Action Steps for Neighborhood-Wide Strategies
| ACTION STEPS For Neighborhood Wide Strategies
| C, E, or N
| S, M, or L
| Potential LEAD ORGANIZATION
| Potential PARTNERS
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| HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
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| 1.1.c. Establish annual awards program to honor exemplary home improvements
| N
| S
| OBCDC, Civic Associations
| CRS
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| 1.1.d. Continue management of database of landlords and rental properties
| N
| S
| City
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| 1.1.f. Expand exterior building inspections to cover systematic inspections of multi-family properties
| N
| S
| City
| Block Clubs
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| 1.2.e. Recruit volunteers to paint murals/scenes on boarded up windows and doors of vacant buildings
| N
| S
| OBCDC, City
| CIA
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| 1.3.b. Establish home-owner incentive program to help renters become homeowners
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC
| NHS, CHN
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| 2.1.b. Recruit neighborhood ambassadors
| N
| S
| OBCDC, City
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| 2.1.d. Conduct seminars for realtors to highlight neighborhood assets
| N
| S
| OBCDC, City
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| 2.2. Install neighborhood identification signs
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC, Ward Council Members
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| 3.4.b. Establish incentive program to encourage universal design in targeted areas
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC,
| Financial Institutions
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| Retail Services
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| 4.3. Install streetscape and gateway enhancements and public art in designated retail nodes
| N
| M
| City, BID
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| 5.1.Establish Business Improvement District to increase security and maintenance.
| N
| M
| Area Businesses, City, OBCDC
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| 6.1.a. Consolidate retail and commercial uses in selected nodes – see also Opportunity Sites
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC
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| 6.2.b. Establish a program to install temporary uses/displays in key properties
| N
| S
| OBCDC, UDC
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| 6.3. Conduct a recruitment and retention campaign to ensure establishments provide goods and services to meet needs of neighborhoods
| N
| M
| OBCDC, BID
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| 6.4. Increase visibility and access to parking
| N
| S
| City, OBCDC
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| COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
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| 7.2.a. Establish a crime blotter network
| N
| M
| Cleveland Police, Block Clubs, OBCDC
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| 7.2.c. Increase circulation of educational materials; distribute through block clubs
| N
| S
| OBCDC, Block Clubs
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| 8.2.a. Educate residents about responsible property stewardship
| N
| S
| City
| OBCDC
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| 8.2.b. Create a recognition program honoring citizens and business owners who contribute to neighborhood improvement programs
| N
| S
| OBCDC
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| 9.1.b. Create weekly, bi-weekly or monthly farmers market during Northeast Ohio’s growing season
| N
| S
| OBCDC, MetroHealth
| OSU, City Fresh, Gardening Clubs
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| 9.1.c. Encourage liaisons between area schools and other community entities
| N
| S
| MetroHealth, CMSD
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| 9.2. Establish community-based mentoring and tutoring programs
| N
| M
| CMSD
| Area Schools, Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization, Religious Institutions
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| 9.4. Provide educational and internship opportunities for persons of all ages
| N
| M
| Area Businesses, OBCDC, CMSD
| MetroHealth, OCC, Friends of Big Creek, City
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| COMMUNITY HERITAGE AND IDENTITY
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| 10.1. Create a web-based map highlighting attractions and points of interest along the Byway.
| N
| S
| OCC, OBCDC
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| 10.2. Participate in the kiosk program of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Association to tell important neighborhood stories.
| N
| S
| OCC, OCC, OBCDC, Civic Associations
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| 11.1. Create public relations, promotion, and advertising materials.
| N
| S
| OBCDC
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| 12.1.a. Investigate expansion of Cleveland Landmark District in Brooklyn Centre
| N
| S
| City
| OBCDC
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| 12.1.b. Conduct research for potential for Cleveland Landmark District designation in South Hills neighborhood
| N
| S
| Civic Associations
| OBCDC
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| 12.3. Establish an architectural salvage process for buildings to be demolished.
| N
| M
| OBCDC
| CRS, Habitat for Humanity, Civic Associations, Antique Dealers
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| 13.1.a. Install signage at the gateways of each neighborhood.
| N
| S
| City, OBCDC
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| 13.1.c. Install streetscape improvements that compliment the surrounding built environment.
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC
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| 13.1.d. Develop/finance/implement a plan to install underground utilities along Pearl Rd.
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC
| Various utility companies
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| 13.2. Incorporate art into highly visible locations that links to the identity of the neighborhoods.
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC
| Art House
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| 14.2.b. Install historical markers where appropriate.
| N
| M
| Neighborhood historical organizations
| OBCDC, OCC
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| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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| 15.1.b. Acquire, demolish and reuse lots when vacant buildings are beyond repair
| N
| S
| City, OBCDC
| Cleveland Land Bank, Cuyahoga County Land Bank
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| 15.1.c. Reuse vacant properties for green infrastructure
| N
| S
| City
| OSU, NEORSD, Gardening Clubs
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| 15.2.a. Adopt interim zoning regulations to encourage appropriate uses
| N
| S
| City
| Ward Council Members
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| 15.2.b. Assemble land to create more useable parcels
| N
| M
| City
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| 15.3. Improve infrastructure and amenities to make infill sites more appealing
| N
| M
| City
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| 15.4.b. Produce development profile brochures
| N
| M
| OBCDC, CNDC
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| 15.5.a. Promote participation in regional business incubator programs
| N
| M
| City, CNDC
| WIRE-Net, WECO, SBA, JumpStart, Team NEO, ShoreBank Enterprise, Greater Cleveland Partnership
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| RECREATION
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| 18.1. Pursue trail connectors through the Lower Big Creek Valley
| N
| S
| City, OBCDC, OCC
| Cleveland Metroparks
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| 18.2. Assist in efforts to complete a trail connection through the Upper Big Creek Valley in Brooklyn
| N
| L
| City of Brooklyn, FOBC
| Cleveland Metroparks, City, OBCDC
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| 19.1. Pursue the adventure sports, camping and other outdoor activities in LBC – See Opportunity Sites
| N
| S
| City, OBCDC
| Cleveland Metroparks
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| 19.3. Improve Wildlife Way intersection at Pearl Road
| N
| L
| City
| Cleveland Metroparks
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| 20.1.b. Assess current programs to determine popularity of existing ones, need for new ones
| N
| M
| City
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| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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| 21.1.a. Work with industries in the Lower Big Creek Valley to minimize their ecological footprint
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC
| OCC, FOBC
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| 21.1.b. Encourage best management practices for industrial users
| N
| S
| City
| OEPA
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| 21.2.d. Rezone land targeted for recreation once properties are acquired by public entity
| N
| M
| City
| Ward Council Members
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| 21.3.a. Restore habitat and create ecological diversity in LBC Valley
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC, OCC, FOBC
| Civic Associations, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Botanical Gardens
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| 21.5.a. Prepare and install educational signs about the Lower Big Creek regarding history, influence, protection/restoration efforts
| N
| S
| OCC, FOBC
| CMSD, OBCDC
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| 22.2. Encourage active participation in air quality citizen action groups, disseminate information etc
| N
| S
| OBCDC, DAQ, Civic Associations
| Ohio Environmental Council, Earth Day Coalition, Earth Watch Ohio, Ohio Citizen Action
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| 23.1.d. Create awards program to honor environmentally friendly businesses
| N
| M
| OBCDC, FOBC
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| 23.1.e. Promote the establishment of scenic overlooks into the LBC and Cuyahoga River Valleys
| N
| L
| City, OCC, OBCDC
| FOBC, Cleveland Metroparks
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| TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS
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| 24.1. Install streetscape improvements along Pearl Road – See also TLCI
| N
| S
| City, OBCDC
| Ward Council Members
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| 24.2. Enhance the pedestrian and bicycling environment on the Brooklyn Brighton Bridge - See also TLCI
| N
| M
| City, NOACA
| Ward Council Members
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| 24.4. Create connections to area amenities for bicyclists and pedestrians
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC
| Ward Council Members
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| 24.5. Establish on-street bike lanes/sharrows according to Cleveland Bike Master Plan
| N
| M
| City, NOACA
| OBCDC, Ward Council Members, Cleveland Bikes
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| 25.2.b. Recruit volunteers to inventory street lighting problems
| N
| S
| OBCDC
| Block Clubs, Residents
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| 25.2.c. Install decorative lighting in commercial areas
| N
| M
| City, OBCDC
| Area Businesses
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| 25.3. Upgrade traffic lights and signalization on all major thoroughfares
| N
| M
| City
| OBCDC, Ward Council Members, NOACA, Block Clubs
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| 25.4. Upgrade crosswalks
| N
| M
| City
| OBCDC, Ward Council Members
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| 25.5. Institute traffic calming measures in neighborhoods
| N
| L
| City
| OBCDC, NOACA
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| 26.2.b. Support the re-establishment of an Old Brooklyn/Brooklyn Centre circulator
| N
| S
| OBCDC, Ward Council Members
| GCRTA, MetroHealth, [[Block
Clubs]], Residents, Area Businesses and Institutions
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