Livable Neighborhood Summary
(Assets were taken, but only
two were recorded: Rathbone Home and Culver School)
Restored homes; *better traffic; *replaced
sidewalks; *underground utilities; *small shops (Haynie’s Corner); *replaced
trees; *clean & paved alleys; *new lighting; *increased police presence; *
grocery stores; *safe at night; *habitat homes that fit; *scooper laws;
*garbage cans out for only one day; *no prostitutes or drug dealers; *no
boarded up houses; *trolleys; *replaced & repaired storm and sanitary
sewers; *intersection at Walnut and Veterans Pkwy.; *new and improved parks;
*no bee’s slough; *bike lanes; *pedestrian access to Sunrise Park; *stricter
code enforcement on landloards; *no loud music, barking dogs, stray cats;
*historic signs; *open Main Street; *Greenway Project completed; *no more homes
allowed to become multiple dwellings; *less taxes; *South Sector still open;
*reactivated neighborhood watch.
GOAL |
1996 PRIORITY |
2000 PRIORITY |
RESPONSIBILITY |
IMPROVED
PUBLIC SAFETY (9) |
Second |
First |
Culver: * make City aware of
importance of keeping South Sector office open; * reactivate Watch; *
organize blocks; * work with SIGECO to improve lighting; * hold block
parties. BusB
Bus./Inst.:
* SIGECO improve lighting; post * *post
parking lots for after hours; *sponsor block partie parties; * keep properties lit; *have
fewer pay pay phones & well-lit; *phones to be send
only.(!?) City/Government: *zone permit parking;
*hire more officers; *keep South Sector office open at
night. at |
PRESERVATION
OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER (7) |
First |
Second |
Culver: *residents take care of
their properties; *press for tighter code enforcement; *identify problem properties, investigate
owners; *develop relationship with landlords; *become involved with Preservation Society; *facilitate sharing resources via
newsletter or a central gathering place bulletin board. Bus./Inst.: *museum could focus on
historic neighborhoods. City/Government: *pass ordinances to help
preserve neighborhood; *enforce codes and laws that exists; *make landlords
have permit and subject them to possible loss. |
IMPROVEMENT
OF PUBLIC SPACE (3) |
Sixth |
Third |
Culver: *keep properties clean;
*work on getting sidewalks repaired; *work on improving alleys. Bus./Inst.: *keep properties clean
and lit; *keep alleys open; *cooperate with neighborhood associations. City/Government: *City should pave
alleys; *pass ordinance to keep
garbage cans out of alley except on pick-up days. |
SENSITIVE
& EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC PLANNING (3) |
Eighth |
Fourth |
not
addressed |
ELIMINATION
OF NUISANCE (2) |
Third |
Fifth |
not
addressed |