South Ave Corridor Project

Fighting Blight, Crime & Everything In Between

Jennifer Jones, Green Youngstown

Why target this area?

Major corridor into Youngstown

Main access to Covelli Centre

High blight and abandoned properties

Demographics

 City of

YoungstownTarget Area

Population 66,511 9,390

Population loss (2000-2013) -18.9% -29.4%

Poverty rate 36.4% 47.5%

Unemployment rate 19.7% 27.7%

Housing vacancy rate 20.2% 27.7%

Average household income $34,894 $27,314

Change in average household income adjusted for inflation (2000-2013)

-20.4% -29.6%

White population 42.7% 29.3%

African-American population 43.8% 54.7%

Hispanic or Latino population 9.6% 9.8%

Very high crime rate

Violent Crime in Target Area - 2014

Violent Crime Youngstown Total Target AreaTarget Area as %

of City Total

Homicide 20 7 35%

Aggravated Assault

211 62 29%

Robbery 127 35 28%

Aggravated Burglary

60 19 32%

Rape 37 6 16%

Total Square Miles

35 2.25 6%

Total Population 66,511 9,390 14%

Total Crimes 455 129 28%

Why target this area?

LOTS of potential!

What we’re going to do….

(And how we’re doing it)

Code Enforcement

Façade improvements/investment

Demolitions

R.U.B.Y.

Pocket Parks

Greenspace/Basketball Court

Splash pad

Neighborhood Blight Busting!

Neighborhood Blight Busting!

Neighborhood Blight Busting!

Neighborhood Blight Busting!

Crime Initiative

Pave roads – 2016-2017