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Parks, Greenways Trails Transforming Slavic Village Marlane Weslian, Slavic Village Development

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Parks, Greenways Trails Transforming Slavic Village Marlane Weslian, Slavic Village Development

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    2. SVD Fast Facts: Serve low/moderate income community of 30,000 on Cleveland’s near south side. Soup to nuts CDC offering broad range of products and services with emphasis on social justice and physical development. Over past 5 years annual budget $1.5 to $2 million and 20-25 staff.

    3. Slavic Village 2000: Then Blue collar, aging, white, eastern European ethnic community— High percentage of seniors Concerns were race, physical development and loss of local hospital SVD’s implicit goals were to attract middle income households and artists— “Creating a Renaissance in Broadway Slavic Village”

    4. Slavic Village 2008: Now Community significantly more diverse Young families are major demographic Epicenter of foreclosure crisis Significant new resources and amenities that are not typical ‘bricks and mortar’ Negative media due to several high profile crimes Strong, strong focus on community building Emphasis on marketing niche and branding New image: Living Active

    10. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad discontinues the use of 2.5 miles of rail line and agrees to donate the land to the City of Cleveland in 2002

    12. Broadway Scenic Byways Trailheads

    19. Friends of Hyacinth Park

    29. Successes: Using Trail to leverage–135 unit housing development – connected by the Morgana Run Trail to the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail

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