Mercy Drive Vision PlanConcepts and Strategies
What you told us
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What you love
Your neighbors are:
Welcoming
Helpful
Strong-willed
Individualistic
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What you love
Your community has:
Parks
Quiet Neighborhoods
Churches that
collaborate
Community Center &
Health Center
Daycare, Head Start
Community Garden
Image: Mercy Drive Ministries
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What you love
Your community has:
Central location
Lynx bus service
Walking distance to
businesses
Sidewalks on Mercy
Drive
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What you’re concerned about
You’re concerned about:
Crime & Personal Safety
Traffic (buses, trucks)
You’d like to see more:
Safe walking & biking
Access to parks, fishing, canoe launch
Maintenance of sidewalks, landscaping,
private buildings, trash pickup
Community participation; community policing
Awareness of available services
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What you want to
see more of:
Single-family & Multi-family
housing
Stores (laundromat, fresh
produce, general store)
Space for small businesses
(such as live /work units)
Event space
Youth & senior programs
Public elementary school
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The Vision
A safe, attractive, and connected
community with quality homes
and apartments that empowers
neighbors of all ages to learn,
build, and create together.
The Street
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The Street
Reduce Traffic Speed
Reduce Traffic Noise
Reduce Truck Traffic
Safer Street for Walking
and Biking
More Large and Small
Street Trees
Colonial Dr.
Princeton St.
Barnett
Park
Lake
Lawne
Windsor
Cove
Me
rcy
Dr.
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Roundabouts
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Roundabouts
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Welcome to the Neighborhood!
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Community Signage
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Traffic Buttons
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Traffic Buttons
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Better Bike Lanes
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More Street Trees
Connecting to Nature
and the Water
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Barnett Park Trail
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Lake Lawne Park Fishing Dock
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New Housing Opportunities
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Housing Opportunity Sites
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Planned Multi-Family
166 new affordable
apartments
Rented to families at
60% or less of median
income (e.g. a family of
four making $35,000)
Services available to
the community at large
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Planned Multi-Family Rehab
Windsor Cove was recently purchased
Buyers intend to rehabilitate and upgrade both
interior and exterior of units
5% of units will be handicapped accessible
A New Neighborhood Center
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Co
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unity
Ce
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Neighborhood Center
Windsor
Cove
W.D. Judge Dr.
Me
rcy
Dr.
Lake Lawne Ave.
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Neighborhood Center
Features:
Live/Work Townhomes
More Crosswalks
Parallel Parking
Event Space
Spaces for Small Businesses
Laundromat
Locally-Owned Restaurant
Jazz Club
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Neighborhood Center
Features:
Live/Work Townhomes
More Crosswalks
Parallel Parking
Event Space
Spaces for Small Businesses
Laundromat
Locally-Owned Restaurant
Jazz Club
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Neighborhood Center
Building Community
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Tool Lending Library
(cc) Toronto Tool Library
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Home Repair Classes
Cleveland, Ohio
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Build and Learn Apprenticeship
Hodges Roofing
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Community Information
Liberty Village Toronto
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Detroit SOUP
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OPD Events
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Artist Neighbors Inventory
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Artistic Neighborhood
Image: Town of Richmond Hill
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Artbox
Image: Mills50 Main Street District, Orlando
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Artistic Crosswalks
Image: Noozhawk
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Community Intersection Painting
Image: Milwaukee Public Schools
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Painting Party
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Fence Painting
Image: Lori Gomez Art
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Storytelling
Engage teenagers to document senior stories
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Best of Mercy Drive Awards
Best Yard
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Best of Mercy Drive Awards
Most Creative Neighbor
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Best of Mercy Awards
Most dedicated volunteer
Image: Widener University
(cc) UGA College of Agriculture and
Environment
A safe, attractive, and connected
community with quality homes
and apartments that empowers
neighbors of all ages to learn,
build, and create together.