SUMMARY: December public events DECEMBER 7
KEY THEMES & VOTING RESULTS
The Open House was held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday, Dec. 7 at Linden McKinley High School. The event brought together city departments, nonprofits, and other organizations doing work in Linden together and allowed residents to learn more about them and give input on their initiatives.
TRANSPORTATION •
More direct access to major community resources (i.e. St. Stephen’s, groceries, community centers) through COTA partnerships with alternative transit forms (company shuttles)
33%
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Repair sidewalks and add additional connections to improve walkability and safety
37%
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Better bus access and scheduling for resources outside of Linden (i.e. jobs, health, 3rd/off-shift jobs, grocery)
30%
RETAIL & SMALL BUSINESS •
Emphasize local businesses
15%
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Financial opportunity and capacity
54%
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Code and law enforcement
31%
HOUSING
DECEMBER 9 The Community Workshop, held on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Linden McKinley High School, was an engaging and participatory event that gave residents an opportunity to review the efforts of Community Working Groups as they relate to the five primary pillars of the Community Plan. Residents worked with facilitators to determine priorities in each of the five topic areas. The results (right) took shape as a poster for each topic that determined the top three priorities for future research. Small groups rotated around five tables so each attendee contributed.
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Support home ownership - keep housing affordable, encourage low-income housing, finance and repair programs, protect and increase home values
28%
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No pushout - prevent gentrification! Keep Linden residents in the neighborhood, prevent rent/property tax inflation, help transition from section 8/low-income housing
48%
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Address blight - reduce vacant properties, code enforcement, improve neighborhood appearance, rehab current inventory, leverage youth programs
24%
HEALTH & SAFETY •
Add cameras, lights, and call boxes throughout the community
23%
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Build a women’s center that would provide services such as general health, addiction, parenting classes / support, prenatal care, and mental health
19%
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Improve police and community relations through block parties, consistency/familiarity of officers, offices in the communities they serve, and coordination with block watch
58%
EDUCATION & WORKFORCE •
Create jobs for youth and young professionals to work in Linden
15%
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Provide opportunities for skills training for living wage jobs (ex. apprenticeship, on-the-job training)
50%
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Provide education for ex-offenders /workforce development for formerly incarcerated
35%