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Note: Little Italy Redevelopment
has CDs available with the 236 MB presentation for those who wish to
study the whole Master Plan and its details.
Click on the links below to experience
some of the highlights:
Priorities / Planning Principles
To
guide the development of this master plan, a series of priorities
and planning principles have been established by the Master Plan
Task Force and the Little Italy Redevelopment Board in response
to the community’s feedback.
The following statements serve as the basis for the development of
a vision for the future of Little Italy.
Recommended Principles
to Guide the Plan and the Neighborhood
The neighborhood agrees that:
- It is critical
to preserve and enhance the strong sense of community, heritage
and culture that exists in Little Italy.
- Parking is a problem
throughout the neighborhood. A comprehensive strategy should
be developed to provide additional public parking wherever possible
that will meet the needs of residents, visitors, businesses,
and students. The University should provide parking for their faculty
and students on existing university owned property within Little
Italy.
- Through a mixture
of code enforcement, rehabilitation and zoning changes the
upkeep of property, buildings, streets, and sidewalks must be
addressed in accordance with guidelines.
- Vacant buildings and storefronts need to be filled
to create a seamless and vibrant community, and reduce signs of
neglect.
- The perception of Little Italy as a safe/secure neighborhood
is essential to its survival.
- Neighborhood identity must
be strengthened through a variety of means, such as signage,
public art, defined gateways, etc.
- Carefully planned and
programmed green space opportunities are an important part of
the neighborhood’s
livability.
- A set of streetscape standards must be developed
for Mayfield Road to beautify the street while enhancing the pedestrian
experience.
- New development should respect the scale, character and
quality of the neighborhood.
- Diverse housing opportunities
should be developed within the neighborhood as one
method to promote an increase in the percentage of owner-occupied
units and provide for a variety of price points, lifestyle
options, and age groups.
- Development opportunities should be studied for
either side of the railroad overpass along Mayfield Road
to better link Little Italy with its surrounding neighborhoods.
- The surface parking lots owned by Case Western Reserve
University along Murray Hill Road should be considered
for redevelopment in a way that is beneficial to,
and not adverse to, the neighborhood and its parking needs.
- As a Historic Landmark District designated by the
City of Cleveland, new development and rehabilitation within
the neighborhood must follow guidelines established
by the Landmarks Commission.
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