Action Steps for Neighborhood-Wide Strategies
| ACTION STEPS For Neighborhood Wide Strategies
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| S, M, or L
| Potential LEAD ORGANIZATION
| Potential PARTNERS
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| HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
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| 1.1.a. Promote renovation, restoration, maintenance of existing housing stock using existing programs that provide financial incentives, advice and technical assistance, workshops, etc
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| City, OBCDC
| NPI, CRS, County Treasurer and Auditor, Ward Council Members
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| 1.1.b. Prepare best practices brochure for maintenance/renovation and distribute it through block clubs
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| CRS, OBCDC
| Block Clubs
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| 1.1.c. Establish annual awards program to honor exemplary home improvements
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| OBCDC, Civic Associations
| CRS
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| 1.1.d. Continue management of database of landlords and rental properties
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| City
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| 1.1.e. Encourage residents and block clubs to participate in code compliance
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| OBCDC
| Block Clubs
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| 1.1.f. Expand exterior building inspections to cover systematic inspections of multi-family properties
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| City
| Block Clubs
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| 1.2.a. Demolish vacant and/or abandoned houses that are in disrepair with little chance of rehabilitation
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| City
| OBCDC
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| 1.2.b. Market vacant lots for side yard expansion through Cleveland’s Land Bank Program and the Cuyahoga County Land Bank
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| City, OBCDC
| County
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| 1.2.c. Purchase and rehabilitate residential properties in targeted locations
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| City, OBCDC
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| 1.2.d. Maintain unkempt vacant properties
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| City, OBCDC
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| 1.2.e. Recruit volunteers to paint murals/scenes on boarded up windows and doors of vacant buildings
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| OBCDC, City
| CIA
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| 1.3.a. Promote existing programs that offer home ownership classes and assistance programs
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| OBCDC, City
| Block Clubs
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| 1.5.a. Expand residential design review in appropriate locations
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| City, Neighborhood Historical Associations, Civic Associations, OBCDC
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| 1.5.b. Educate property owners about preservation and principles of good design
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| CRS, OBCDC
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| 2.1.a. Develop marketing campaign, create and distribute promotional materials, etc to attract new home buyers
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| OBCDC, City
| Walk and Roll
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| 2.1.b. Recruit neighborhood ambassadors
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| OBCDC, City
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| 2.1.c. Organize events in neighborhoods
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| OBCDC
| City, Ward Council Members, Block Clubs
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| 2.1.d. Conduct seminars for realtors to highlight neighborhood assets
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| OBCDC, City
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| 3.3.a. Continue to promote programs that make housing more affordable – see also #1.1.
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| City, OBCDC, CNDC
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| 3.3.b. Promote green building practices and energy efficiency programs
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| City, OBCDC, CGBC
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| 3.4.a. Promote programs to assist elderly residents so they can age in existing home
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| OBCDC, MetroHealth
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| Retail Services
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| 6.2.a. Promote the Storefront Renovation Program in targeted areas
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| OBCDC, City
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| 6.2.b. Establish a program to install temporary uses/displays in key properties
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| OBCDC, UDC
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| 6.4. Increase visibility and access to parking
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| City, OBCDC
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| 6.5.a. Continue / expand marketing materials and post on multiple venues
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| OBCDC
| CNDC, Area Businesses, Cleveland Plus
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| 6.5.b. Encourage mutually beneficial relations among retail, restaurants and institutions/employers
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| OBCDC, Area Businesses, Area Institutions
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| 6.5.c. Conduct “buy-it-local” campaigns
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| OBCDC, CNDC
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| COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
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| 7.1.a. Lobby for more police officers in the neighborhoods
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| Block Clubs
| City, OBCDC
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| 7.2.b. Encourage participation in Citizens Police Academy Classes
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| Block Clubs
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| 7.2.c. Increase circulation of educational materials; distribute through block clubs
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| OBCDC, Block Clubs
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| 7.2.d. Organize events and activities to provide community interaction
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| OBCDC, Block Clubs
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| 7.3.a. Discourage graffiti and use of rolling shutters and exterior bars on windows and doors
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| OBCDC, Block Clubs
| NPI
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| 7.3.b. Conduct community art projects to improve visual appearance
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| Art House, CMSD, CIA, Cleveland Police, OBCDC, NPI
| Civic Associations, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, Religious Institutions
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| 8.1. Continue liaisons between neighborhood and appropriate departments in local government
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| OBCDC, County, City, Ward Council Members
| Civic Associations, Cleveland Police
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| 8.2.a. Educate residents about responsible property stewardship
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| City
| OBCDC
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| 8.2.b. Create a recognition program honoring citizens and business owners who contribute to neighborhood improvement programs
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| OBCDC
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| 9.1.a. Continue to distribute informational material
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| MetroHealth
| Cleveland Board of Health, County Board of Health, Area Farmers, OBCDC
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| 9.1.b. Create weekly, bi-weekly or monthly farmers market during Northeast Ohio’s growing season
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| OBCDC, MetroHealth
| OSU, City Fresh, Gardening Clubs
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| 9.1.c. Encourage liaisons between area schools and other community entities
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| MetroHealth, CMSD
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| 9.3. Encourage community-building events
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| OBCDC, Religious Institutions
| Block Clubs, other social and senior agencies
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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.
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| OCC, OBCDC
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| 10.2. Participate in the kiosk program of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Association to tell important neighborhood stories.
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| OCC, OCC, OBCDC, Civic Associations
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| 10.3. Create programming based on neighborhood heritage and architecture.
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| OCC, OBCDC, Civic Associations
| Neighborhood historical organizations
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| 11.1. Create public relations, promotion, and advertising materials.
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| OBCDC
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| 12.1.a. Investigate expansion of Cleveland Landmark District in Brooklyn Centre
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| City
| OBCDC
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| 12.1.b. Conduct research for potential for Cleveland Landmark District designation in South Hills neighborhood
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| Civic Associations
| OBCDC
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| 12.2. Continue to promote existing programs that provide financial incentives and technical assistance for historic structures.
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| CRS, City, OBCDC
| County Treasurer
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| 13.1.a. Install signage at the gateways of each neighborhood.
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| City, OBCDC
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| 13.1.b. Install street banners identifying specific neighborhoods along commercial corridors.
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| OBCDC
| Civic Associations, Cleveland Metroparks, MetroHealth
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| 14.1.a. Encourage interdenominational events to promote cultural understanding and appreciation of religious architecture.
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| OBCDC, Various event sponsors
| Neighborhood historical organizations , Area Religious Institutions
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| 14.1.b. Sponsor community events and cultural activities.
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| OBCDC, Various event sponsors
| Neighborhood historical organizations , Area Religious Institutions
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| 14.2.a. Continue the oral history project to interview community members and preserve neighborhood history.
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| Neighborhood historical organizations
| Area Schools
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| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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| 15.1.a. Recruit nonretail tenancies
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| City, OBCDC, BID
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| 15.1.b. Acquire, demolish and reuse lots when vacant buildings are beyond repair
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| City, OBCDC
| Cleveland Land Bank, Cuyahoga County Land Bank
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| 15.1.c. Reuse vacant properties for green infrastructure
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| City
| OSU, NEORSD, Gardening Clubs
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| 15.2.a. Adopt interim zoning regulations to encourage appropriate uses
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| City
| Ward Council Members
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| 15.4.a. Create and maintain a comprehensive inventory of commercial space available for rent
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| OBCDC, CNDC
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| 15.5.b. Conduct regular seminars for business owners on a variety of business improvement strategies
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| CNDC, OBCDC
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| 16.1.a. Expand the BRD in targeted locations
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| OBCDC, City
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| 16.2. Promote the establishment of a wireless network
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| OBCDC, Area Institutions, City
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| 17.1. Encourage new development to incorporate green building principles
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| City, OBCDC
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| 17.2. Encourage businesses to use renewable energy and become more energy efficient
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| City, OBCDC
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| RECREATION
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| 18.1. Pursue trail connectors through the Lower Big Creek Valley
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| City, OBCDC, OCC
| Cleveland Metroparks
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| 19.1. Pursue the adventure sports, camping and other outdoor activities in LBC – See Opportunity Sites
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| City, OBCDC
| Cleveland Metroparks
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| 19.2. Encourage compatible uses of buildings within/overlooking the valley
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| City, OBCDC
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| 20.1.c. Coordinate city programs with school district to use facilities for community recreation
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| City, CMSD
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| 20.1.d. Organize recreational activities and events
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| City, CMSD, OBCDC
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| 20.3.a. Provide online community calendar
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| OBCDC
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| 20.3.b. Create informational brochure
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| OBCDC
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| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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| 21.1.b. Encourage best management practices for industrial users
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| City
| OEPA
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| 21.1.c. Educate residents on ways to reduce residential pollutants that enter the Lower Big Creek
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| CSWCD
| NEORSD, County, FOBC
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| 21.2.a. Adopt hillside overlay district regulations
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| City
| Ward Council Members
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| 21.2.b. Enforce storm water regulations and guidelines
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| City
| Ward Council Members
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| 21.2.c. Draft and enact riparian corridor protection regulations
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| City
| Ward Council Members
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| 21.3.b. Continue removal of debris
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| OCC, FOBC, OBCDC
| Block Clubs
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| 21.5.a. Prepare and install educational signs about the Lower Big Creek regarding history, influence, protection/restoration efforts
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| OCC, FOBC
| CMSD, OBCDC
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| 21.5.b. Invite watershed and water quality experts to public events and community meetings
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| FOBC, CSWCD
| OBCDC
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| 21.5.c. Incorporate stream ecology in high school science classes
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| CMSD
| OCC, FOBC, NEORSD
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| 22.2. Encourage active participation in air quality citizen action groups, disseminate information etc
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| OBCDC, DAQ, Civic Associations
| Ohio Environmental Council, Earth Day Coalition, Earth Watch Ohio, Ohio Citizen Action
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| 22.3. Educate residents and businesses about actions to improve air quality
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| NOACA, DAQ
| OBCDC
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| 23.1.a. Conduct/sponsor community events in green space, including Riversweep, other Big Creek and Stickney Creek clean-up events, supplemental Earth day events, etc
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| OBCDC, OCC, FOBC, Civic Associations
| CSWCD, Cleveland Metroparks
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| 23.1.b. Promote community gardening
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| OBCDC, OSU Extension
| Civic Associations
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| 23.2. Promote compliance with environmental regulations
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| City
| OEPA, NEORSD, CSWD
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| TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS
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| 24.1. Install streetscape improvements along Pearl Road – See also TLCI
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| City, OBCDC
| Ward Council Members
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| 24.3. Enhance the Transit Waiting Environments throughout the neighborhoods - See also TLCI
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| GCRTA
| City, OBCDC, Ward Council Members
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| 25.1.a. Conduct detailed inventory of existing sidewalk, curb and pavement conditions and develop priority list for repairs
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| City
| OBCDC, Ward Council Members
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| 25.2.a. Continue to upgrade street lights
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| Cleveland Public Power, City
| OBCDC, Ward Council Members, Neighborhood Organizations, Residents, Auxiliary Police
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| 25.2.b. Recruit volunteers to inventory street lighting problems
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| OBCDC
| Block Clubs, Residents
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| 26.1.a. Promote the use of "safe routes to school" and “healthy lifestyle” programs to encourage walking and bicycling
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| OBCDC, CMSD
| MetroHealth, Cleveland Bikes, Ohio Bicycle Federation, Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op
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| 26.1.b. Provide information on benefits of alternative modes of transportation
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| OBCDC, NOACA
| MetroHealth, Cleveland Bikes, Ohio Bicycle Federation, Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op
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| 26.2.a. Provide up-to-date information and products (schedules, sale of bus passes, etc…)
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| GCRTA
| OBCDC Area Businesses, City, Ward Council Members
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| 26.2.b. Support the re-establishment of an Old Brooklyn/Brooklyn Centre circulator
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| OBCDC, Ward Council Members
| GCRTA, MetroHealth, [[Block
Clubs]], Residents, Area Businesses and Institutions
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