Attendance: Rhonda Strozier, Nancy O’Neill, Joanna Deming, Beatriz Vergara, Noor Ismail, JW Kim, Sara Wynn Jones, Mike Burford, Moira Egler, Kelly Allen, Amanda Loutitt, Jon Hanrahan, Adrian Crowe, Tameka Chaffin, India Kelly, Cheryl Gainey, Angela Williams, Shalace Moore, Micki McDonough, Tori Camp, Knowledge Hudson
Attended:
(7) Community Members
(14) Partners
Mixer: Favorite things to do at the park/outside when you were young.
What we’ve heard about neighborhood
Increase safety
Increase greenways
Repair steps, sidewalks, etc
Improve bus stops (adding bus shelters, lighting, potential rerouting/additional bus stops)
People want to feel more connected in their neighborhood
There was a site visit held in February 2022 of Allegheny Dwellings site
Housing Plan Update:
Housing redevelopment is looking at redevelopment on site at Allegheny Dwellings and off site throughout California-Kirkbride, Charles Street Valley, Fineview and Perry Hilltop
MOBILITY
Goal: Improve access and ease of mobility to everyday needs and employment.
Challenges:
road conditions
pedestrian safety
availability of parking
frequency of buses
location of bus stops
reliability of buses
Suggested Strategies:
Bus to McKnight Road where many employment opportunities are
Increasing bus shelters (Only 2 bus shelters in the Choice neighborhood - DOMI is responsible for installing the shelter and Port Authority maintains)
Monitoring bus shelters for safety (Will have increased police presence throughout the Choice Neighborhood and will be initiating a new community policing program to “walk the beat” )
Bus stop at Wilson and North Charles (there’s no curb - not a safe place)
Increasing crosswalks near bus stops
ACCESS TO FRESH, QUALITY, AFFORDABLE FOODS
Goal: Improve access and ease of mobility to everyday needs and employment.
Challenges:
Transportation - difficulty traveling to purchase food
Affordability - difficulty paying for food/fresh produce
Availability - not even people selling
Suggested Strategies:
A program in partnership with Northside Common Ministries food pantry and UberEats to allow deliveries of free fresh produce that people can select on their own for all Northside resident, up to 3x/week (hoping to be started by May)
Free food pantry (Light of Life) open to the public at The Pittsburgh Project every Wednesday and open to community organizations throughout the week
Farmers Market with Ballfield Farm held at The Pittsburgh Project/Fowler Park
Somali Bantu grow produce and are interested in selling
Indoor farmer’s market - include locally grown products
OPEN SPACES & GREENWAYS
Goal: Reactivation of open spaces and greenways that help create a feeling of connection with the surrounding community
Challenges:
Needs more green space
Who decides within the city that an area is a greenway?
Overgrown/lack of maintenance
Suggested Strategies:
Greenway program has been initiated in H
azelwood, can be replicated in CN (how to establish a greenway, starts with 3 meetings,
Meeting 1. what activities would occur in that greenway? Goals for the greenway,
Meeting 2. how to map the greenway/trail, decide uses, implementation,
Meeting 3. Final plan, stewardship)
Potential Partners:
Landforce
Grounded
Allegheny Cleanways
DOMI
Port Authority
Tree Pittsburgh
EARLY ACTION PROJECTS
Allegheny Dwellings:
Improve play area in Belleau Drive
Letsche Street Gathering Space
No String Shop and Resource Center
California-Kirkbride
California/Brighton Triangle
California Avenue Revitalization
Charles Street Valley
Cross and Strauss Playground
Fineview
Carrie Street Sculpture
Fineview Overlook
Fineview Park
Edenvale Trail
Perry Hilltop
Ballfield Farm
Fowler Park Refresh
Perrysville Mural
Expand the Greenway Network starting from Perry Hilltop through community stewardship
Focus on accessible, convenient transit and safe streets, light and environment
Improve park access and amenities - everyone within a 10 minute walk
Strengthen connections through murals, history, community gathering places
UPCOMING WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
People Taskforce
April 5th, 12pm
Housing Taskforce
April 13th, 12pm
Choice Community Meeting (2)
Allegheny Dwellings
TBD May 2022
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