• C8.2. Ensure that new commercial development includes a mixture of uses and is integrated into the existing fabric of the commercial district in which it is located; new development would adhere to the building design standards in Section 63.110 of the Zoning Code. Include community input as part of the development process.
  • C8.3. Assist District 4 in partnering with an existing Community Development Corporation on programs that support business development.
  • C8.4. Work with District 4 to attract businesses that provide a full range of goods and services, including a bank.

Community life, public spaces, and recreation (P)

Urban Design

P1. Include connections, either by stairs or trails, between riverfront projects and Mounds Park and the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.

Public Works

P2. Identify key gateways into the community; work with District 4 to prepare a plan for improvements intended to improve their appearance, including, but not limited to, plantings and historically sensitive signage.

P3. Install single lantern lighting in residential areas when lights are replaced as part of street reconstruction.

Parks and Recreation

P4. Provide an interpretive center in the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary that focuses on the natural and human history of the area; include information on historic locales, such as Mounds Park and Swede Hollow Park.

P5. Provide a park on the site of the former Lyman Dayton home, on Mounds Boulevard between East 3rd Street and Conway Street; collaborate with the district council on potential sources of revenue for acquisition and operation.

P6. Prepare a master plan for Mounds Park; assemble a community based advisory group to provide input on the master plan as it is being prepared.

P7. Plant flowering trees on Johnson Parkway, as trees are replaced.

P8. Work with District 4 to form a Friends group for parks within the district, or to support an existing Friends group, and devise projects for the group that uses services of volunteers.

P9. Promote the use of park and recreation facilities by including signage to identify park locations, park information in multiple languages, and maps of amenities within parks at park entrances and gathering places. Post park hours and rules at park entrances. Provide adult supervision for activities at recreation centers.

P10. Work with District 4 to make parks more accessible to pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and disabled persons.

Library

P11. Maintain library service, including bookmobile visits, at the Dayton's Bluff Library.