Opportunity Mapping in and Franklin County Sources: Department of Education, 2010-2011; American Community Survey, 2006-2010; Justice Atlas, 2008; ESRI Business Analyst, 2010; US Dept of Health & Human Services, 2010; County Business Patterns, 2006-2009; COTA, 2010; HUD User, 2010

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This map of Opportunity in Northwood Park- Franklin County is based on SoHud the four sets of variables North Campus displayed above. The areas in dark red are those that Indiana Forest- Ohio Expo West & Main Campus & performed the best across Iuka Park Fairgrounds these variables among all

census tracts in the county, University- while the light yellow areas Indianola Terrace performed the poorest . South Linden University View 315 South Campus 71 315 Weinland Fifth Milo-Grogan by Park Dennison Place 71 Northwest

3 Devon Triangle Victorian Grandview Heights 670 Village

670 33 King-Lincoln

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German Village Opportunity Mapping in Weinland Park and Franklin County

The Ohio State University Kirwan Institute's “Opportunity Communities” model is based on the premise that everyone should have fair access to the critical opportunity structures and necessary social infrastructure to succeed in life. The Opportunity Communities model advocates for fair investment in all of a region’s people and neighborhoods to improve the life outcomes of all citizens and to improve the health of entire regions. Affirmatively connecting people to opportunity can involve both in-place strategies—through investments in new and existing community infrastructure in lower opportunity neighborhoods—and mobility strategies such as transit and access to affordable housing in areas of greater opportunity.

Opportunity mapping delineates the needs, capacity and opportunities of marginalized communities, giving advocates a tool for strategic planning and communications. Mapping provides an invaluable lens for identifying strategic points of investment, which is critical given the great needs and limited resources of marginalized communities. Creating maps of strengths and challenges can also spur new thinking.

When it comes to access to opportunity, physical location matters. In the accompanying map, Columbus and Franklin County Census tracts are color-coded by the degree of opportunity available in the tract, with lighter colors representing areas of low opportunity and darker colors, areas of higher opportunity. Although Weinland Park is a neighborhood of low to moderate opportunity, as shown on the map, it is bordered on three sides by high and very high opportunity areas. This is a fortunate circumstance of geography not shared by many other low- opportunity areas. Strategic investments in Weinland Park could connect neighborhood residents to the resources and opportunities in the surrounding areas. Additionally, because of its location between higher and lower opportunity areas, Weinland Park also represents the potential to bridge opportunity to the neighborhoods to the east.

Private Investment in Weinland Park

East Village South Campus Gateway A $12 million infill development A $154 million dollar, that includes 82 residential units 224,000 square foot and retail (2011-2012). mixed-use development The Ohio State was completed through a University Chittenden Avenue public/private partnership (2005). Neighborhood Pride Center th & Police Substation 11 Avenue 11th Avenue Properties South of Gateway Includes 90 residential units in 25 A nearly 7-acre redevelopment site buildings that will be redeveloped assembled by Campus Partners into market-rate units. The $12 with a $3.9 million land acquisition million redevelopment cost has investment. The process is underway 9th Avenue been offset by a $3 million State to select a developer to create a Historic Tax Credit that was awarded public/private partnership. The Indianola to the developer (construction to submissions to Campus Partners from High Street Park start in 2013). 27 different developers included retail, residential, and office uses. 8th Avenue Community Properties of Euclid and High Fire

Station 7 Ohio Renovation Railroad Tracks Railroad Summit Summit

Hamlet Street Hamlet Fourth Street Fourth An infill development that Avenue Indianola A public/private

Northside Street Fifth

includes 3 storefronts and 3 Avenue Grant partnership provided a $30

Library Euclid Avenue Street Sixth apartments (2009).

Branch Street million renovation of 300 project-based Section 8 units (2009). 7th and High 7th Avenue A proposed mixed-use development that will include retail and 84 apartments as well as structured parking. 7th Avenue Weinland Park Elementary Former Columbus Coated Fabrics Site Kroger Schoenbaum Family Center $10 million dollar The 20-acre site of the former factory investment in the was remediated with a $3 million Clean Weinland Park redevelopment of their Ohio Grant (2008). It will be developed into a mix of 500-700 new residential store, doubling its size 6th Avenue to 60,000 square feet units. The city provided $7.7 million in (2011). Godman infrastructure improvements on the Guild site to rebuild Grant Avenue, the main roadway proximate to the site (2011). 1288 North High Street Currently being Proposed Senior Housing renovated to become 5th Avenue A four-story 70-unit tax credit apartment the home of BRU building is proposed for the southwest Micro-brewery and 8 corner of the Columbus Coated Fabrics Site. residential units.

York on High Smith and High Fifth and High Exterior Home Repair Program The redevelopment Building Being developed by AIDS $1.1 million was raised from private of the York Masonic A $3.5 million Healthcare Foundation. sources to support 50+ exterior Temple building urban infill project The building will house home repair grants (up to $20,000 into 25 residential with retail and 12 Out of the Closet Thrift each) to improve roofs, windows, condominiums (2008). apartments (2008). Store and pharmacy siding, foundations and energy (construction beginning efficiency (2011-2013). in late 2012). Recent Housing Investment in Weinland Park (2009 - 2012)

East Village Chittenden Avenue

Neighborhood Pride Center 11th Avenue & Police Substation 25 building to be renovated in 2013 South Campus Gateway

9th Avenue Summit Summit

Planned Street Hamlet

Fourth Fifth Street Fifth

South Campus Avenue Grant Indianola Gateway, Phase II

High Street Park

Street Street

8th Avenue

Fire Station 7

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Sxith Street Sxith Indianola Avenue Indianola

7th Avenue Weinland Park Elementary

Kroger Schoenbaum Family Center Former Columbus Coated Weinland Park Fabrics 6th Avenue Site

3M Clean Ohio Godman Revitalization Guild Site 5th & High

5th Avenue

New Ownership - Neighborhood Stabililzation Program Rental - Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program up to 120% AMI (6 units) between 35% - 60% AMI (40 units) Proposed Rental - LIHTC Senior Housing Rehabbed Ownership - Neighborhood Stabililzation Program (70 units) up to 120% AMI (14 units) Home Repair Program Applicant New Ownership - Habitat for Humanity existing homeowners, up to 120% AMI (66 units) between 30% - 50% AMI (7 units) Market Rate Lots Community Properties of Ohio (38 units) project-based Section 8 (300 units) Acquired Properties Community Properties of Ohio (18 units) To be renovated into market rate units (90 units) Completed Investment (82 units of residential and institutional uses) Future Investment (500 - 700 units, commercial and parkspace) Area Median Income (AMI) Resident Engagement in Weinland Park

NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITIES NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS

Field Trips have been organized Annual Summer Festival takes by neighbors that included apple, place each August to give residents strawberry, and pumpkin picking an opportunity to gather for fun. It and trips to local farms. This is a draws more than 700 for food, live great way for neighbors to get to music, activities, and to learn about know each other. the neighborhood.

Weinland Park Civic Association meets Big View Meetings are organized monthly monthly and draws between 65—100 to encourage residents and stakeholders residents and dinner is always served. to co-investigate solutions to transform the neighborhood and themselves.

Beautification Projectstake place throughout the year where residents work together to pick Roots & Roofs is an up litter, plant flowers, and clean event each spring public areas in the neighborhood. where residents and Students from The Ohio State stakeholders gather University often participate. for a neighborhood HUD Challenge Planning Grant Neighborhood Network Meetings are clean-up, community Process brought residents together monthly meetings that provide a safe to vision solutions for food access and environment for “left-hand conversations” gardening, and sustainability in the neighborhood. to address immediate needs. promotion of new housing opportunities.

Greeting New Neighbors brings out large numbers of Front Yard BBQs give neighbors residents to welcome new a chance to meet in informal settings to discuss changes in residents including attending the neighborhood, learn about a recent Habitat for Humanity opportunities, and meet each other. Youth Committee brings together law Small Group Discussions create an wall-raising (left) and enforcement, community leaders, and environment where everyone has the dedication of keys (right). male role models together to foster chance to share their ideas. communication.

NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS 4th Street Farms is a neighborhood th Weinland Park Football Team 5 Street Bird community garden that provides and Cheerleading Squad is organized by Sanctuary fresh vegetables and educational residents and provides opportunities for was a vacant lot opportunities. neighborhood kids during summer and transformed by the fall. neighbors into a bird sanctuary with bird- friendly plants, flowers, trees, feeders, and houses. 11th Avenue and 5th Avenue Infrastructure Improvements The corridors will receive new streetscapes and Public Investment in Weinland Park upgrades. The 5th Avenue corridor will receive $1.6 million in improvements and $4.6 million will be invested in the 11th Avenue corridor (2013-2014).

The Ohio State University Neighborhood Pride Center & Policing Station Indianola Park $160,000 Chittenden Avenue $4.6 million investment between the in improvements by the City of Columbus and The Ohio State City of Columbus included University to create an innovative walkways and playground Neighborhood Pride safety center that houses Columbus Center Police, OSU Police, and Community equipment (2000). & Police Substation 11th Avenue Crime Patrol as well as serving as the Neighborhood Pride Center (2008).

Northside Library Branch 6th Street & Alley Improvements, Columbus Metropolitan Libraries 9th Avenue has identified a developer for City of Columbus a $15 milion expansion of their Indianola invested $2.8 million library facilities from 7,700 SF to Park to improve the High Street 27,000SF (2014). infrastructure on 6th Street (2010). 8th Avenue

Fire Railroad Tracks Railroad

Neighborhood Stabilization Station 7 Summit

Hamlet Street Hamlet Fourth Street Fourth Indianola Avenue Indianola

Program (NSP) Northside Street Fifth Grant Avenue Grant $4.3 million in federal Library Street Sixth

Branch funding for the renovation Street Habitat for Humanity of 14 homes and the utilized $650,000 in NSP construction of 6 new homes money for the construction scattered throughout the 7th Avenue of 7 new homes (2011 - neighborhood (2011). 2012). 7th Avenue Weinland Park Elementary Schoenbaum Family Center

Weinland Park 7th Avenue 6th Avenue Street was reconstructed and new sidewalks installed by the City of Columbus with a $1.2 million investment Godman (2010). Guild Former Columbus Coated Fabrics Site Remediation of the 17.55 acre site was funded Schoenbaum Family Center & Weinland Park Elementary School through a $3 million Clean Ohio Grant (2008) from the The Ohio State University invested $9 million to provide early childhood 5th Avenue State of Ohio. The City of Columbus also contributed education in the Schoenbaum Family Center and Columbus Public Schools $2.4 million for the purchase of the property, invested $15.8 million in the co-located new elementary school (2007). environmental assessments, and demolition (2007).

Former 3M Site Weinland Park LIHTC Homes Grant Avenue $3 million Clean Ohio Grant $420,000 in improvements 40 new homes were Infrastructure Improvements and $868,000 HUD Community by the City of Columbus constructed with $7 million City of Columbus invested $7.8 Challenge Planning Grant were included a new shelter in Low Income Housing Tax million to rebuild Grant Avenue awarded for the remediation and house, basketball courts, Credits as well as $950,000 in between 5th Avenue and 11th planning of the 3.4 acre former picnic tables, and trees NSP II money from the City of Avenue (2011). factory site (2011). (2007). Columbus (2012).