C O M M U N I T Y P L A NC O M P R E H E N S I V E
P U B L I C K I C K O F F : OCTOBER 5TH, 2017
Agenda1. Dinner + Entertainment + Mapping Activity
2. Welcome
3. Project Introduction
4. Community Visioning Activities
5. Community Priorities
6. Open Dialogue
7. Sign up for a subcommittee!
Have a question? Write down questions on the post-its provided and hand them to a meeting organizer!!
Project Team
SUB-CONSULTANT
Brean AssociatesLand Use PlanningStakeholder Engagement
SUB-CONSULTANT
UrbanKind InstitutePublic Engagement
PRIME FIRM
Asakura RobinsonProject ManagementCommunity PlanningUrban DesignTransportationEconomic Development
PENNSYLVANIA DBE CERTIFIED TEXAS/LOUISIANA DBE/HUB CERTIFIED
Department of City Planning Urban Redevelopment Authority
Steering Committee
Homewood Collaborative
CORE TEAM
Core Team Steering CommitteeRaqueeb BayCo-FounderBlack Urban Gardeners & Farmers Co-op
Nisha BlackwellFounder and CEOKnotzland
Jose DiazHomewood-Brushton YMCA
Daren Ellerbee Director; University of Pittsburgh Commu-nity Engagement Center
Andrea ElockCommunity Planning CoordinatorPort Authority
Olguens Fils-AimeCorps Commanding Officer)Salvation Army
Mike HillerDirector of Policy and OutreachNine Mile Run Watershed Association
David HopkinsDirectorAlma Illery
Mubarik IsmaeliPresidentHomewood Community Sports
Dr. James T. JohnsonExecutive DirectorAfro American Music Institute
Cmdr. Jason LandoCommanderBureau of Police Zone 5
Bugumba LowryVolunteer and ResidentMAD DADS
Kilolo LuckettArt Historian/Cultural Producer/Writer
Free BlackwellCEO and Executive Director of House of MannaHomewood Renaissance Association
Elwin GreenPresidentRace Street 2050, Inc.
Andrew DashAssistant Director Department of City Planning
T. Rashad Byrdsong President and CEO Community Empowerment Association
Fred BrownPresident and CEOHomewood Children’s Village
Marita Bradley Chief of Staff Office of Councilman Burgess
Melvin Hubbard ElDistrict Office Chief of StaffState Representative Gainey’s Office
Jerome JacksonExecutive DirectorOperation Better Block, Inc.
Demi Kolke Senior Planner, Strategic Planning Department of City Planning
Majestic Lane Deputy Chief of Neighborhood Emplowerment Office of the Mayor
Monique McIntoshChief Administrative OfficerYWCA
Emily MitchellSenior Project Development Specialist Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Rev. Sam WareExecutive DirectorBuilding United of SWPA
Julie Motley-WilliamsExecutive DirectorHomewood-Brushton YMCA
Marvin MillerFounder and ArchitectMarvin Miller, Architect
Dwayne RankinChief Lending OfficerBridgeway Capital
Monte RobinsonSite Director (Lincoln PreK-5)Homewood Children’s Village
Vladimir St. SurinAssistant Dean of StudentsCommunity College of Allegheny County
John StephenNegley Run Watershed
Diamonte WalkerMWBE OfficerUrban Redevelopment Authority
Lara WashingtonPresidentAllegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corp.
Consultant Team
Karen BreanProject Lead - Land Use Planning
Lillian DenhardtProject Associate - Land Use Planning
Jamil Bey, PhDStrategist and Meeting Facilitator
Zakcq LockremPrincipal-in-Charge/Project Manager
Katie Coyne Deputy Project Manager
Alex MillerProject Planner
Elizabeth van der Els Project Planner
Ebony DumasProject Planner
Project Goals
• Develop goals, recommendations, and implementation strategies to steer planning and development in Homewood for years to come.
• Establish a common vision and direction for Homewood.
• Create a plan that serves as the basis for planning activities, neighborhood design, and future investment decisions.
Vision + Mission
Vision Statement, developed by the Core Team:
Homewood is an African-American cultural destination where people choose to live, work, worship, and visit. It is safe, green, healthy, and innovative. It has quality schools. It is a place that protects long-term and low-income residents and equips them to be engaged and informed.
Mission Statement, developed by a Subcommittee:
The Mission of the Homewood Community Comprehensive Plan is to incorporate the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles) to craft strategies to transform Homewood into a desirable place to live, work, worship, and visit.• Umoja (Unity)• Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)• Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)• Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)• Nia (Purpose)• Kuumba (Creativity)• Imani (Faith)
Project Timeline
What is the Homewood Comprehensive Community Plan? In partnership with the Homewood Collaborative, the City of Pittsburgh Department of Planning, the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority, and Homewood residents and stakeholders, the Homewood Comprehensive Community Plan aims to develop goals, recommendations, and implementation strategies to steer planning and development in Homewood for years to come. The planning team is currently working to develop a shared vision and conceptual plan for Homewood by building on past studies, initiatives, and planning efforts such as Operation Better Block’s Cluster Plan; and, by focusing on the following key areas: public health and safety, arts and culture, innovation and business development, housing, education, mobility, land use and urban design, sustainability, and workforce development.
C O M M U N I T Y P L A NC O M P R E H E N S I V E
Project Contact: Demi Kolke | Department of City Planning | [email protected]
Project TimelineSummer/Early Fall 2017 Fall 2017 Late Fall 2017 Winter 2018
WE ARE HERE
VISION DEVELOPMENT + NEEDS ASSESSMENT
What are the needs of the community? How can this plan leverage a shared community
vision into action? What are the Plan’s biggest
barriers?
CONCEPT PLANNING
Building on vision development and needs
assessment, what strategies can further
the diverse goals of the project?
DESIGNRECOMMENDATIONS
How can broad goals and strategies be
translated into detailed recommendations for projects, policies, and
programs?
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
How can community stakeholders and other project partners utilize local, regional, state, and national funding
and programs to directly implement Plan
recommendations?
FINAL PLANCOMPLETED
A final plan will include a summary of the planning process including specific recommendations
for projects, policies, and programs as well
as implementation strategies.
March 2018
CORE ENGAGEMENT
EVENTS
Core Team and/or Steering Commmittee Meetings
Community Meetings
SAVE THE DATE: FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING 5:00 - 8:00 pm, Thursday, October 5th, 2017
Location: Homewood YMCA, 7140 Bennett St
Dinner, entertainment, and childcare provided!
@HomewoodCommunityPlan | #PlanHomewood
Building on Past Efforts
Housing
Public Health and Safety
Culture and Recreation
Education
Workforce Development
Mobility
Business and Innovation
Sustainability
Land Use & Urban Design
2005
2010
2015
PreservePGH (Dept. of City Planning, 2012)
Public Art Plan (Dept. of City Planning, 2016)
Welcoming Pittsburgh (COP, 2014)
Homewood: A Community Profile (Allegheny County, 2009)
Open Space PGH (Dept. of City Planning, 2013)
ON EPGH: Resilient Pittsburgh (100 Resilient Cities, 2017)
Climate Action Plan (PGH Climate Initiative 2012)
Affordable Housing Findings & Recommendations (COP, 2016)
African American Neighborhoods of Choice (U of OGH, 2016)
Homewood Housing Development Strategy (Jaxon Development Company, 2002)
PGH Roadmap for Inclusive Innovation (COP, 2014)
Equitable Development (Policy Link, 2016)
Market Value Analysis Reinvestment Fund, 2016)
Homewood Cluster Planning (OBB, 2015)
P4 Performance Measure (COP, 2016)
PGH Principles for Design & Planning (Dept. of City Planning, ongoing)
PGH Bike Plan (Dept. of City Planning, ongoing)
Complete Streets Policy (COP, 2015)
Bridging the Busway (Studio for Spacial Practice, 2012)
Homewood TOD (URA, 2015)
Homewood Urban Agenda Strategy,CEA, 2014)
HBCCO Strategic Plan (H-B CC, 2001)
2000
City-wide Projects
Homewood Projects
OBB Health Report & Strategic Action Plan 2017
Join an Action Team:Sign up sheets are present at the activity tables and at the sign-in table.
Housing
Public Health and safety
Culture & Recreation
Education
Workforce Development
Mobility
Business & Innovation
Sustainability
Urban Design & Development
Community Visioning ActivitiesOPEN HOUSE, 6:05-7:15 PM
1. A Vision for Homewood’s Future
2. Arts and Cultural Heritage of Homewood
3. Public Health & Safety in Homewood
4. Homewood Opportunities at Every Stage of Life
5. Housing Options for Homewood’s Existing and New Residents
FINAL ACTIVITIES, 7:15-8:00 PM
1. Priorities Activity
2. Open Dialogue +Parking Lot
Priorities Activity1. Each person gets 100 points in paper squares
2. Boxes in the back of the room are labeled based on the 9 Action Team focus areas
3. Distribute your points into the 9 boxes according to what you think is most important for Homewood
#PlanHomewoodPHOTO CHALLENGE
Win Prizes for taking photos of and in Homewood and posting them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using
the hashtag #planhomewood
The photo with the most likes in each challenge wins a gift card to a neighborhood business!
Keep your eye out for new challenges posted!