Jay Williams – Projects & Next Steps

Projects: You Spoke. We Listened.

Cleaner Youngstown

Greener Youngstown

Better Planned and Organized Youngstown

•Reorganize Streetscape Committee as Youngstown Cityscape

•Carry Out Annual Major Thoroughfare/Gateway Cleanup

•Beautify Madison Avenue Expressway in conjunction with ODOT

Cleaner Youngstown

•Target Highly Visible Demolitions

•Seek EPA Waiver for Accelerated City Wide Demolitions

Cleaner Youngstown

Cleaner Youngstown

• Convert Surplus School Buildings to Greenspace

•Reorganizing Code Enforcement Departments

•Establishing a Housing Court

•Creating Joint Code Enforcement Districts

•Hold Property OwnersAccountable

Cleaner Youngstown

• Study/ Implement Improvements to City Code Enforcement

Cleaner Youngstown

• Expand Downtown Lighting and Banner District

•Adopt Citywide/ Regional Greenway Network

•Establish Green Industrial Districts

•Support the Mahoning RiverRestoration Project

Greener Youngstown

Greener Youngstown

• Extend Mill Creek Park to Spring Commons

• Develop Park on the Downtown Riverfront

•Support planned redevelopment•Hope VI•Wick Neighbors/Smoky Hollow•YSU Centennial Master Plan•Downtown District Plan•School and Library Investment Districts•Mahoning River Corridor of Opportunity•Choice/Jubilee - Commonwealth – South Side Community Development Corp. – North Side Citizens Coalition

Better Planned and Organized Youngstown

Better Planned and Organized Youngstown

• Improve the City Landbank Program•Dedicated Full Time Landbank Coordinator

Better Planned and Organized Youngstown

• Expand Renewal Community District

Better Planned and Organized Youngstown

Campbell: Joint Services

Austintown: Meridian Road Industrial District, Green Networks

Boardman: Common Border Districts

Liberty: 711 Connector Joint Development Opportunities

Struthers: Common Border Commercial Districts

PartnerPartner with Neighboring Communities:

•Support Education and Job Creation Support Education and Job Creation IncentivesIncentives

•Mahoning River Education project•Mahoning Valley Vision for Education•Urban Congress•Steel to Scholars•NEO – Healthforce

•Support Regional Infrastructure Improvements

•Hubbard Arterial•711 Connector•Youngstown – Warren Regional Airport•Regional Passenger Rail Service•Regional Hike/Bikeway Investments

Better Planned and Organized Youngstown

Next Steps

2010 Plan Text Release

City Planning Commission

City Council

Next Steps

How to view or comment on the Youngstown 2010 Plan:

1. Tonight in the Ballroom

2. Youngstown2010.com

3. Youngstown Planning Department City Hall, 6th Floor 26 S. Phelps Street Youngstown, OH 44503

4. Any Youngstown Branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning

County

5. Request a Youngstown 2010 presentation

Next Steps

How to request a Youngstown 2010 Presentation:

Youngstown Planning Department

330-742-8842

youngstown2010@cityofyoungstownoh.com

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