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Planning Planning

Meeting –Meeting –

BOULEVARBOULEVARD PARKD PARK

Bethlehem Lutheran Church388 E. Midlothian Blvd.

Thursday, August 7th, 20087 – 8:30 p.m.

AGENDA

1. What is a Neighborhood Plan?– Future ideas– Today’s issues– Youngstown 2010 Vision

2. Continued Commitment to Public Participation

3. Neighborhood Boundaries & Name4. Neighborhood Planning

– Assets & Issues

5. Next Steps

Defining Youngstown’s role in the

new regional economyYoungstown must align itself with the

realities of the new regional economy

A call to actionAn achievable and practical action-

oriented plan to make things happen

Improving Youngstown’s

image & enhancing quality of lifeMaking Youngstown a healthier and better place to live and work

Accepting that we are a smaller cityYoungstown should strive to be a model of a sustainable mid-sized city

Youngstown 2010 Vision

Public Participation Commitment

What is your favorite flavor of Ice Cream?

Van

illa

Choco

late

Stra

wberry

Nea

polita

n

None

of the

Above

17%

48%

13%13%9%

1. Vanilla

2. Chocolate

3. Strawberry

4. Neapolitan

5. None of the Above

Citywide Neighborhood Map

Neighborhood Boundaries

Neighborhood Boundaries?

Agre

e

Dis

agre

e

Not S

ure

93%

7%0%

1. Agree

2. Disagree

3. Not Sure

Neighborhood Name

?

neighborhood name?

boule

vard

par

k

not s

ure

3%

97%1. boulevard park

2. not sure

• Code Enforcement• Safety• Housing• Streetscape

- Trash- Tree Assessment a. Median Conditions b. Tree Lawn Conditions- Crosswalks

- Signage • Historic Designation• Midlothian Boulevard• Marketing• Neighborhood Group

Assets & Issues

• Targeted code enforcement

• Possible issues:

high grass, loud noise, peeling paint, etc.

Code Enforcement

• Communicate with Police Dept.

• Communication among residents

• Targeted enforcement

Safety

Housing: Abandoned Properties

Housing: Architectural Gems

• Littering• Need for neighborhood

trash receptacles?

Trash in Neighborhood

Trash Receptacle Locations

Trash cans on each street?

Agre

e, 6

per

stre

et

Agre

e, m

ore c

ans

Agre

e, le

ss c

ans

Dis

agre

e, n

o ca

ns

Not S

ure

28%

0%3%

38%

31%

1. Agree, 6 per street

2. Agree, more cans

3. Agree, less cans

4. Disagree, no cans

5. Not Sure

Tree Assessment

A. Median Conditions

B. Tree Lawn Conditions

Median Conditions

• Mature trees

• Stumps

• Bare spots

• Inconsistency of plantings

• Improved plant selection• Hardier more disease-resistant plant cultivars• Enhance median ends• Improve lighting• Create a plan for each median

• Proposal Created by Stephen Paris, resident of Boulevard Park

Median Proposal

Fifth Avenue Median

Need Improvements to Medians?

Agre

e

Dis

agre

e (le

ave

alone)

Not S

ure

93%

7%0%

1. Agree

2. Disagree (leave alone)

3. Not Sure

Tree Lawn Conditions

• Lack of consistency and continuity

• Varying conditions

• Tree lawn corner design?

Tree Lawn Design?

Concr

ete

Gra

ss

Lan

dscap

ed

50%

33%

17%

1. 2.

3.

tree lawn design

concr

ete

bric

k

gra

ss

lands

capin

g

har

d surfa

ce w

ith p

la...

14%

34% 34%

10%7%

1. concrete

2. brick

3. grass

4. landscaping

5. hard surface with planter

Crosswalks

• No Clear Designation

Crosswalks

• Clearly Defined PedestrianArea

• Differentiation of Pavement• Enhancement of Walking

Experience• Slow Down Drivers

Crosswalks in Boulevard Park?

Crosswalk Upgrades?

Agre

e (w

ith fi

nal d

esi..

Dis

agre

e

Not S

ure

75%

21%

4%

1. Agree (with final design decision later)

2. Disagree

3. Not Sure

Signage Conditions

• Over abundance of street signs

• Varying conditions of signs and poles

• Lack of entry gateway signs

Signage Conditions

Signage Conditions

Signage

• Before • After

Signage

• Repair and reduce street signs

• Introduce neighborhood signs• Introduce historic designation

signs

Signage Upgrades?

Agre

e (w

ith fi

nal d

ec...

Dis

agre

e

Not S

ure

100%

0%0%

1. Agree (with final decision for gateway design later)

2. Disagree

3. Not Sure

Historic Designation

• National Register of Historic Places

• Marketing

• Publicity

• Increased value of homes

• Eligibility for certain tax provisions

• Federal grants for historic preservation

Apply for Historic District?

Agre

e

Dis

agre

e

Not S

ure

93%

7%0%

1. Agree

2. Disagree

3. Not Sure

Midlothian Boulevard Future Uses

• Current Zoning

• 2010 Future Land Use

Support 2010 Future Land Use?

Agre

e

Dis

agre

e

Not S

ure

46%

12%

42%

1. Agree

2. Disagree

3. Not Sure

Marketing Neighborhood

• 2010 Website - profile

• American Bungalow Magazine

• Old House Journal

• This Old House

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

• Collective Marketing and For Sale Listings

• Etc.

Marketing Outlets

Boulevard Park Neighborhood Assoc.

Continued leadership

into the

future…

Other comments/ questions?

?

Next Steps

• Collect Response Cards

• Another Neighborhood Meeting Soon– Review new designs & draft plan

• Approve Neighborhood Plan via Planning Commission & City Council

Contact Information

Youngstown Planning DepartmentCity Hall Annex

9 West Front Street , 3rd FloorYoungstown, OH 44503

330-742-8842(f) 330-742-8997

akobak@cityofyoungstownoh.com

www.youngstown2010.com/neighborhooods