Serving Bloomfield Vision: A Bloomfield where everyone can build a - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Serving Bloomfield Vision: A Bloomfield where everyone can build a home, a business, and a future Mission: To build a thriving, diverse community through equitable engagement Values: Inclusion, Livability, Stewardship, Transparency, Equity, and
Serving Bloomfield
Vision: A Bloomfield where everyone can build a home, a business, and a future Mission: To build a thriving, diverse community through equitable engagement Values: Inclusion, Livability, Stewardship, Transparency, Equity, and Sustainability
Board Commitment
- 19 board members and 5 committees
- Reevaluated values
- Clarified mission and vision statement
- 3-year strategic plan
New Development
- Trace Brewing
- Hampton Inn
- Pearl/Friendship Townhouses
- Carnegie Library for the Blind
- West Penn Hospital IMP
- 3903-3913 Liberty Ave
Rowhouses
- Shur Save site
- Bloomfield Bridge Gateway
Planning
Small Business Support
2 networking meetings $6,000 in grants provided to Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurants Bloomfield Yoga, Chantal’s Cheese, Gryphon’s Tea, Kraynick’s Bike Shop, Peace of Time Wellness expanded customer base Small Business Saturday promotion
40 summer vendors: 8 brick-and-mortar businesses, 4 Bloomfield businesses 29 winter vendors 1,800 average summer daily attendance, one-day high of 2,200 three times 6 litter clean ups, 4 Harvest for the Hungry, free flu shots $10,406 in SNAP/EBT and Food Bucks transactions
Investment
$500,000 supporting:
- Housing program planning
- Small businesses
- Community-responsive new development
- Infrastructure advocacy
- Crosswalks & speed humps
- Bloomfield Saturday Market
Major Supporters
ACTION-Housing City of Pittsburgh First National Bank Heinz Endowments Highmark Hillman Foundation Lamar Leveller Foundation PNC Charitable Trusts PNC Foundation Urban Redevelopment Authority West Penn Hospital
2019 Neighborhood Supporters
Allure Angelo’s Pizzeria Azorean Cafe Baby Loves Tacos Bitter Ends Garden & Luncheonette Bloomfield Drug Store Bloomfield Groceria Bloomfield Livable Streets Bloomfield Yoga Chantal’s Cheese Shop Commonwealth Press Councilwoman Deb Gross Crazy Mocha Donna O Music First Commonwealth Bank Flower City Printmakers Friendship Perk & Brew Froggy’s Goodrich & Associates Gryphon’s Teas Honeycomb Lending Leone’s Florist Linea Verde Green Market Lombardozzi’s Lot 17 Luconti Design Merante’s Gifts MyWay Storage
P-Town Bar
Paddy Cake Peace of Time Wellness Pleasure Bar
- Rep. Sara Innamorato
Sausalido Scoops
- Sen. Jay Costa
SPiLL The Wine Bar Starbucks Sugar & Smoke Tessaro’s Thai Cuisine Tina’s Wai Wai Chinese Cuisine Watermark Financial Wesbanco White Whale Bookstore
And many, many Individual Donors, including our generous board members
2020 Goals
Preserve and create affordable, accessible housing Support small businesses Improvements to street and pedestrian infrastructure Support safer, accessible, and welcoming public spaces Increase community engagement and information sharing Grow the Bloomfield Saturday Market
Housing Support
Housing Survey
- Responses from ⅓ of total households in 3 low- to moderate-income census tracts
- Two education events
- Community priorities for affordability tools
Preserving Affordable Housing and Build Equity
- Weatherizing
- Repairs
Support Aging in Place
- Home accessibility improvements
- Public seating
Rental Resources
- Landlord support to improve rentals and maintain affordability
Business District Support
Improve Accessibility
- Attract funding for ramps
Enhance Appearance
- Advocate for capital budget funding to replace street lights
- 7 litter removal events
Reduce Commercial Turnover
- Sustainable Pittsburgh Grants
- Increase small events and promotions
- Resource assistance
Supportive and Cohesive Community
- 3 business networking events
- Bi-monthly business newsletter
Expand Customer Base
- Increase Bloomfield Business participation in the Saturday Market by 100%
- Customer survey
Community Engagement
- Bi-Monthly community meetings
- Feedback on strategic plan
- Monthly newsletters
- Upgrade website
- Monthly Coffee Shop Office Hours
Infrastructure and mobility
Develop Bloomfield Mobility Priorities
- Traffic Study
Advocate for Traffic Calming/Confusion
- Liberty/Main
- Friendship Park
- Liberty/Mathilda
Advocate for Retaining Bus Stops Pedestrian Safety
- New/more visible crosswalks
- Sidewalk repairs
- Public seating
Bloomfield Park Safety
- Install 3 new cameras
- Activate and draw users with 3 events
Bloomfield Saturday Market
- Increase number of vendors by 10%
- Increase number of Bloomfield business
participation by 100%
- Increase SNAP/EBT usage by 10%
- Increase average attendance by 10%
- Capture impact on business district
We want to hear from you!
Program Staff Abi Gildea, Program Coordinator, Saturday Market market@bloomfieldpgh.org Christina Howell, Executive Director christina@bloomfieldpgh.org Sam Spearing, Housing & Mobility Coordinator sam@bloomfieldpgh.org Support Staff Averyl Hall, Saturday Market Assistant Michele Goldammer, Finance Manager