THE HOW

STABILIZATION

• Improve desirability of the neighborhood as a place to live, in turn increasing home ownership rates. • Strengthen future vision for the neighborhood through delineation of focus areas in the neighborhood that correlate with land use character. • Encourage private sector investment in the neighborhood as a means to strengthen building stock.

INVIGORATE

• Increase activity levels so that there is a higher presence of passive surveillance, i.e. eyes on the street. • Make Jones Park a model neighborhood park by improving programming and safety. • Activate plan area collector streets to encourage pedestrian presence and neighborhood commerce.

BEAUTIFICATION

• Reduce derelict structures and other nuisance related concerns to encourage upkeep of plan area properties. • Capitalize on existing street trees to make plan area streets a neighborhood asset. Streets should be designed so that sidewalks and front yards are unobstructed with parking. • Create a sense of place through unique assets for the neighborhood.

CHOICE

• Strengthen existing single-family housing stock in the southern portion of the plan area by encouraging rehabilitation and maintaining desirable architectural features. • Improve northern boundary of the plan area through infill. Encourage multi-storied development that buffers rail yard and increases housing choice.

STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS

This planning effort is intended to compliment the focus areas and initiatives laid forth in Temple By Design, the 2020 Comprehensive Master Plan. The strategic considerations identified above highlight key features of the plan area that are intended to help guide unique recommendations for the Midtown Neighborhood. These resulting recommendations will be compiled into an Action Plan which include references to the specific Comprehensive Plan Initiatives they are intending to help realize. This planning effort includes a public engagement and visioning process to determine recommendations which ultimately lead to a series of corresponding capital improvement projects.