STRENGTHS	WEAKNESSES
Strong leadership in the form of C.O.R.E. Strong religious/faith-based presence & involvement Commercial businesses in the area Identified human & capital resources for potential development Proximity to downtown business district Quality infrastructure Institutional stakeholders- social services, hospital, municipal uses, churches Growing ethnic & cultural diversity Neighborhood inspector program St. Francis' security patrols COPS program Support of Via Christi/St. Francis Some long-term homeowners Several social services Lots of church involvement Scattered historic architectural resources	Excessive rental properties vs. owner-occupied housing Deteriorating housing Conflicting commercial/residential uses Lack of resident & grass-roots involvement in neighborhood planning Excessive hard surface & parking lots Lack of a 'neighborhood' definition Singe-family dwellings have become multi-family/group homes Inconsistent code enforcement Perception of increased crime Lack of income diversity Need for transitional housing Demand for infant care far exceeds supply No grocery store in immediate area
OPPORTUNITIES	THREATS
Many infill housing sites Many housing rehab candidates Potential to achieve greater participation & involvement from neighborhood residents Potential to develop micro-business enterprises to benefit local population Potential to create more homeownership opportunities Potential to create mixed income area Potential to create new appropriately used green space Public-private partnerships within neighborhood can assist with redevelopment Possible expansion of Via Christi child care to include neighborhood residents Willingness of Via Christi to utilize their land holdings to serve neighborhood revitalization effort Willingness of Via Christi to develop workforce training project Potential for tourism-related activities City-County Mortgage Revenue Bond program & Neighborhood Revitalization Plan incentives Homeownership 80 funds Employee base in area - 3,000 City & County; 3,000 St. Francis/Via Christi	Absentee & irresponsible landlords Unintentional gentrification of neighborhood Proceeding with redevelopment plans without neighborhood support Code enforcement process may be solving short-term problems but creating long-term ones Commercial encroachment on residential uses One-way streets result in high speed traffic City clean-up program is overscheduled past the year 2000 Inconsistency in implementing neighborhood inspectors program Social services are scattered throughout area (no one-stop shop) Buyers discouraged from using City incentives because of slow approval process Perception of unresolved public safety issues (e.g. gang/youth violence) Number of group homes & half-way houses Busy, vehicular-oriented streets & high speed along Central & Broadway Drug activity

Printer Friendly Version Related to A Development Plan for the Center City Neighborhood 01.07 01.08 01.09 01.10 01.11 01.12 01.13 02.15 02.16 03.17 03.18 03.19 03.20 03.21 03.22 03.23 04.25 04.26 04.27 04.28 05.29 05.30 05.31 05.32 05.33 06.35 06.36 06.37 06.38 06.39 06.40 06.41 06.42 06.43 07.45 07.46 07.47 07.48 08.49 08.50 08.51 08.52 08.53 08.54 08.55 09.59 09.60 09.61 09.62 09.63 09.64