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Executive Summary <br />Every few years residents and stakeholders need to come together to affirm a vision for the neighborhood and identify a strategic direction for <br />the neighborhood over the next five years. This Quality of Life planning ensures that there is an intentional process that brings more of the <br />neighbors into the conversation and discusses the changing context of the neighborhood in terms of assets and opportunities, then identifies an <br />approach to the next five years that will move the neighborhood forward. In 2013, the Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc. (NNN) engaged in <br />such a comprehensive community development process, leading to the <br />development of this Quality of Life Plan. <br />Process <br />The process began with organizing. Resident leaders and stakeholders in the <br />neighborhood were trained in the comprehensive community development <br />process and in conducting one -on -one interviews with neighborhood residents. <br />A target of 100 resident interviews was set In the early months of 2013, the <br />resident leaders and stakeholders set out to conduct those interviews, which <br />resulted in the Report Back document and presentation. People were chosen <br />to be interviewed if they were known to be a formal or informal leader in the <br />neighborhood or were identified as someone who should be interviewed by <br />another person who was being interviewed. The selection process was <br />informal and based on networks of relationships rather than any formal <br />sampling. <br />With relationships built and interviews conducted, the neighborhood moved <br />into deciding the vision for the neighborhood and the work ahead of them in <br />developing action plans. The vision was affirmed and ideas were developed <br />around six key areas identified in the interviews: Connections and <br />Communications, Quality Housing, Economic Opportunity & Redevelopment. <br />Safety, Infrastructure and Connectivity, and Youth and Families. Action planning <br />teams were formed and tasked with developing goals and action plans around <br />the six key areas. With action plans complete, the neighborhood moved <br />toward action — finalizing the Quality of Life Plan; rolling it out to the <br />