Homeless Resource Centers Neighborhood Action Strategies
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HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTERS NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION STRATEGIES NOVEMBER 2020 Prepared by: VODA Landscape + Planning 159 West Broadway #200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 ph: 385-429-2858 www.vodaplan.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction 5 Neighborhood Strategies 1. Neighborhood Supports 9 2. Housing Supports 19 3. Transportation Supports 25 4. Employment & Local Business Supports 33 5. Public Spaces 41 6. Community Services 45 7. Implementation & Funding Sources 49 Outreach Summary 56 The Geraldine E. King Women’s Resource Center, completed in July 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Addressing homelessness in our physical infrastructure needs and social community requires efforts from infrastructure needs. These needs will be KEY STRATEGIES many groups and governmental ongoing, but this plan prioritizes needs organizations. With a new into immediate, mid-range, and long- 1. Commit to long-term approach on the horizon with the term needs. investments in the physical construction of multiple homeless and social infrastructure in resource centers, outcomes and Generally, the Central City neighborhoods around the support for our homeless residents neighborhood is better equipped new homeless resource centers. will be vastly improved. to serve as a new home for the homeless resource center. The 2. Lead efforts to secure funding With this new approach bringing neighborhood contains many public- support from other non-City homeless resource centers into facing services including a library, sources for investments in HRC new neighborhoods, additional recreation center, senior center, the Salt neighborhoods. support to those neighborhoods Lake County Health Center, the state of will be needed. This support Utah Department of Workforce Services, New homeless resource center locations 3. Prioritize and fast-track will be ongoing and will require and great access to transit and bicycle in Salt Lake City. planned City projects in the funding and staff support from Salt infrastructure. new resource centers scheduled Capital Facilities Plan in Lake City, Salt Lake County, and the to open in the summer of 2019, neighborhoods supporting the state of Utah. The Ballpark neighborhood will HRC facilities. updates and investments in these require more investment in order to This plan aims to identify needs and neighborhoods are needed. better support the neighborhood 4. Foster community driven gaps within the two neighborhoods around the resource center. The Each of these neighborhoods have efforts to improve quality of in Salt Lake City that will be neighborhood does not possess the unique assets and resources, as well life in neighborhoods near the home to new homeless resource same level of public services and has as needs and gaps in infrastructure. resource centers. centers- the Ballpark and Central more limited access to transit and This strategic plan identifies both City neighborhoods. With these bicycle infrastructure. Generally, the 1 needs of the Ballpark neighborhood Improvement Project applications are more immediate than those in from these communities. It could the Central City neighborhood. take the form of additional staff time committed to supporting the pursuit City staff and elected officials of funds for major investments or larger must commit to the long-term scale projects that may be beyond the investment in the physical abilities of local neighbors to achieve. and social infrastructure in neighborhoods surrounding the These projects will not only new homeless resource centers. improve the quality of life of The neighborhoods around the those seeking support at the new homeless resource centers will homeless resource centers, but have on-going needs related to also to those that live and work in the homeless resource centers, and these neighborhoods every day. support in the form of funding and As individuals stabilize their lives and staff time will be needed. This may successfully depart the homeless take the form of increased support resource centers, is there support in the for physical improvements or for neighborhood for them to find housing? additional business outreach and Or to find job training and long-term support. other funding sources are identified impact on the most vulnerable in our employment? Have we given these and pursued. city. When possible, projects in these neighborhoods the needed support to The City should lead efforts areas should be fast-tracked to make provide this? Answering these types of to secure funding support Prioritize and fast-track planned them a priority in long-range plans for questions are helpful barometers of the from other non-City sources City projects in neighborhoods the City. success of these projects. for investments in HRC supporting the HRC facilities. neighborhoods. With the Many City-led projects are well Foster community driven efforts Many organizations are working to new approach to addressing underway or planned for the to improve quality of life in achieve better outcomes using the new homelessness in our community, two neighborhoods around the neighborhoods near the resource approach to providing services to our there is new support from other resource centers. These projects centers. Those who live and work in homeless neighbors. As these projects entities, including the state of should be prioritized in the City’s a neighborhood know the needs of come on-line and these neighborhoods Utah and Salt Lake County. While Capital Facilities Plan and City their community best. This strategic become home to the centers, the City Salt Lake City may not be the only budgets and fast-tracked in order document highlights and identifies should provide additional support governmental entity working to to improve the quality of life for specific needs to the communities and gain additional support from secure funding, the City will be the everyone in these communities. in question. The city should provide other entities to provide funding and primary connection to these efforts. These projects, whether focused on support and guidance in accomplishing infrastructure to help become part of Salt Lake City staff and officials improving transportation, streets, community-driven projects. Additional the solution to homeless issues in our should be the lead in ensuring that transit, or parks, can have significant priority must be given to Capital communities. 2 CENTRAL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD GERALDINE E. KING WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER Near Term Projects Mid Term Projects • Upgrades to Taufer Park are • Richmond Park Community Garden is anticipated (2020) anticipated for completion (2020) • Updates to UTA bus routes and bus • State Street Catalytic Site Rebuild stop amenities are anticipated (August from 600 S to 900 S is slated to be 2019) completed (2022) • The Road Home and the City’s Shared • Main Street Cycle Track construction Housing Program launched (April 2019) • Construction of protected bike lanes along 200 E, 300 E, and 900 S (2025) • Proposed expansion of a single-room occupancy unit (SROs) ordinance throughout the city (In Process) Long Term Projects • Green Bike Equity Pass (2019) • Multi-modal transportation improvements on State Street • Main Street Cycle Track design (In Process) • Construction of protected bike lanes along 700 S, 400 E, 600 S, and West • Dept. of Public Utilities’ city wide Temple (2035) lighting study (In Process) • Expansion of TRAX service connectivity • Dept. of Workforce Services’ expansion Central Point to Central Station and of employment programs (In Process) to University of Utah (Wasatch Choice • RDA State Street Project Area adopted 2050) • Cost projections of future projects in • Construction of a bus rapid transit on Salt Lake City’s HUD Action Plan State Street (Wasatch Choice 2050) • The addition of the Black-Line • 650 South TRAX station (Slated for construction in 2021). TRAX will connect the Airport to the University of Utah (Wasatch Choice 2050) 3 BALLPARK NEIGHBORHOOD GAIL MILLER RESOURCE CENTER Near Term Projects Mid Term Projects • ADA-accessible improvements to • 300 West Rebuild is anticipated for sidewalks along 300 West (Summer completion (Dec 2022) 2019) • Construction of a neighborhood • Updates to UTA bus routes and bus byway on Andrew Ave. (1505 S.) (2025) stop amenities (August 2019) • Main Street Cycle Track anticipated for • Construction of a pedestrian crossing construction on 1300 S to the Ballpark TRAX is Long Term Projects needed • The Road Home and the City’s Shared • Multi-modal transportation Housing Program launched (April improvements on State Street 2019) • Construction of protected bike lanes • Proposed expansion of a single-room along 300 W, 1700 S, 200 W, and West occupancy unit (SROs) ordinance Temple (2035) throughout the city (In Process) • Expansion of UTA bus routes with high • Green Bike Equity Pass (2019) frequency buses on 300 W, 1700 S, and 1300 S (2050) • Main Street Cycle Track design (In Process) • Expansion of TRAX service connectivity Central Point to Central Station and • Dept. of Workforce Services expansion to University of Utah (Wasatch Choice of employment programs (In Process) 2050) • Dept. of Public Utilities’ city-wide • The addition of the Black-Line TRAX lighting study (In Process) which will connect the Airport to the • 300 West Rebuild to begin (Spring University of Utah (Wasatch Choice 2021) 2050) • RDA State Street Project Area adopted • 1700 South TRAX station (Under Evaluation) • Street light updates in Ballpark neighborhood • Greenbike station at Ballpark TRAX Station (2020) 4 INTRODUCTION