The City of Youngstown

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The City of Youngstown Youngstown State University
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Format of Tonights Meeting

• Presentation30 Minutes
• SpeakersJay Williams, Deputy Director of
  Planning and Anthony Kobak, Chief Planner
• Your Comments90 Minutes

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Purpose for Tonights Meeting A planning process,
not a gripe session
ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION

• Identify clear, specific and achievable goals for
  the neighborhood
• Set the priorities
• Create a checklist of targets (big small) that
  can be achieved by 2010

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The Vision
Accepting that we are a smaller city Youngstown
should strive to be a model of a sustainable
mid-sized city
Defining Youngstowns role in the new regional
economy Youngstown must align itself with the
realities of the new regional economy
Improving Youngstowns image enhancing quality
of life Making Youngstown a healthier and better
place to live and work
A call to action An achievable and practical
action-oriented plan to make things happen
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Youngstown Lincoln Knolls Neighborhood
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Lincoln Knolls Neighborhood / Cluster
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Population1990 - 2000
95787
82026
Citywide (14.3)
Lincoln Knolls (7.8)
2165
1996
1990
2000
Median Income1989 - 1999
30,701
22,347
Citywide 37
Lincoln Knolls 18
19,342
22,850
1990
2000
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Housing Units
40,830
37,158
Citywide (9)
Lincoln Knolls (-7.2)
913
847
1990
Housing Value
2000
40,900
31,560
Citywide 29
Lincoln Knolls 25
34,800
43,500
1990
2000
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The Neighborhood - Current Land Use What it is
now ? What should it be?
Lincoln Knolls and Youngstown do not exist in
isolation. What happens in Campbell
and Coitsville matters.
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Lincoln Knolls Structure Conditions
Lincoln Knolls Neighborhood conditions are for
the most part good and indicate
stability. Problem areas are scattered in the
cluster.
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Current Neighborhood Projects Shovels in the dirt
or ground soon to be broken.

• Projects
• Mary Haddow School
• Beachwood Estates

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Issues for Discussion

• Recreational Activity in Your Neighborhood
• Residential Activity in Your Neighborhood
• Retail and Commercial Activity in Your
  Neighborhood
• Industrial Activity in Your Neighborhood
• Transportation Accessibility in Your
  Neighborhood
• Improving the Image and the Quality of Life in
  Your Neighborhood

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Recreational Activity in Your Neighborhood
Natural Amenities Committee Recommendations for
the Lincoln Knolls Cluster
Protect and expand the riparian zone around
McKelvey Lake and along Dry Run through Lincoln
Park.
Restore, rehabilitate and expand the clusters
existing green infrastructure, i.e. Huxley and
Lincoln Parks and the undeveloped greenspace
scattered throughout the cluster.
Set aside and preserve wetland areas in the
cluster.
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Recreational Activity in Your Neighborhood Is
there enough? What should it be? Where should it
go?
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Residential Activity in Your Neighborhood To
stabilize at a population of 80,000, Youngstown
has an excess of over 3,000 housing units. Any
new housing construction effectively calls for
the elimination of existing stock elsewhere.
Housing Committee Recommendations

• In the Lincoln Knolls neighborhood cluster, fund
  and encourage housing rehabilitation rather than
  demolition and new construction.
• Enforce existing housing codes and business codes
  for appearance.
• Utilize vacant lots where appropriate for mini
  playgrounds
• Prohibit new residential subdivision without a
  comprehensive development plan approved by the
  planning commission.
• Encourage new neighborhood recreational use in
  the cleared areas of the Lincoln Knolls Plaza.

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Regional Retail and Commercial Activity
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City Retail and Commercial Activity
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Lincoln Knolls Neighborhood Retail Commercial
Activity
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Industrial Activity in Your Neighborhood There is
none now. Does it belong here? Where should it
go?
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Transportation accessibility in Your
Neighborhood Western Reserve Transportation Bus
Routes What improvements could be made?
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Improving the Image and the Quality of Life in
Your Neighborhood

• Make education everybodys business
• Improve neighborhood safety
• Celebrate the diversity within our community
• Capitalize on the authentic urban environment
• Create a greener community
• Restore and re-energize the Mahoning River
• Fix broken windows
• Make government more efficient

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Issues for Discussion

• Recreational Activity in Your Neighborhood
• Residential Activity in Your Neighborhood
• Retail and Commercial Activity in Your
  Neighborhood
• Industrial Activity in Your Neighborhood
• Transportation Accessibility in Your
  Neighborhood
• Improving the Image and the Quality of Life in
  Your Neighborhood

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Next Steps

• Identify clear, specific and achievable goals for
  the plan
• Set the priorities
• Create a checklist of targets (big small) that
  can be achieved by 2010
• Monitor and Celebrate Successful Achievements

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Next Steps Continued

• Comments will be distilled into a draft land use
  plan
• The plan and projects will be posted on the 2010
  homepage for review.
• Comments will be taken and further distilled
• The city wide land use plan will be unveiled
  January 27th, 7pm at Stambaugh Auditorium

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Send us your comments! Youngstown 2010 City Hall,
6th Floor 26 S. Phelps Street Youngstown, OH
44503 Phone [phone]
Fax
330-742-8997 Email youngstown2010_at_cityofyoungstow
noh.com Watch for draft plan and project postings
at www.youngstown2010.com