Livable Neighborhood Summary

 

 

1.  Neighborhood:  LINCOLN/BELLEMEADE

 

2. Date of Meeting:  May 16, 2000                          

 

3.  Number of Participants:  12

 

4.  Facilitator:  Catherine Hill

 

5.  Boundaries of Neighborhood:  Lincoln, Kelsey, Bellmeade and Lodge

 

6. Residents’ Description of their Neighborhood:

 

Ø      University

Ø      Centrally located

Ø      Good neighbors

Ø      Old homes

Ø      Walk to destinations

Ø      State hospital ground near

Ø      Established

Ø      Mixed demographics

Ø      Neighbors get along

Ø      Improving in cleanliness and beautification

Ø      Three churches

Ø      Schools nearby

Ø      Convenient food establishments

 

7.      Descriptions of “Ideal Neighborhood”:

 

Ø      Responsible landlords

Ø      Better rental property upkeep

Ø      Prohibit expansion of “slum” landlord home purchases

Ø      Re-evaluation of traffic and parking  by city

Ø      Re-evaluation of dangerous intersections

Ø      Better controlled traffic and parking

Ø      Schools provide their own parking for students

Ø      Curb repair

Ø      Yellow lines extended

Ø      Better control of alley traffic and noise

Ø      Up grade or new sewers

Ø      Better police visibility

Ø      More green areas

Ø      No more commercial businesses

Ø      Busiest alley in city needs less traffic or black top

 

 

8.      Agreed-Upon Goals:

 

1.  Relieve parking and traffic congestion (9)

2.  Alley maintenance, use and control (Especially Bellemeade, Mulberry                    

      to Norman) (9)

3.  Well-maintained properties (14)

4.      Respectful and responsible neighbors (8)

5.      Improved infrastructure (3)

6.      Improved and active involvement as good neighbors (2)

7.      More police visibility (5)

8.      Stop commercial expansion (3)

 

9.  Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:

 

Goal #1:  WELL MAINTAINED PROPERTIES

 

     Neighborhood Objectives:

 

Ø      Maintain personal property

Ø      Education blitz (Brochures, workshops, etc)

Ø      Supports and encouragement awards

Ø      Offer help

Ø      Report violators

Ø      Turn on pressure

 

     Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:

           

Ø      Maintain U of E student properties

Ø      Educate students on how to be responsible

Ø      Partnership with neighborhood for improvements

 

     City Objectives:

 

Ø      Enforce code laws

Ø      Utilize housing court

Ø      Control irresponsible landlords

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal #2:  RELIEVE PARKING AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION

 

     Neighborhood Objective:

 

Ø      Do not be an offender

Ø      Get to know neighbors (Including rental neighbors)

Ø      Report offenses

Ø      Get to know the laws

Ø      Petition city

Ø      Partner with schools

 

     Neighborhood Institutions Objectives: 

           

Ø      Provide parking for students

Ø      Do not use streets as your parking lot

 

     City Objectives:

 

Ø      Reevaluate traffic and parking needs

Ø      Enforce laws

Ø      Be neighborhood friendly

 

 Goal #3:  ALLEY MAINTENANCE, USE AND CONTROL

 

     Neighborhood Objectives:

 

Ø      Provide traffic study

Ø      Partner with U of E to solve problem

Ø      Petition city

Ø      Educate transient residents

 

     Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:

 

Ø      To not misuse the neighborhood

Ø      Take care of your parking problem

 

    City Objectives:

 

Ø      Recognize increased use and need for reevaluation

Ø      Make needed changes