R2023-186 Resolution Approving the Jasper Street Great Streets Great Neighborhoods Corridor Plan

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chapter 1 introduction What are "Great Streets, Great Neighborhoods"? The Great Streets.Great Neighborhoods initiative is a program spearheaded by the City of Decatur that encourages Decatur's residents and businesses to reimagine what their neighborhoods and corridors can be. Decatur is a city With plenty of great neighborhoods - but how can the streets that connect these neighborhoods better meet their needs?Great Streets, Great Neighborhoods seeks to bridge the gap between potential and reality by engaging residents to implement strategies that Will enhance the community. Why Jasper Street? Jasper Street runs north-south in Decatur,stretching from E Pershing Road to the north to E Lake Shore Drive to the south.The study area for this Roadmap contains the entirety of the street and the area immediately surrounding Jasper Street,approximately 1/2 mile in either direction,but adapted to follow neighborhood boundaries.Southside Improvement Association(SIA).Torrence Park,Ctokey Park, Fans Field. Martin Luther King, Hess Park, St. Mary's, and Wabash Crossings, Jasper Street is uniquely situated in the city. it connects many neighborhoods. land uses,and people. In general, Jasper Street is more industrial to the north and more residential to the south. Major employers, such as the Macon County Health Department. ADM, and Ameren, are located along the corridor. There are locally owned businesses, schools, houses of worship, non-profits, and residential homes along Jasper Street, as well. Johns Hill School is K-8 magnet school. It was rebuilt and the neighborhood around it reinvested thanks to donations from the Howard Buffet Foundation, in addition to investments from the City of Decatur. The Boys and Girls Club of Decatur is situated north of the viaduct and serves children from across the city. Hope Academy is a neighborhood school that services children from kindergarten to eighth grade. In short.Jasper Street is an area that brings together many different parts of our city. However, it does not have a clear sense of identity or place:it is a corridor that many people pass through to get somewhere else in Decatur. The Great Streets, Great Neighborhoods initiative will bring a sense of cohesion, community. and identity to Jasper Street, bringing several neighborhoods together. The City engaged residents, businesses. community Leaders, and more, to learn from them what is needed along the corridor to make this initiative successful.The recommendations in this plan come from the Jasper Street community and reflect the potential and the vision that they have for the future of this corridor. RUN a „ . a ot 4IIIIN OHIO! to u ��, PAGE 1