All Planned City Investments To most effectively leverage City efforts for neighborhood safety and community wellbeing, the initiative coordinates physical, programmatic, and direct service investments. For instance, furniture and a multi-sport court on the vacant lot on Madison are accompanied by a full programming calendar, as well as a holistic safety strategy with street outreach services to ensure success.
PHYSICAL INVESTMENTS Short-Term (May-September 2021) • Phase 1 completion of the Community Plaza • Design of exterior gathering and learning spaces on Legler Library lawns • Installation of a digital marquee to publicize community events • Cleaning and greening of city-owned lots • Installation of signs on city-owned vacant lots to support community engagement • Garfield Park path resurfacing • Tree planting • Lighting improvements • Street pole banners • Pedestrian improvements Medium-Term (October-December 2021) • Design of a Peace Park on a vacant lot • Identify affordable housing opportunities • Interactive fence at Melody School Long-Term (2022) • Phase 2 completion of the Community Plaza • Legler and Melody alley transformation • Sidewalk and street painting • Healthy food grocer • Businesses in vacant storefronts on Madison • Wellness Center • Additional vacant lot transformations • Supportive/affordable housing • Owner occupied building repair fund • Vacant lot activation fund 16
Activations
PROGRAMMATIC INVESTMENTS Short-Term (May-September 2021) • CDPH opioid intervention strategy • Legler Library YOUmedia and makerspace programming • Food distribution in Legler parking lot • Melody School summer camp • Community Plaza summer programming • Rollin’ Recreation (activity van offering sports, games, and fitness activities) • Gold Dome summer programming • Mobile dispensing Buprenophine • Mobile health unit assigned to Jackson and Pulaski Medium-Term & Long-Term (2021-2022) • Implement opioid intervention strategy • Roll out the alternate response program • Madison and Pulaski corridor plan • Ongoing design sessions • Enable residents to activate vacant lots • Black Culture Week
DIRECT SERVICE INVESTMENTS Short-Term (May-September 2021) • Improve job opportunity distribution • Coordination between outreach and CPD • NPI project implementation • Co-location of 11th District DCOs in Legler • Increased foot patrol around Legler + bike patrol and mission cars on Madison • Co-responder pilot • Homeless outreach and prevention Medium-Term & Long-Term (2021-2022) • DFSS youth prevention and intervention • Public health vending machines • Distribution of fentanyl test strips • Pooled funds for business loans • Community Collaborative Projects Fund • Private security for Community Plaza
