Citizen Comments from First Workshop

Group Number One

Facilitator: Kweli Kitwana Recorder: Laura Duenes

Question #1 – Imagining 10 years from now…

Proudest of having kept:

• Nice neighborhood
• Historic architecture

Change most pleased about:

• Inclusionary zoning
• New neighborhood retail
• Reduced negative impact (parking)
• Reuse/renovation
• Residential—maintaining stability
• Permanent affordable housing stock
• Safer neighborhood
• Stability for senior housing
• Maintaining current residents
• Preservation of older buildings

Question #2 – Possibly increase density on some sites?

• Greater density at Metro sites
• When density increases believe displacement happens
• Trade more parking spaces for affordable housing
• City use leverage to get more affordable housing when city resources, land and money is used
• Prioritized list of proposed higher density sites in plan

Question #3 – Assistance needed to support businesses:

• Access to financing (equity, loans) for non-bankable/other small businesses
• Infrastructure improvements to support small businesses
• Commitment (%) for small businesses to have retail/commercial opportunities
• Developer regulations for small business participation
• O Street is good opportunity
• Commercial rents will be too high
• Small business TIF