Guiding Principles for the Development of Community Plan based upon the Community Charrette

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Developed by the Corn Hill Neighborhood Community Charrette Steering
Committee

A. ATTRACT PEOPLE TO VISIT AND LIVE IN CORNHILL

**Continue to Foster Corn Hill as a Destination Place
Things to Do:
o River Corridor
o Festival
o Walking Tour
o Restaurants
o House Tour
o Garage Sale

B. FOSTER STANDARDS FOR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
• Improve Landlord Relationship -> Standards, IE- Maintain Properties
• Promote Appropriate Development and Maintenance Standards
• Enforcement of Development and Maintenance Standards
• Setting Community Standards

C. EXPAND GREENSPACE & ART ELEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
• Improve Public Art and Green Space
• Increase Importance on Visual Awareness and Green Space, Build on
Existing Green Space
• Green/Open Space -> Destination Spots
• Enhancing Green Space

D. ENHANCE THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE
• Design for Pedestrians Not Cars
• Safety of People vs. Cars
• Safety of Street Crossings (IE- Upper Peninsula and Exchange)
• Improve Control of Traffic and Parking
• Make Neighborhood More Pedestrian Friendly
• "Inner Loop"- Internal Circulation Route
– Clarissa/South Fitzhugh -Control Traffic
• Develop Creative Parking Solutions

E. CELEBRATE AND EXPAND AN INCLUSIVE SENSE OF COMMUNITY
• Importance of **People to "Neighborhood"
• Develop Neighborhood Identity "Branding"
• Celebrate and Promote Neighborhood Diversity
• Inclusion
• Neighborhood Pride

F. ECONOMY SERVES COMMUNITY SERVES ECONOMY
• Development of Services- Expanding What We Have
• Integrate/Embrace Commercial Environments which Exist
• Promote Partnerships Between Businesses, People, Place, Government
• Promote Cooperation


G. UNLOCK NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS
• Improve Access ->Internal/External Neighborhood Connections


H. PROTECT AND UTILIZE THE RIVER
• Integrate the River with the community
• The River and Riverside

I. PRESERVING AND PROMOTING OUR TREASURES
• History/Preservation
• Preserve Natural and Historic Environment
• Architecture