Northern North Main Street

Louise Goodfellow

1

Demographic Overview

2

Data (avg. of census blocks)Population ~ 1700 individuals Median household income: $29,000Poverty rate: 36%31% enrolled in school Race:

75% Black or African American22% White3% 2 or more races

Crime63.6 crimes per 1000 inhabitantsCity avg: 24.7

3

Character◉ Young◉ Residential◉ Active Churches◉ Crime dictates the perception

4

Assets◉ Gardens ◉ Stonewall Recreation Center◉ Vacant Spaces◉ Churches◉ People

5

Challenges◉ Perception ◉ Lack of neighborhood identity ◉ Disconnect between both

sides of N. Main

7

Opportunity

8

Green Spaces

Connectivity

Relationships

Inspiration: Helpful Practice

▷ Public stage for urban agriculture since 1972

▷ Gardening and convening space

○ 127 plots

○ Reading groups, yoga, cooking and gardening classes

▷ Food feeds residents, goes into corner stores, and is used for cooking demos in schools

▷ “It brings folks out of isolation.”9

Alice’s Garden: Milwaukee, WI Lindsay Heights

Recommendations◉ More community dialogue

◉ Building community capacity around an identity Uptown

◉ Community Gardens & Food

◉ Spaces for community convening

10

Project: Showcase Stories

11

Inform. Inspire. Connect. Elevate.

12