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Southeast Quality of Life <br />Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan <br />d. Educate youth and residents as to negative impacts of businesses <br />4. Work with the City and South Gateway Association to aggressively pursue <br />public and private improvements to make the commercial corridors more <br />attractive. <br />a. Upgrade structures and facades to make more attractive and <br />appealing <br />b. Develop music, recreation and walking areas <br />c. Bring all substandard buildings into compliance <br />d. Pave all parking areas and light them <br />e. Install and maintain streetscape (flowers, plantings, banner program) <br />5. Grow local businesses and local business operators <br />a. Establish a capacity to deliver training and consulting to business <br />start-ups. <br />b. Assist start-up businesses with financial (SBA and micro -enterprise <br />loans) <br />Goal: Useable, safe and attractive neighborhood open spaces with <br />attractive interim and permanent uses of vacant property. <br />Project: Create plans for interim/permanent uses for all vacant parcels. <br />Assets: Large residential base <br />Large youth population <br />Large number of vacant lots appropriate for development as parks <br />and gardens <br />Talented residents skilled in landscape architecture <br />SEAL <br />C.O.G.I.C. and other area churches <br />Partners -Youth 2000 <br />Riley High School <br />Partnership Center <br />Housing Task Force as partner <br />Barriers: Existing criminal activity in parks <br />Diverse ownership of vacant parcels <br />Lack of neighborhood control of parcels <br />Lack offunds <br />49 <br />