Uptown on the Hill Association

Uptown Scan: Assets and Needs

Mar 18, 1999

The latter segment of Uptown on the Hill's Winter Neighborhood meeting consisted of a lively discussion of Uptown's major attributes, both positive and negative. Not surprisingly, the former abounded, and far out-numbered the latter. These characteristics were later gathered under formal categories, as presented below.

Uptown's Assets
1. People/Urban Ambience
?• Ecclectic Mix of Residents/Diversity
?• "Spark"- Liveliness
?• Sense of 'Tlace"
?• Eccentricity
?• Influx of New Residents
?• Sense of Community
?• Friendly, "Small-Town" Atmosphere

2. Urban Form
?• Mixture of Old and New
?• Unique Architecture
- Minarets
- Steeples
- Turreted Towers
?• Abundant Trees/Tree Lawns
?• Street Layout
?• Relationship of Buildings to Streets
?• Pedestrian Friendly

3. Amenities
Colfax Avenue- Restaurants and Shopping
East 17th Avenue -Restaurants and
Shopping
*Convenience-Easy Access and Egress
?• Mixed-Use- Residences that may be used for office/retail
?• Museums
?• Churches
?• Hospitals
?• Library (proximity of main branch)
?• Theater/Plays
?• Diverse Businesses
?• District 6 Police/Security

Uptown?’s Needs

?• "Welcome Wagon' for New Residents
?• Strategy for Recruiting New Residents into Neighborhood Organizations
?• Preservation of Prevailing Neighborhood "Fabric"
?• Enhancement of Neighborhood Visibility/ Image
?• Revision of Official Neighborhood Plan/ Prevailing Zoning
?• Development/Articulation of a Broadly Shared Vision

Many of the assets and needs listed above will help inform the discussion at Uptown on the Hill's "Development Design and Issues Charette," which will be held March 16, 1999 (see story, page 1). Some of the "needs" may be more appropriately addressed by Uptown on the Hill, either by itself or in partnership with other neighborhood organizations.