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Southeast Quality of Life <br />Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan <br />Preventative Measures <br />Preventative measures aim at ensuring the continued future success of the <br />neighborhood. <br />• The future of the neighborhood as a residential environment must be <br />ensured. This begins by defining and defending the boundaries of the <br />neighborhood. The neighborhood must create a distinct boundary and <br />protect that boundary from continued encroachment by non-residential or <br />inappropriate uses. Limits can be established by working with the City to <br />adopt a land use plan for the neighborhood and establishing appropriate <br />zoning restrictions and design guidelines which prevent unacceptable land <br />use development. <br />To ensure open space and recreational opportunities, the neighborhood and <br />the City should designate appropriate locations and facility types which <br />establish a balance between neighborhood -benefiting facilities and those <br />which also draw users from the city as a whole. Recreation facility <br />choice, design, and location should reflect the concerns for safety of users <br />and the surrounding neighborhood environment. Only those facilities <br />which can be maintained, supported, and supervised by the neighborhood <br />or the City should be chosen. <br />• In conjunction with the activities discussed in the Capacity Building <br />Working Paper, the incubation of new businesses, neighborhood business <br />owners, and business management skills should be coordinated with the <br />activities associated with the planning for the Michigan Street and Miami <br />Street corridors. Coordination of this nature should be aimed at ensuring <br />an appropriate balance of residents and businesses as partners in the <br />neighborhood. When possible, businesses to be incubated or recruited <br />should be chosen on the basis of their ability to employ neighborhood skills <br />and the provision of goods and/or services demanded by the neighborhood. <br />• To encourage reinvestment in the neighborhood, existing commercial uses <br />should be enhanced and be attractive both to neighborhood residents and <br />outsiders. The neighborhood residents should work with the business and <br />property owners and the city to establish a commercial corridor <br />revitalization plan to address both physical and strategic issues. <br />CM <br />