
NEIGHBORHOOD
Through CNI, we will use and build upon existing partnerships to transform the neighborhood into a vibrant mixed-income, mixed-use community with amenities and assets that attract individuals and families.


Goal: Create a well connected, vibrant, sustainable and mixed-income neighborhood where people want to live, learn, work, shop and create.

Desired Outcomes after 5 years:
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75% of families have annual incomes above the poverty level
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80% of residents are racial/ethnic minorities
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48% of homes are owner-occupied
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Foreclosures reduced from 59 to 20
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20% increase (to $54,000) in median home sales prices
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Four additional neighborhood amenities (businesses/service providers), such as a grocery store, pharmacy, public market that will provide a broader range of neighborhood amenities than currently exist
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Increased recreational amenities, such as a water playground at Westlawn, pocket parks and community garden plots, bike routes, bike station
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Façade grants provided to four existing commercial buildings
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At least 50 homes rehabbed with employment/training opportunities for neighborhood residents