event space

Youth & senior programs

Public elementary school

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The Vision

A safe, attractive, and connected

community with quality homes

and apartments that empowers

neighbors of all ages to learn,

build, and create together.

The Street

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The Street

Reduce Traffic Speed

Reduce Traffic Noise

Reduce Truck Traffic

Safer Street for Walking

and Biking

More Large and Small

Street Trees

Colonial Dr.

Princeton St.

Barnett

Park

Lake

Lawne

Windsor

Cove

Me

rcy

Dr.

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Roundabouts

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Roundabouts

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Welcome to the Neighborhood!

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Community Signage

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Traffic Buttons

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Traffic Buttons

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Better Bike Lanes

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More Street Trees

Connecting to Nature

and the Water

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Barnett Park Trail

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Lake Lawne Park Fishing Dock

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New Housing Opportunities

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Housing Opportunity Sites

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Planned Multi-Family

166 new affordable

apartments

Rented to families at

60% or less of median

income (e.g. a family of

four making $35,000)

Services available to

the community at large

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Planned Multi-Family Rehab

Windsor Cove was recently purchased

Buyers intend to rehabilitate and upgrade both

interior and exterior of units

5% of units will be handicapped accessible

A New Neighborhood Center

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Co

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unity

Ce

nte

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Neighborhood Center

Windsor

Cove

W.D. Judge Dr.

Me

rcy

Dr.

Lake Lawne Ave.

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Neighborhood Center

Features:

Live/Work Townhomes

More Crosswalks

Parallel Parking

Event Space

Spaces for Small Businesses

Laundromat

Locally-Owned Restaurant

Jazz Club

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Neighborhood Center

Features:

Live/Work Townhomes

More Crosswalks

Parallel Parking

Event Space

Spaces for Small Businesses

Laundromat

Locally-Owned Restaurant

Jazz Club

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Neighborhood Center

Building Community

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Tool Lending Library

(cc) Toronto Tool Library

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Home Repair Classes

Cleveland, Ohio

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Build and Learn Apprenticeship

Hodges Roofing

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Community Information

Liberty Village Toronto

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Detroit SOUP

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OPD Events

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Artist Neighbors Inventory

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Artistic Neighborhood

Image: Town of Richmond Hill

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Artbox

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Artistic Crosswalks

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Community Intersection Painting

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Painting Party

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Fence Painting

Image: Lori Gomez Art

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Storytelling

Engage teenagers to document senior stories

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Best of Mercy Drive Awards

Best Yard

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Best of Mercy Drive Awards

Most Creative Neighbor

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Best of Mercy Awards

Most dedicated volunteer

Image: Widener University

(cc) UGA College of Agriculture and

Environment

A safe, attractive, and connected

community with quality homes

and apartments that empowers

neighbors of all ages to learn,

build, and create together.