Recommendations

• Sustainability

• Neighborhood is already relatively dense and walkable for a neighborhood mostly made up of single-family homes; the area also still has many mature trees and a large protected green space

• Still recommend initiatives in sustainability, specifically

• Landscaping – rely on existing leadership (612) to teach the community about sustainable landscaping and support people in replacing their lawns with native and/or productive plants

• Residential walkability – commercial area could benefit from transforming more parking into landscaping, sidewalks, etc., but before more is invested into making commercial areas more walkable, the residential area needs a comprehensive sidewalk system

• Energy – allow more freedom with small-scale clean energy production like solar panels; restrictions keep residents from participating in sustainability and saving money, and it keeps the district “under glass”; clean energy helps keep the area relevant with little impact on historic preservation (“Neighborhood” 2022; CooperHart 2022)

Paseo Arts District SWOT Analysis and Recommendations