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Arbor Hill Neighborhood Plan Guiding Principles

Homeownership and Rental Housing

Guiding Principles:

A. Support new, lower density housing,
B. Rehabilitate existing housing and build compatible infill housing,
C. Provide a variety of housing types for all ages, family sizes and incomes,
D. Use high quality designs and materials, and
E. Support existing homeowners.

Arts, Culture & Heritage

Guiding Principles:

A. Preserve the historic integrity of the neighborhood by maximizing the reuse of historic dings.
B. Support cultural institutions' applications for grant funding within or about Arbor Hill.
C. Promote Arbor Hill as a place for arts, culture and heritage, recognizing the neighborhood's rich history, including the African American experience.
D. Expand public participation in the arts.

Business and Job Development

Guiding Principles:

A. Support Henry Johnson Boulevard and Clinton Avenue as the neighborhood's primary commercial corridors.
B. Promote the growth of quality small businesses, which serve and employ neighborhood residents.
C. Support the development of marketable retail sites.
D. Build upon the emerging cluster of ethnic restaurants and grocers.
E. Make streetscape and other enhancements to improve the image of Arbor Hill's commercial corridors.

Quality of Life

Guiding Principles:

A. Foster understanding, cooperation and trust between the community and the police department to improve public safety.
B. Make physical improvements to enhance public safety.
C. Support efforts to clean and beautify Arbor Hill.
D. Improve existing and develop new neighborhood green spaces.
E. Calm traffic and make other improvements to make Arbor Hill more pedestrian-friendly.
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