EAST WARREN BUSINESS CORRIDOR: A COVID-19 RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK EAST WARREN DEVELOPMENT CO. MASTER OF URBAN PLANNING CAPSTONE WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2020 Marlin Hughes, owner of Detroit Pepper Company East Warren Business Corridor: A COVID-19 Response Guidebook INTRODUCTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 PLANNING IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 PLANNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 FINDINGS LOCATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 BUSINESS INVENTORY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 RETAIL DEMAND STUDY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 BUSINESS SURVEY ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 IN-DEPTH STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 BUILT ENVIRONMENT SURVEY ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 ASSETS AND CHALLENGES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 RECOMMENDATIONS GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 GOAL 1: PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EAST WARREN BUSINESSES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31 GOAL 2: ESTABLISH FRAMEWORK FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING BUSINESSES ................................................................................................................................................................ 34 GOAL 3: IMPLEMENT LANDSCAPE AND PHYSICAL DESIGN CHANGES TO CREATE A VIBRANT, ECONOMICALLY PROSPEROUS CORRIDOR ......................................................................... 39 GOAL 4: SUPPORT ALL FORMS OF MOBILITY TO MAKE EAST WARREN A SAFER, THRIVING DESTINATION ............................................................................................................................ 42 CONCLUSION MOVING FORWARD ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 IMPLEMENTATION TABLE .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 1 East Warren Business Corridor: A COVID-19 Response Guidebook APPENDICES APPENDIX A: TRAINING RESOURCE PARTNERS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 APPENDIX B: RETAIL DEMAND METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 APPENDIX C: SYNOPTIC SURVEYS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 57 APPENDIX D: BUSINESS SURVEY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 APPENDIX E: BUSINESS INVENTORY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 62 APPENDIX F: BUILDING CONDITION INVENTORY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 65 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1. Daily New COVID-19 Cases in Detroit During Reopening Phases ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2. New COVID-19 Cases in Detroit and Michigan ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 3. Total COVID-19 Deaths in Michigan by Race ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 4. Regional context of East Warren ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 5. Detail of East Warren Corridor ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 6. Demographic Study Area ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 7. Total population per block group, 2018 ACS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 8. Median household income, 2018 ACS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Figure