Collaborative Campus Community Redevelopment

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING

Planting the Seeds for Transformation

CHALLENGED NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS

Cedar Estates (as of 2007)

724 housing units 2140 residents Average annual household income: $3133 90+% female head of household 42% unemployed 990 school aged children

Approximately 500 in Grades Pre-K, K – 8 Approximately 490 in Grades 9 - 12

A CHALLENGED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

AN ASPIRING HIGH SCHOOL

IN A TIME OF CHANGE– INTRODUCING THE NEW CAMPUS DISTRICT

PARTNERS & OPPORTUNITIES CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE$100M+ OF CURRENT & PLANNED INVESTMENT

PARTNERS & OPPORTUNITIES ST. VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER$100 - $150M OF PLANNED INVESTMENT

PARTNERS & OPPORTUNITIES

CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN HOUSING $100 - $200M OF PLANNED INVESTMENT

A perfect time to invest in people

$300M - $500M TOTAL INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE NEXT DECADE

MODELS FOR TRANSFORMATION

PHILADELPHIA, PAWEST PHILADELPHIA INITIATIVE

$110 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT

WEST PHILADELPHIA INITIATIVE

Improved neighborhood service

Revived commercial activity

Opened local school with Philadelphia school district

Partnered existing school with Graduate School of Education

HARTFORD, CT – LEARNING CORRIDOR

$175 MILLION LOCAL AND STATE INVESTMENT

TRINITY COLLEGE LEARNING CORRIDOR

16 acre campus Four public magnet

schools Performing Arts

Center As of 2003, more

than 70 % scored “proficient” or above in state math and reading on Connecticut Mastery Tests

PARTNERS FOR BUILDING A HEALTHY & WELL-EDUCATED NEIGHBORHOOD

COLLABORATIVE CAMPUS PLANNING PROJECT IN THE CAMPUS DISTRICT

Teams include: Elementary/Middle/HS students College students (Tri-C, CSU, Cleveland Institute of Art) Professional consultants and faculty from Tri-C, CSU, and

the Cleveland Institute of Art)

STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Employ expert professionals to lead “holistic community design” – more than bricks and mortar

Use students who live & go to school in the Campus District to

Engage residents, institutions, and other stakeholder

Map community assets Identify community needs and dreams Propose projects that build on assets to address

stakeholder desires

YOU STILL CAN.

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