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What Did The Community Say?

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Safety and

Trash & Dumping

were named

a top priority by

8 in every 10

survey takers.

^{Too much violence, too much dumping!}

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7 in every 10 said

paying rent, mortgage, bills, or utilities is a

long-term issue or has gotten worse in the past year.

^{Most seniors are on fixed incomes and cannot afford repairs.}

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Many people named

supporting�young people�as a

key priority.

^{We must start with the�little people … they matter, they are worth it!}

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77% are

concerned about gentrification,

or that changes to the neighborhood will force out long term residents.

^{Residents who live nearby are getting letters from buyers every day.}

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7 in every 10

said they would

visit parks�more often if they were cleaner and/or safer

^{I should be able to use my park for recreation … as opposed to going to Kelly Drive or the Schuylkill.}

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Many people called for

more unity and working together.

^{We need more conversation about being a team … so we can all feel comfortable in our homes and communities.}

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<<<The plan includes 9 goals with about 30 recommendations and 100 actions.

Improve�SAFETY.

Clean up�TRASH AND DUMPING.

Support�YOUNG PEOPLE.

Help residents�INVEST IN THEIR HOMES & BLOCKS.

Make sure the�COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM�NEW DEVELOPMENT &�MAJOR EMPLOYERS.

Ensure�HIGH QUALITY PARKS &�COMMUNITY SPACES.

Improve�COMMUNITY HEALTH.

Improve�GERMANTOWN AVE & BGE.

Make sure the community can�IMPLEMENT THE PLAN.

^{We would like to}^{stay in the community and bring back the “neighbor” in “neighborhood.”}

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^{[This is] a community like many others that's in danger of gentrification - but that is}^{working on coming together with residents and local organizations to fight for what we deserve.}

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9 GOALS

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The plan is focused >>>� in the area outlined in blue.

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1. IMPROVE SAFETY

^{Local organizations, the City, the police department, and elected officials should}

^{coordinate & �collaborate continually}

^{(Recommendation 1)}

^{Local organizations should}

^w^{ork with law enforcement}

^t^{o increase foot patrols and have a positive presence in the community}^�^{(Recommendation 2)}

^{Increase�on-the-street outreach}

^{(Recommendation 3)}

^{Reduce impact of�unsafe businesses}

^{(Recommendation 4)}

^{Improve streets}

^{with better lighting, new sidewalks, and other things to make streets safer to walk down}

^{(Recommendation 5)}

What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{There is a lot of shooting in the area. Drugs are being dealt on the corners. … Children are fighting … This would be considered a toxic environment for any family. …}^{Change needs to happen for the better.}

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^{Gun violence in the neighborhood is among the worst in Philadelphia.�}^{In 2021 (as of Oct 31) 45 people were shot in the neighborhood. Six people have died.}

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^{People pull up and dump trash from trucks like it is the law. It is happening all over our community.}^{It saddens me to see what ... has become a norm.}

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2. REDUCE TRASH & DUMPING

^{I wish we all can come out clean the streets like old times.}

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^{Encourage people�to not litter or dump}

^{with a neighborhood-wide marketing campaign}

^{(Recommendation}⁷⁾

^{Make it easier for residents to report dumping issues}

^{with a local website or phone number}^�^{(Recommendation}⁸⁾

^{Clean up trash & dumping faster}

^{by expanding local cleaning & greening teams that provide job training or paid youth positions,}

^{and by pushing the City and property owners}

^{to do more}

^{(Recommendation 9)}

^{Help residents�clean up}

^{with materials and support for Block Captains}

^{(Recommendation 10)}

What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{The neighborhood has}^{some of the worst litter in Philadelphia,}^accordin^{g to data from the City.}
^{Three quarters of undeveloped lots are cared for}^{by neighbors, owners, or community organizations - totaling about 419 lots.}
^{About 117 lots -- are uncared for}^{and in poor condition.}

^{Young people clean and improve the community as a part of HP Green, a local paid service experience.}

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^{[In the future,] I see a hardworking, thriving, Black and Hispanic community, where}^{families who have been here for generations continue to choose to raise their children,}^{sending them to school here - proud of the community.}

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3. SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE

^{Kids here sometimes don’t get to be kids}^.

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^{Expand programs and activities for young people & their families}

^{(Recommendation 11)}

^Support

^{Bethune Elementary School}

^{by helping kids get to school,}

^{by completing the Bethune playground}

^{and by starting a strong parents’ organization�}^{(Recommendation 12)}

^{Create more safe, fun places to hang out}

^{especially by improving all neighborhood parks}

^{(Recommendation 13)}

What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{1 out of every 4 people}^{in the neighborhood is under 18}
^{In 2020-2021,}^{Bethune Elementary School educated about 532 children from 5 to 15 years old}^{, at the heart of the Hunting Park - East Tioga community.}

^{Young people clean and improve the community as a part of HP Green, a local paid service experience.}

^{Young people participating in North10’s summer program.}

^{The North Philly Aztecs and other teams serve hundreds of young people each year.}

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4. HELP RESIDENTS INVEST IN THEIR HOMES & BLOCKS

^{[We need to be] repairing and weatherizing long term residents’ homes first.}^{Most seniors are on fixed incomes and can not afford repairs.}

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^M^{ore than half of homes were built before 1940}^{– and old homes come with expensive maintenance.}
^{Many homes in the neighborhood are switching from owner-occupancy to rentals.�}^{About 400 homes have made the switch since 2010.}

What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{Continue helping residents with common housing issues}

^{by providing housing services like help with legal issues or assistance with utilities.}^�^{(Recommendations 14.1, 14.2, and 14.3)}

^{Help residents gain ownership of property}

^{by helping them navigate the Land Bank and Sherriff's Sale}

^{(Recommendation 15)}

^{Encourage residents who want to make the neighborhood more beautiful}

^{with things like}^{a porch-decorating contest or by}^{providing funding to residents who want to improve their blocks.}^�^{(Recommendations 14.4 and 14.5)}

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5. MAKE SURE THE NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFITS FROM� NEW DEVELOPMENT AND MAJOR EMPLOYERS

^{It would be nice if the city cared for these neighborhoods before gentrification.}^{We need new affordable housing}^{for new people moving in the neighborhood.}

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^{The BGEC negotiated Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) for…}

^{Residences at the Beury,}^{which will include 50 affordable rental units and 63 market rate units.}
^{Be A Gem Crossing,}^{which will include 41 affordable units and a new health clinic.}

^{Major employers in the area include…}

^{Temple Hospital}
^{Temple Medical School}
^{Shriner’s Hospital}
^{Pegasus Home Fashions}
^{American Box Company}
^{And more…}

What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{Increase the amount of affordable housing}

^{for ownership and rental, with new developments and by preserving existing homes.�}^{(Recommendation 16)}

^{Make sure developers and major employers contribute to local priorities}

^{With agreements on local employment, local buying, and other things – as well as better community relations at Temple and elsewhere.}^�^{(Recommendation 17)}

^{Be A Gem Crossing, artist’s rendering}

^{The Residences at the Beury, artist’s rendering}

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6. MAKE SURE THERE ARE HIGH QUALITY PARKS

^{I should be able to use my park for recreation …}^{as opposed to going to Kelly Drive or the Schuylkill.}

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What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{Improve & maintain�all smaller public neighborhood parks}

^{(Recommendation 18)}

^{Improve community spaces and�secure their ownership}

^{(Recommendation}²⁰⁾

^{Keep improving & maintain�Hunting Park}

^{and renew the Hunting Park plan,�which is ten years old.}

^{(Recommendation 19)}

^{Increase family-friendly programming in parks}

^{like family-friendly events and�an expanded farmer’s market}

^{(Recommendation}²¹⁾

^{The opening of the new Williams Reed Moore Memorial Park}

^{The current Bethune School play area, which the school, North10, and the School District are working to improve as a public playground.}

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^{Improve access to nourishing food}

^{with free options, support for local gardening and farming, and support for the long-term goal of a local supermarket}

^{(Recommendation 22)}

What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{Improve access to high quality healthcare and mental health services}

^w^{ith new local clinics}^{for low-income residents and targeted outreach to youth, families, and high-risk populations.}

^{(Recommendation 23)}

^{Cool the neighborhood in the summer}

^{with more trees and�support for the Beat The Heat program}

^{(Recommendation 24)}

7. IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH

^FOOD

^{Nearly the entire neighborhood is further than a ten-minute walk from a grocery store.}

^HEAT

^{The neighborhood is one of the hottest in Philadelphia, with summer temperatures that can reach}^{up to 20 degrees hotter}^{than elsewhere in the city.}

^{HEALTHCARE & MENTAL HEALTH}

^{Residents in the neighborhood are}^{more likely to suffer from chronic issues like obesity, diabetes, and asthma}^{than residents elsewhere in the city.}

^{[There are] too many corner stores. ... They really don’t have what the different cultures need or desire.}

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^{The community has a heat reduction plan already}^{(above). Bethune has planted many trees with PHS (left).}

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^{We need more businesses in the community from people who represent the community.}

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8. IMPROVE GERMANTOWN AVENUE & BGE

^{Improving Broad, Germantown & Erie is a “top priority” for Mayor Kenney, he has said.}
^{Vacancy on the street is high.}^{In early 2020, about a quarter of storefronts were vacant. In 2003, the median commercial street citywide has a vacancy rate of 14 percent.}

^{Caribbean Feast’s “Children & Family Festival” in 2017. Events make the street livelier and more welcoming.}

^{Improvements to Fish Park at BGE were finished in 2021. Many more improvements are planned.}

What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{Push for investment in commercial properties}

^{to fix them up and make them nicer}^�^{(Recommendation 25)}

^{Encourage new family-friendly, small, local businesses}^�^{(Recommendation 26)}

^{Hold new promotions, events, and programs}

^{that draw out residents and families}

^{(Recommendation 27)}

^{Ensure BGE is safe}

^{(Recommendation 28)}

^{Update the look and feel of the corridor}

^{(Recommendation 29)}

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9. MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY CAN IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN

^{[We need] neighbors working together for the common cause of having a decent place to call home.}

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^{There are many organizations in the neighborhood that work together to make progress.}
^{The Broad}^{, Germantown & Erie Collective (BGEC) includes:}

^{North10 Philadelphia}
^{The Nicetown-Tioga Improvement Team (NTIT)}
^{Hunting Park CRC}
^{Called To Serve CDC}
^{Nicetown CDC}

^{Council President Darrell Clarke speaks at the dedication of Williams Reed Moore Memorial Park.}

^{Community organizations provided fans and air conditioners to residents in need in 2021.}

What strategies do �organizations and residents support?

^{Local organizations should}

^{Coordinate on}

^{and track the plan’s implementation}

^{(Recommendation 30)}

^{Help residents take action themselves}

^{with training, funding, and support}

^{for residents to pursue their own local ideas for improving the community}^�^{(Recommendation}³¹⁾

^{Help residents find help}

^{by making sure residents know what help is available and how to access it}

^{(Recommendation}³²⁾

^{Improve public engagement}

^{(Recommendation}³³⁾

^{Update this plan}

^{within 10 years}

^{(Recommendation}³⁴⁾

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^{[People say] “Why are you fighting for these things? “ Why not?! ... These things are owed to the community.}

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