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rA <br />IV. PROJECT DISTRICT ACTIVITIES <br />A. Introduction <br />The major development strategies that will be pursued throughout the <br />project district include redevelopment, revitalization, improvement and <br />preservation approach as dictated by sub - district conditions and trends. <br />The redevelopment strategy is aimed at areas of major deterioration and <br />decline. This strategy will seek to improve an area through major <br />acquisition, relocation, clearance, site assemblage, public works projects, <br />and new development activities. The revitalization strategy is aimed at <br />sub -areas that have suffered significant deterioration and decline, but still <br />have both a physical and social foundation on which to build and revitalize <br />the sub -area. Revitalization activities will include code enforcement, small <br />scale public works projects, organization - building and property and project <br />area beautification and enhancement programs. The improvement <br />strategy and activities will be much like the revitalization strategy and <br />activities. The major difference will be in the amount of public resources <br />required in an area — improvement areas will be less severely deteriorated <br />and blighted than the revitalization areas. Finally, certain areas will be <br />targets for a preservation strategy. These sub - districts will be, for the <br />most part, stable areas that are adjacent to deteriorating or declining <br />areas. Activities in the preservation areas will include spot code <br />enforcement and rehabilitation activities and minor public works projects. <br />Protection through an aggressive enforcement of zoning will also be part <br />of the strategy. In essence, the criteria determining whether revitalization, <br />improvement, or preservation strategies will be brought to bear on a sub- <br />district are twofold: one, the severity of the deterioration and decline in the <br />target area; and, two, the concomitant amount and application of public <br />resources, regulations and incentives required to meet the goals and <br />objectives established for the area. <br />The four strategies highlighted above focus heavily on the physical and <br />economic redevelopment and revitalization strategies that will be <br />employed in the South Side Economic Development Project District. <br />These four strategies are also the framework for the redevelopment and <br />revitalization that will be used in the larger South Side Development Area. <br />It is important to incorporate a broader, more comprehensive effort to <br />focus on private sector investment and reinvestment strategies, public - <br />private partnership building, neighborhood organizational needs, and <br />capacity - building. <br />17 <br />