Columbus Near East Side BLUEPRINT FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT Acknowledgements THE PARTNERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE THE PACT TEAM President E. Gordon Gee, The Ohio State University Tim Anderson, Resident, In My Backyard Health and Wellness Program Trudy Bartley, Interim Executive Director Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City of Columbus Lela Boykin, Woodland Park Civic Association Autumn Williams, Program Director Charles Hillman, President & CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority Bryan Brown, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Penney Letrud, Administration & Communications Assistant (CMHA) Willis Brown, Bronzeville Neighborhood Association Dr. Steven Gabbe, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Reverend Cynthia Burse, Bethany Presbyterian Church THE PLANNING TEAM Goody Clancy Barbara Cunningham, Poindexter Village Resident Council OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ACP Visioning + Planning Al Edmondson, Business Owner, Mt. Vernon Avenue District Improvement Fred Ransier, Chair, PACT Association Community Research Partners Trudy Bartley, Interim Executive Director, PACT Jerry Friedman, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Skilken Solutions Jerry Friedman, Associate Vice President, Health Services, Ohio State Wexner Columbus Policy Works Medical Center Shannon Hardin, City of Columbus Radio One Tony Brown Consulting Elizabeth Seely, Executive Director, University Hospital East Eddie Harrell, Columbus Urban League Troy Enterprises Boyce Safford, Former Director of Development, City of Columbus Stephanie Hightower, Neighborhood House W-ZHA Shannon Hardin, Community Affairs Coordinator, City of Columbus Allen Huff, United Way of Central Ohio Zimmerman Volk Associates Bryan Brown, Vice President of Business Development, Columbus Metropolitan Janet Jackson, Housing Authority (CMHA) Erik Janas, Franklin County Pastor Henry Johnson, Union Grove Baptist Church Dominique Jones, United Way of Central Ohio Kim Jordan, Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA Trudy Bartley, PACT Charity Martin-Via, Resident, Business Owner, Long Street Businessmen’s Association Patricia Mullins, Isabelle Ridgway Care Center H. Ike Okafor-Newsum, Chair, Dept of African-American Studies at The Ohio State University Carole Olshavsky, Columbus City Schools Fred Ransier, Resident, PACT Chair Annie J. Ross-Womack, Resident, Long Street Businessmen’s Association Boyce Safford, City of Columbus Elizabeth Seely, University Hospital East Priscilla Tyson, Columbus City Council B PACT SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS Jobs & Economic Impact Subcommittee Kathy Pinkston, Resident, Saunders Park Civic Association Natalie Grayson, Mount Calvary Holy Church, Ohio Department of Education David Booker, Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC) Jason Reece, Kirwan Institute Ellen Grevey, Franklin Park Conservatory Suzanne Coleman-Tolbert, Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation Marty Richards, Franklin Park Conservatory Allen Huff, Neighborhood House (COWIC) Angela Stanley, Kirwan Institute Monique Jacquet, East High School Charity Martin-Via, Resident, Business Owner, Long Street Businessmen’s Hailey Stroup, United Way of Central Ohio Dee James, Mansion Day School Association Belinda Taylor, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) Darrell Johnson, Education Advocate Kim Banks, Resident, Tradesman Hal Thomas, Resident, Woodland Park Terri LeMaile-Williams, Action for Children Willis Brown, Bronzeville Neighborhood Association Carla Wilks, Ohio State African American & African Studies Extension Center, Carol McGuire, Jazz Arts Group Randy Burley, Community Advocate Bethany Presbyterian Church Steve Miller, St. Charles Preparatory School Sheila Fair, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Azuka MuMin, Center of Science and Industry (COSI) Samuel Gresham, Ohio State African American & African Studies Extension Health & Wellness Subcommittee Center Melanie Paris-Arum, The Ohio State Unversity Wexner Medical Center Sheryle Powell, Education Advocate Erik Janas, Franklin County Kim Jordan, Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA Gloria Redding, Education Advocate Matt Kosanovich, United Way of Central Ohio Janie Bailey, Columbus Area, Inc. Adero Robinson, Columbus Urban League Stefanie Meredith, Meredith Temple Barbara Brandt, The Ohio State University, Barbara Brandt, Inc. Darryl Sanders, Columbus City Schools Sara Neikirk, Resident, First English Lutheran Church Joyce Calamese, Health Advocate Barbara Smith-Allen, Columbus State Community College Fred Points, Jewish Family Services, Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA David Ciccone, United Way of Central Ohio Christine Taylor, Columbus Metropolitan Libraries Annie J. Ross-Womack, Resident, Long Street Businessmen’s Association Wanda Dillard, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Catherine Willis, Education Advocate Dana Dorsey, Resident, East High School Graduate Baba Shongo Obadina, Resident, Art Gallery Owner Housing Subcommittee The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Dale Snyder, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Jerry Friedman, Lela Boykin, Woodland Park Neighborhood Association Health Advocate Wendy Taylor, Pro-Team Solutions Sylvia Gaddis, Abigail Mack, Resident, Homeport Brookes Hammock, Kirwan Institute Vivian Turner, Columbus Urban League Bryan Brown, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Ann Walker, Franklin Park Civic Association Cara Harris, Reverend Cynthia Burse, Bethany Presbyterian Church The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Pastor Bob Ward, First English Lutheran Church Dorian Harriston, Kim Carter, Housing and Community Development Advocate Medical Student Leonard Watson, Building Trades Institute Kevin Hollis, Barbara Cunningham, Poindexter Village Resident Council The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Erica Wicks, Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus Mary Howard, Pastor Victor Davis, Trinity Baptist Church Isabelle Ridgway Care Center Qiana Williams, Human Services Chamber Patricia Mullins, Bernita Gatewood, East Columbus Development Company Natacha Otey, Seeds of Significance Dorian Wingard, Columbus Urban League Pastor Henry Johnson, Union Grove Baptist Church Dr. Michele Shipp, Resident, Health Advocate Safe, Vibrant & Accessible Neighborhoods Subcommittee Bishop Christie McGee, Property Owner, Way of Holiness Church John Tolbert, Columbus Health Department Al Edmondson, Mt. Vernon Avenue District Improvement Association Frank McGee, Property Owner, Way of Holiness Church Wendy West, Ohio Sickle Cell Association Curtiss Williams, Franklin County Derrick Owens, Resident Dr. Mark White, Gateway Health and Wellness Center Lou Flocken, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Anthony Penn, Community Housing Network Pastor Michael Grayson, Mount Calvary Holy Church Education Subcommittee Adero Robinson, United Way of Central Ohio Shannon Hardin, City of Columbus Keisha Hunley-Jenkins, KidsOhio.org Christy Rogers, Kirwan Institute Jason Jackson, Columbus Division of Police Janet Jackson, United Way of Central Ohio Theresa Saelim, United Way of Central Ohio Phillip Patrick, Seeds of Significance Mark Real, KidsOhio.org Linda Stallworth, Housing Advocate Leontien Kennedy, Resident Suzan Bradford, Lincoln Theater Shawn Straughter, Al-Jizru Group Carole Olshavsky, Columbus City Schools Dana Dorsey, Resident, East High School Graduate Todd Tuney, Property Owner Sarah Ozminski, Landscape Architecture Alumni Kim Fulton, Education Advocate Al Waddell, Resident, Coldwell Banker Diane Gordon, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Lydia Wiggins, Resident C D Contents 1 | Executive Summary ....................................................................................................1 2 | Introduction ................................................................................................................... 9 3 | The Near East Side Today: A Neighborhood Profile ............................... 13 4 | Market Conditions ................................................................................................... 31 5 | A Community-Driven Process ............................................................................37 6 | Vision and Principles ..............................................................................................43 7 | Transformation Plan Strategies ........................................................................ 51 People Strategies ................................................................................................53 Physical Development .....................................................................................82 Neighborhood Strategies ............................................................................ 100 8 | Transformative Change: Implementation Matrix .................................109 i Executive Summary Two years ago, The Ohio State University, City of Columbus and the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) embarked on a transformational community development initiative for a large part of the City’s Near East Side. In an area of over 800 acres—which is roughly equivalent to that of Downtown Columbus—these three organizations promised to develop a revitalization plan that was based on the community’s collective vision with achievable strategies and clearly identified implementation actions. Together, they formed the planning organization Partners Achieving Community Transformation, or PACT. 1 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Transformation of the guided the planning process: • Provide education,