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REVITALIZATION THROUGH COALITION BUILDING IN A POST INDUSTRIAL CITY Marilyn Higgins, Vice President Community Engagement & Economic Development THE SYRACUSE ANCHOR INSTITUTION STRATEGY To stabilize neighborhoods and families in the

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IN A POST INDUSTRIAL CITY REVITALIZATION THROUGH COALITION BUILDING

Marilyn Higgins, Vice President Community Engagement & Economic Development

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To stabilize neighborhoods and families in the City of Syracuse, Syracuse University:

  • Initiates bold projects that address

long-standing problems.

  • Develops solutions that play to our

academic strengths.

  • Builds strong cross-sector partnerships

to make the solutions sustainable.

THE SYRACUSE ANCHOR INSTITUTION STRATEGY

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Near West Side Armory Square District Civic Strip Area

  • E. Genesee St. Cultural

District

THE SYRACUSE LANDSCAPE

Syracuse Center of Excellence Symphony Place University Hill Clinton Square The Warehouse Arts, Technology & Design Quarter

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Connective Corridor Kaufman Regional Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence Say Yes The Warehouse Near Westside Initiative Southside Innovation Center

BOLD PROJECTS

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Architecture Information Technology Inclusive Urban Education Entrepreneurship Art & Design Environmental Sustainability

SOLUTIONS – ACADEMIC STRATEGIES

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Save the Rain Global Entrepreneurship/ Technology Neighborhood Revitalization Façade Improvements

CROSS SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS

Case Supply Warehouse

…..home to WCNY and ProLiteracy

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Building a Resilient Neighborhood

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Combine the power of art, technology, and innovation with neighborhood values and culture to revitalize Syracuse’s Near Westside. The revitalization will be fueled by interdisciplinary scholarship, international connections, and the seed capital and commitment of Syracuse

  • University. It will be sustained

by the residents, businesses, foundations, and the local government of Syracuse. It will infuse arts and innovation, renovate and build new homes, and will create jobs, home

  • wnership opportunities, and

beautiful public spaces for the people who live in the neighborhood.

Mission Vision

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  • The poorest neighborhood in Syracuse and the

9th poorest in the country.

  • 3,310 residents - 31% White, 41% African

American, 34% Hispanic

  • 52% Living in poverty (double that of the City’s

rate)

  • 40% unemployment
  • 37% with disabilities
  • Violent crime rate 5 times the county rate
  • 1,244 housing units, 20% are vacant (double

NYS rate)

  • Owner-occupancy rate of 15% within the 0.33

square mile area (215 acres)

Near Westside Profile

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School of Architecture/Center of Excellence Model Green Home Competition

$12M Residential Restoration

  • Home HeadQuarters: 100 homes

acquired; 37 homes completed

  • Christopher Community: 60 new

affordable rental properties

  • Habitat for Humanity: 9 new

homes

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Near West Side Initiative, Inc.

  • Diverse, engaged board of directors
  • Renovating vacant warehouses for

artist live/work space

  • Artist & business relocation
  • Microloans
  • “Green Train”—training residents and

new immigrants in green building

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Overhauling Urban Land Use

Case Warehouse Future home of WCNY Public Broadcasting and ProLiteracy International

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LaCasita Say Yes to Education 10 Artist Live/Work Units

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Rebirth of a City

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Engaged Residents

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Team Approach

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Creative Regeneration

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Creative Placemaking

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Creating Opportunity

Creating Opportunity

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Saying Yes to Education This is not one more thing on the plate. This is the plate

  • First district-wide model – 21,000 students
  • Scholarships for all Syracuse City School District high school

graduates at two dozen private colleges and all SUNY/CUNY

  • 1,000 Say Yes scholars at 60 different colleges
  • 127 Say Yes scholars at Syracuse University
  • Complete wrap-around services, legal clinics, summer camps
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NEAR WEST SIDE INITIATIVE, INC. SAY YES TO EDUCATION A SAY YES NEIGHBORHOOD

Commercial redevelopment/ business development Housing revitalization/ home ow nership Community building/ resident engagement Greening the neighborhood Marketing/ artist relocation After school academic enrichment/summer camps Tutoring/social/emotional supports/mentorships Medical, mental health, family supports Universal access to scholarships Student monitoring system

A Goal is to Combine the Momentum to Create

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Student Impact

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Research Freewatt Furnace LEED ND GOLD

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National Recognition

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“Universities share the responsibility to address the pressing issues of our times:

  • Decaying civil infrastructure
  • Environmental degradation
  • Failing schools
  • Beleaguered economies
  • Distressed neighborhoods
  • Social divisions

…..doing so is good for the scholarly life of faculty, the education of students, and the community.” Quality scholarly research and publicly engaged work are not in opposition.

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Diversity and excellence are not in opposition.

“The more we recruit diverse students and faculty, the more they are attracted by the

  • pportunities to get engaged and the better

we become as a university.”