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Lyell Ave Presentation FINAL - 22 Oct 2019

The document discusses recommendations from community meetings about revitalizing the Lyell Avenue neighborhood in Rochester, NY. It provides details about the meetings, including a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis. Recommendations focus on celebrating the neighborhood's diversity, supporting local businesses, improving walkability and traffic safety, and redeveloping vacant properties.

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Lyell Ave Presentation FINAL - 22 Oct 2019

The document discusses recommendations from community meetings about revitalizing the Lyell Avenue neighborhood in Rochester, NY. It provides details about the meetings, including a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis. Recommendations focus on celebrating the neighborhood's diversity, supporting local businesses, improving walkability and traffic safety, and redeveloping vacant properties.

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PLACEMAKING

A people-centered approach to the planning, design and


management of public spaces.
It involves looking at, listening to, and asking questions of the
people who live, work and play in a particular space, to
discover needs and aspirations.
This information is then used to create
a common vision for that place.
Lyell Avenue Revitalization
Recommendations
Summary of Community Meetings, Summer 2019
What is an
URBAN VILLAGE?

Urban villages are


walkable, bicycle-friendly,
transit-oriented, mixed-use
neighborhoods that
can provide both housing
and jobs, environmental
benefits, and quality of life
improvements for a city’s
residents and the
surrounding region.
https://www.greenbelt.org/blog/what-is-an-urban-
village

Photo: Little Italy Manhattan, NYC


PROJECT AREA

BASE MAP HISTORIC N


DISTRICT
PROJECT SCOPE
HISTORIC MAP -
N
1888
CURRENT USE
N
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
 Little Italy Neighborhood Association
 Lyell Otis Neighborhood Association
 Edgerton Neighborhood Association
 Westside Neighborhood association
Community  Charles House Neighbors in Action
Champions  Maplewood Neighborhood Association
 Charlotte Community Association
CITY OF ROCHESTER
COR Neighborhood Service Center
COMMUNITY DESIGN CENTER ROCHESTER
Community Meeting #1 – June 25th

Guided walking tour of Lyell Avenue

Discussed physical conditions along the


route

Talked about planning and placemaking


strategies along the way

Identified potential locations for positive


change
Community Meeting #1 – June 25th
 Discussion at Meeting: The Community…
 identified the desire to combat the poor image of the
neighborhood by addressing problems with crime &
perceived lack of safety.
 commented that the many historic building, although
vacant, can become an asset if renovated and
occupied.
 believes that the rich cultural fabric of the diverse
population of residents should be celebrated and may
provide opportunities to create a new neighborhood
identity.
Community Meeting #2 – July 25th

Community members visit PUSH Buffalo


 People United for Sustainable Housing
 Guided walking tour of PUSH office in renovated
school
 Bus tour of PUSH neighborhood
 Lunch at BAZAAR
 Bus drive-by tour through downtown Buffalo
PUSH
Buffalo
Bazaar
Community Meeting #3 – Sept. 17th

 Shared information about visit to Buffalo for those who did


not attend.
 Reviewed the information shared at previous meeting to
confirm that we had correctly captured the participants
comments.
 Shared the S.W.O.T. analysis and suggested CDCR
recommendations for general discussion
Community Meeting S.W.O.T.
 STRENGTHS
 Existence of several Community Organizations
 Diverse population and long term residents provide
stability.
 Variety of well established businesses operating in
the Community.
 The rich stock of historic buildings, although may be
vacant are still standing.
 Proximity to Downtown, natural resources including
High Falls, and greenspace (Jones Square & Brown
Square Parks).
 Access to public transit (RTS route)
ASSETS
HISTORIC BUILDINGS

260 Lyell Ave. 127 Saratoga St.


S.W.O.T. continued…

 WEAKNESSES
 negative public image due to disinvestment
(properties in disrepair, vacant or abandoned)
 perceived lack of safety due to issues including
prostitution and drug dealing
 lack of commercial diversity (too many car dealers
and auto mechanics)
 high rate of poverty
 lack of access to local jobs and high unemployment
 Lack of opportunities for YOUTH
CHALLENGES/LIABILITIES
UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS AND SITES

Vacant Home: 250 Lyell Ave. Vacant Bakery: 67 Lyell Ave. Vacant Retail Building: 280 Lyell Ave.
S.W.O.T. continued…
 OPPORTUNITIES
 Location- create better connections to area resources
 Renovate, retrofit and reoccupy historic buildings
 re-brand neighborhood by leveraging the cultural
aspects of the existing diverse population.
 identify and attract businesses that offer diverse
offerings to the community,
 create a walkable neighborhood by implementing
traffic calming strategies
 build community gardens as a way to bring the
community together and provide affordable, healthy
food.
 Provide incubator spaces and access to job training
OPPORTUNITIES
IDENTIFY VACANT LAND/PROPERTIES THAT CAN BE USED FOR FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT

Vacant land Vacant Retail Building


S.W.O.T. continued…
THREATS
 Crime- high rate of crime, prostitution and drug
dealing
 Old buildings – in varying degrees of disrepair, but
prefer renovation to demolition.
 High vacancy rate, both commercial and residential
due to poor conditions and/or high rents. Renovate,
retrofit and reoccupy historic buildings
 Absentee landlords
 High speed of traffic creates barriers and inhibits
connectivity throughout neighborhood
Recommendations
 re-brand neighborhood by leveraging the cultural
aspects of the existing diverse population, including
support for the establishment of Little Italy ROC as a
gateway to the community.
 Create international bazaar as a place to celebrate
diversity and showcase the international flavor of the
community and as a way to build a business eco-system to
provide incubator spaces and access to job training.
 identify and attract businesses that offer diverse
offerings to the community,
 create a walkable neighborhood by implementing traffic
calming strategies
 support community gardens as a way to bring the
community together and provide affordable, healthy food.
Recommendation #1
Support the establishment of the Little Italy Historic District
as a Gateway into Community from State Street.
This will….
 Bring valuable resources to the community through it’s
identified historic assets.
 Reinforce the multi-cultural identity of the community.
 Create a home for the Little Italy annual festival.
 Support the creation of pedestrian themed streetscape
on Smith St. and/or Frankfort St.
 Create a destination for people from the neighborhood,
City & Region, and a sense of pride for the community!
Lyell Avenue
Gateway
Little Italy
ROC
Frankfort
Street
Recommendation #2
Create international bazaar as a place to celebrate diversity and
showcase the international flavor of the community.
This will….
 re-brand neighborhood by leveraging the cultural aspects of
the existing diverse population.
 support community gardens as a way to bring the community
together and provide affordable, healthy food.
 provide incubator spaces for small businesses as well as
access to job training opportunities.
 Create a social hub and build sense of pride within the
community
 Create a destination for people from the neighborhood, City &
Region.
Findlay
Market
Cincinnati
Findlay
Market
Interior
Findlay
Market
Exterior
Findlay
Launch
Storefront
Findlay Kitchen

non-profit food business incubator places emphasis on growing Doesn’t currently provide their own
women, immigrant, and minority- retail space but partners with
owned businesses Findlay Market
supports food entrepreneurs looking to start, currently comprise 80% of our member
grow and scale their business community
provides access to 11 licensed commercial
grade kitchens and storage space at an
affordable price
provides the necessary training, mentorship,
and resources to aid business growth

www.findleykitchen.org
Storefront Accelerator Program intentional focus on supporting designed to provide entrepreneurs
minority, women and immigrant- the space and support to get to their
owned businesses businesses up and running more
quickly, or to fail fast
residency-based program
Provides early-stage food-related businesses:
•mentorship, industry education, and a minimum
of nine months in an open, operating storefront
spaces ranging from food hall stalls to retail to
full service restaurant

Findlay Launch

Findleylaunch.org
Recommendation #3
SWAP location of Parking lanes and bike lanes so that bike
lanes are near the sidewalk
This will….
 Create the appearance of a narrow roadway which
results in slowing down traffic, without actually changing
the existing width.
 Create a protected bike-lane due to location on
passenger side of parked cars.
 Create the appearance of a wider sidewalk.
 Allow the neighborhood to test options for determining
appropriate sidewalk and road widths.
Traffic
calming

https://momentummag.com/the-rise-of-the-north-american-
protected-bike-lane/
Tree
Islands
Current
Sidewalk
Charlottetown
PEI
Recommendation #4

Target key neighborhood assets for redevelopment!


 Create policies or incentives to facilitate the restoration
or adaptive reuse of historic buildings throughout the
community starting with specified target zones.
 Work with the Community to identify potential uses that
will provided needed services and contribute positively
to the neighborhood.
 Create a pedestrian environment to facilitate
connectivity throughout the neighborhood and to other
community resources and destinations.
Historic Bank
Building
What can this
become?
[email protected]

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