Northwest Area Quality of Life Plan
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September 20, 2014 www.nwqol.org NORTHWEST AREA QUALITY OF LIFE PLAN September 20, 2014 Project Team &ůĂŶŶĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞͮdžĞĐƵƟǀĞŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕tŝůďĞƌƚƵĐŬŶĞƌͮǁďƵĐŬŶĞƌΛŇĂŶŶĞƌŚŽƵƐĞ͘ĐŽŵ &ůĂŶŶĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞͮŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕tĞŶĚLJŽŽƉĞƌͮǁĐŽŽƉĞƌΛŇĂŶŶĞƌŚŽƵƐĞ͘ĐŽŵ EŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚƌĞĂŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƵŝůĚĞƌ͕>ĂƐŚĂǁŶĚĂƌŽǁĞ^ƚŽƌŵͮůĐƌŽǁĞƐƚŽƌŵΛŇĂŶŶĞƌŚŽƵƐĞ͘ĐŽŵϯϭϳ͘ϵϮϱϰϮϯϭdžϮϴϬ >/^/ŶĚŝĂŶĂƉŽůŝƐͮĂƌŽŶ>ĂƌĂŵŽƌĞ͕dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ >/^/ŶĚŝĂŶĂƉŽůŝƐͮ^ĂƌĂsĂŶ^ůĂŵďƌŽŽŬ͕dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽƐĞWƵďůŝĐīĂŝƌƐ'ƌŽƵƉͮ^ĂŵKĚůĞ͕&ĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌ WƌŽũĞĐƚtƌŝƚĞƌƐ EŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚƌĞĂŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ 'ƌĂƉŚŝĐƐΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJ ƌŝƉĞͮǁǁǁ͘ĐƌŝƉĞ͘ďŝnj tͬWƵƌƉŽƐĞͮǁǁǁ͘ǁƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͘ĐŽŵ 2 www.nwqol.org d>K&KEdEd^ /EdZKhd/KE/EdZKhd/KE ..............................................4.............................................. 4 KDDhE/dz/E/d/d/s^KDDhE/dz/E/d/d/s^ /ƚ^ƚĂƌƚĞĚtŝƚŚ^ƟĐŬĞƌ/ƚ ^ƚĂƌƚĞĚ tŝƚŚ ^ƟĐŬĞƌ ĚƵůƚĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ^ŬŝůůƐ WHAT IS A QUALITY OF LIFE PLAN Development ....................................42-53 It All Started .................................................7 /ƚĂůůƐƚĂƌƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůŝƩůĞ Arts, Parks, and Nature ...................... 54-69 What is a QOL .........................................8-9 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ .................... 70-77 ŐƌĞĞŶƐƟĐŬĞƌ͘ŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƵƐ Our Process / The Future .............. 10-11 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ĂĨĞƚLJĂŶĚ were near the White River THE NORTHWEST AREA Peacebuilding .................................. 78-93 ǁŚĞŶǁĞĮƌƐƚĂƐŬĞĚŽƵƌ We Are Here .............................................. 13 Economic Development ................... 94-111 community to declare, “I Community Places ....................................14 Food Access ...................................112-121 want ______________ in my Nature ....................................................... 15 Housing Strategies ......................... 122-135 neighborhood.” History ..................................................16-17 WͲϭϮĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ............................... 136-149 We’re Making it Happen ......................20-23 Youth Development ....................... 150-165 ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ...............24-255 Fill in the blank at will. <z^dK^h^^ ....................................26-39 www.nwqol.org /EdZKhd/KE 4 www.nwqol.org :ĂŶƵĂƌLJϭϴ͕ϮϬϭϰƐĞƚƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚƌĞĂ͛ƐŶĞǁĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ͘KŶƚŚĂƚĚĂLJ͕ďƌĂǀŝŶŐĐŽůĚǁŝŶĚƐĂŶĚďůŝnjnjĂƌĚͲůŝŬĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ϯϰϴƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ũŽŝŶĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŽŶ͞sŝƐŝŽŶƚŽĐƟŽŶĂLJ͟ƚŽůĂLJƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂďƌŝŐŚƚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŝŶŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘DŽƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶŽĨǁŚĂƚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚŽƌǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ǁĂƐŽƵƌǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐƚŽĐŽŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐƌĂŌĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌŚŽǁǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞ͘ ƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂŶĂƉŽůŝƐ͕ǁŚĞŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĐŽŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ͘LJŶƵƌƚƵƌŝŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ͕ůŽĐĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ǁĞĞŶǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďƵƌƐƟŶŐǁŝƚŚǀŝďƌĂŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ůŝǀĞůLJďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐŽƵƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŝŶŶĞĞĚ͘tĞĞŶǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƉůĂĐĞƚŚĂƚďƌĞĂƚŚĞƐůŝĨĞŝŶƚŽĂůůƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŝǀĞ͕ǁŽƌŬĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚƌĞĂďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞŚĂǀĞďƵŝůƚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƌĞŶĞǁĞĚƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨƚŚĞYƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨ>ŝĨĞWůĂŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞĨŽƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶ/ŶĚŝĂŶĂƉŽůŝƐĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘&ƌŽŵƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŚĂƐĞ>ĞŐĂĐLJĞŶƚĞƌĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞEĞĂƌĂƐƚƐŝĚĞYK>WůĂŶĂŶĚƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞDŝĚͲdŽǁŶd/&ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ ^EĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶƚŽĂĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶŚƵď͕ƚŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĨŽƌƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŝŶƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚƌĞĂŝƐŚŝŐŚ͘/ƚ͛ƐŽƵƌƟŵĞƚŽƐŚŝŶĞĂƐǁĞƌĞƐŚĂƉĞĂŶĚ rebuild our community! www.nwqol.org WHAT IS A QUALITY OF LIFE PLAN? 6 www.nwqol.org /ƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƟĐŬĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐĂƌĚĞŶ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƐƟĐŬĞƌǁĂƐŶŽƚ ƌŝǀĞƌǁŚĞŶǁĞƐŝŵƉůLJĮƌƐƚĂƐŬĞĚŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĚŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬ͘ƐƟŵĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶ͕ƚŚŝƐůŝƩůĞ to declare, “I want ___________in my ƐƟĐŬĞƌŵŽƌƉŚĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭ͕ϱϬϬ neighborhood.” Fill in the blank at will. ŽĨŽƵƌĂƌĞĂƐĐŚŽŽůŬŝĚƐǁŽƌŬĞĚŽŶ͘WĞŽƉůĞŽŶƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚǁŽƵůĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĞƐƟĐŬĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJ͕͞DLJŬŝĚ loved that project at school.” And declare we did. Loud and clear. DŽǀŝŶŐĂƚĂƌĂƉŝĚƉĂĐĞ͕ƚŚŝƐůŝƩůĞŐƌĞĞŶƐƟĐŬĞƌ ďĞĐĂŵĞƚŚĞĐĂƚĂůLJƐƚĨŽƌďŝŐĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ŶĚŽŶ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJ We talked about our youth, our parks, peace in 18th, 2014, we showed up in numbers to take ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘tĞƉƵƚŽŶƚŚƌĞĞŽƌĨŽƵƌŽƌŵŽƌĞ ďĂĐŬŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚƉůĂŶƚƚŚĞƐĞĞĚƐŽĨŽƵƌ ƐƟĐŬĞƌƐ;ŝƐƐƵĞƐͿĂƚĂƟŵĞĂŶĚǁĂůŬĞĚƵƉƚŽŽƵƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁ͕ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞĂďĞĐŬŽŶŝŶŐďůŝnjnjĂƌĚ͘ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐƚŽƚĂůŬĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƟĐŬĞƌƐǁĞŚĂĚŝŶ common. We began to do more than just talk about dŚĞŵŽƌĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJ͕ŝƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞ͕ what was wrong with our neighborhoods, but talk ĞǀĞŶƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƐŵĂůůĂŶĚŝŶƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂƐĂůŝƩůĞ about we were going to do about it. together. And ŐƌĞĞŶƐƟĐŬĞƌǁŝƚŚĂƐŝŵƉůĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͕ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂ ƚŚĞŶƚŚĞƐƟĐŬĞƌŵĞƚDƌ͘,ĞŶƌLJWĞƌŬŝŶƐ͘tŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚ ďŝŐŝŵƉĂĐƚ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ what would he like to see happen, he simply stated, answers has resulted in the Northwest Area Quality “Someone to clean-up the dump behind my house. I ŽĨ>ŝĨĞWůĂŶ͘ “An article in the see them do it late at night, but I am too old now to Northwest Community ĐŚĂƐĞƚŚĞŵŽīŽƌĐůĞĂŶŝƚƵƉ͘͟ dŚŝƐƉůĂŶƌĞŇĞĐƚƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐĂŶĚĚƌĞĂŵƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞǁĞĂƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƉůĂŶƚŽďƵŝůĚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐŵŽƌĞ News. .challenged ŶĂƌƟĐůĞŝŶƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚEĞǁƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ than a community wish list, it is a community to do neighbors for solutions ŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚDƌ͘WĞƌŬŝŶƐ͛ƉůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ list. And today all who review this plan and those in ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐĨŽƌƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐďLJĂƐŬŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĐĂůůĞĚƚŽĂĐƟŽŶƚŽĐŽŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ by asking, “What are “What are we going to do about this?”. Angry and make it happen. we going to do about ŽƵƚƌĂŐĞĚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĐĂŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽĮŶĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐŽŶ KĐƚŽďĞƌϭϭƚŚ͕ϮϬϭϯŽƵƌĮƌƐƚĞīŽƌƚĂƐƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚ So, how did we get here? this? Area community was to champion two “Indy Do ĂLJ͟ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐŵĂŶLJĚƵŵƉ sites, including the one behind the Perkins’ home, ǁĞďĞŐĂŶƚŽďƵŝůĚĂƉĂƌŬůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐĨƌŽŵĂŶ elementary school. 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