https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/461d79c7f574af775439a5914e811171.pdf 22282216906e7900beb2827d07e515f6 PDF Text Text ·"~, j c-3.·.'' '--'I.~~:\. ,. ,:f~JJ\ \\I..\ '}.'"' •i;l,l, } 1.·.~ ; ~ .....!. ·~ ,,• ,l·\ ,Ft'\}N ,. ~\~~~\;</l"'-1~~ ·R\·····' - .-~, .~. Y~-···' �FINAL PLAN FOR THE FAR EAST LAWRENCE NEIGHBORHOOD NOVEMBER 1981 Adopted by the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on May 20, 1981 Approved by the Lawrence City Commission on June 16, 1981 LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS COUNTY PLANNING OFFICE �THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS CITY COMMISSION CITY STAFF Marci Francisco, Mayor Donald A. Binns Barkley Clark Thomas Gleason Nancy Shontz City Manager - Buford M. Watson Assistant City Manager - Mike Wildgen LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNING STAFF Hank Booth, Chairman Vickie Thomas, Vice-Chairman Paul Bahnmaier Jane Combest (resigned) Dean Harvey Richard Ice William M. Lucas Margaret McKinney Monte Miller Jack Rader J. Kurt von Achen Heather Anderson, Student Representative (resigned) Kathy Hagen, Student Representative Garner Stoll, Director of Planning Steve Allison, Student Intern Gene Bucia, Drafting Technician Linda Finger, Planner (Current) David Guntert, Planner (Research) Robert Hosack, Student Intern Dorothy Lewis, Ceta Worker (resigned) Dean Palos, Planner (Advance) Connie Shepard, Ceta Worker (resigned) Ann Warden, Secretary Joyce Webb, Secretary (resigned) 1 * 1 2 2 * Project Coordinator 1 Graphic Layout 2 Typist i �TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES INTRODUCTION Far East Lawrence Neighborhood Purpose and Context of the Plan Plan's Development Format of the Plan vi vi vi CHAPTER 1 ASSUMPTIONS AND TRENDS, ASSETS AND CONSTRAINTS POPUL/>TION . . . HOUSING . • . . . TRANSPORTATION . . PUBLIC FACILITIES 1-1 1-2 1-3 iv v vii viii CHAPTER 2 STATEMENT OF GOALS AND POLICIES GENERAL GOALS GENERAL POLICIES GENERAL LAND USE Goals •• Policies RESIDENTIAL Goals . . . Policies NON-RESIDENTIAL Goals . . Policies TRANSPORTATION Goals . . Policies PUBLIC FACILITIES Goal Policies 1-4 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-4 2-4 2-4 CHAPTER 3 AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS HOUSING CONDITIONS Sound • . . . . . 3-1 3-1 ii �TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd.) Minor Deterioration . Major Deterioration Dilapidated • . • RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES Planning Area 1 Planning Area 2 Planning Area 3 Planning Area 4 LAND USE . . . • • Residential Commercial Industrial Public and Quasi-Public Other Land Uses EXISTING ZONING TRANSPORTATION • . . . JviUNICIPAL UTILITIES CONCLUSIONS AND GENERALIZATIONS 3-1 3-3 3-3 3-5 3-10 3-10 3-Jlt 3-14 3-14 3-18 3-18 3-18 3-18 3-18 3-19 3-19 3-24 3-24 CHAPTER 4 PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTRODUCTION • . . . . . . . . . Property Conservation Through Code Enforcement Rehabilitation Through Reclassification . . Redevelopment Rather Than Rehabilitation LAND USE . . . . . Introduction. Residential . Commercial and Industrial Public and Quasi-Public Parks and Open Spac~ • . Street Classifications TRANSPORTATION . . . . . . Recommended Street Improvements Recommended Sidewalk Improvements Bicycle Ways . . . . . . . . . • APPENDIX iii 4-l 4-l 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-3 4-4 4_tf 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-8 �LIST OF FIGURES 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-16 3-17 3-18 3-19 3-20 3-21 4-2 4-3 4-4 Planning Area Boundaries . . . . . • Housing Conditions, By Half-Block Delinquent Properties, By the Block, 1979 Percent Owner Occupied, By Block . . Percent of Dwelling Units in Single Family Use Average Square Feet of Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit, By Block Housing Conditions, By Planning Area . . . . . . Rent and Mortgage Structures, by Planning Area Existing Land Use, 1979 . . . . . . . . . Non-Residential Land Use, By Specific Category Existing Zoning, 1979 Street Materials . . . . . . . . . . Street Condition Ratings . . . • • . Location and Condition of Sidewalks Traffic Volume Counts, By 24-Hour Periods Accident Counts, At or Between Intersections, 1978-1980 School Children Population Sanitary Se,vers Water Lines Storm Sewers . . . . . . . 100-Year Flood Hazard Areas Recommended Street Improvements . • Sidewalk Improvements. Bikeways . . . . . . . · • . . . iv 3-2 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-16 3-17 3-20 3-21 3-22 3-23 3-25 3-26 3-27 3-28 3-29 3-30 3-31 4-6 Lf-7 4-9 �LIST OF TABLES 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 . Condition of Residential Structures~ by Planning Area~ 1979 Total Dwelling Units, By Type and Planning Area . . Square Feet and Areas of Tax Delinquent Properties, by Zoning District, 1979 Inventory of Existing Land Uses, 1979 . Square Feet and Acres of Vacant Land, By Zoning District, 1979 . . . v . 3-4 3-4 J-5 3-15 3-19 �INTRODUCTION Far East Lawrence Neighborhood Far East Lawrence, as the name implies, is located in the easternmost part of the city. Neighborhood boundaries are East Eleventh Street on the north, Nineteenth Street on the south, the A.T. & S.F. Railroad tracks on the west, and the city limits on the east. The composition of the neighborhood is predominantly low to middle income residents employed in skilled or semi-skilled occupations, according to residents' responses to staff surveys.l Age groups of residents are evenly distributed with predominant categories being 25-34 years and 18 years or under. Average household size is two to four individuals. Residents' responses to staff surveys indicate the majority of neighborhood residents have lived in Lawrence over ten years--most have lived in the neighborhood over five years. A majority plan to continue living in the neighborhood and cite the quiet peaceful setting, good neighbors and affordable housing that is removed from the city and university as reasons for living there. The neighborhood is not without problems, however. Survey responses identified a lack of convenient shopping and employment centers, a need for general maintenance and rehabilitation of the housing stock, street improvements and sidewalk construction, children playing in the streets, and a need for a public transportation system as some of the problems facing the neighborhood. Residents also fear that added industry and multiple-family residences will upset the quality of the neighborhood. Solutions to these complex and interrelating problems present a challenge for both neighborhood residents and city officials. Adoption of a comprehensive neighborhood plan is an initial step towards resolving these problems. Purpose and Context of the Plan The Far East Lawrence Neighborhood Plan is intended to provide the City Commission, Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission, and Far East Lawrence Improvement Associcttion, neighborhood residents/property owners, and other concerned organizations and individuals with an official guide for future development of the neighborhood. The plan proposes an arrangement of land uses, circulation, and public facilities which will contribute to the health, safety, welfare, and convenience of the neighborhood, within the larger framework of the City of Lawrence. 1. Results of the neighborhood survey can be found in the Appendix. Vi �The plan identifies goals and policies, which will be used in conjunction with recommendations in the text, for guiding future development and change within the neighborhood. For the Planning Commission and City Commission, it will be used as an information base to govern decisions on development proposals in the neighborhood, as required by city codes and state statutes. The importance of formulating neighborhood plans is clearly advocated in the city comprehensive plan, Plan '95. ObjecLive 4 in Clictf.JLer 4, "Land Use Guide Plan" of Plan '95, sp8cifies "detailt:J neighborhood plans should be developed."l Also in Chapter 4, Policy 6 states that neighborhood plans should be used in conjunction with the Generalized Land Use Guide Map and policies of Plan '95.2 Plan '95 clearly recommends neighborhood plans and anticipates their providing a "sound foundation for revitalizing the older neighborhoods. "3 Preservation of neighborhoods and the neighborhood unit concept, as conceived by Clarence A. Perry, is also endorsed by Plan '95. Chapter 7, in Plan '95, recommends preserving and encouraging such neighborhood units by the evaluation and definition of neighborhood boundaries and upgrading transportation systems to avoid intrusions and negative impacts.4 Therefore, this plan defines neighborhood boundaries for Far East Lawrence and makes recommendations on classification of streets, as prescribed in Plan '95. Plan's Development Wide neighborhood participation was sought in the formulation of this plan. Residents and property owners of a neighborhood often see their needs from a different per~pective than professionals who do not live in the area. Therefore, to ensure that the final plan that was adopted reflected the viewpoints of residents. and property owners, the following steps were taken. 1. The planning staff at various times met with the Far East Lawrence Improvement Association members to determine the problems that needed to be addressed by the neighborhood plan. This information was used to develop an outline for the entire process. 2. A questionnaire was developed by the planning staff, neighborhood residents and property owners and approved by the Neighborhood Plan Committee of the Planning Commission. This questionnaire was delivered to every other residential unit by CETA employees from the Planning Office during the summer of 1979. 1. Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission and Ron Jones and Associates, Plan '95, A Planning Guide for the Lawrence Area, 1975-1995, 1977, p. 4-10. 2. Ibid, p. 4-11. 3. Ibid, p. 4-4. 4. Ibid, p. 7-ll. vii �3. Detailed information about existing conditions in the neighborhood was collected by the planning staff. Much of this information is found in Chapter 3. 4. Using the results of the neighborhood survey and the inventory of conditions, the planning staff developed an initial proposal for the plan that was published in December, 1980. S. The Neighborhood Plan Committee held one study session with the officers of the neighborhood association and met five times with residents of the neighborhood at their regular monthly meeting to review the staff proposals. At the final meeting, the neighborhood group endorsed the plan and a modified future land use guide map. 6. Based upon the outcome of the meetings, the staff prepared a preliminary plan for Far East Lawrence that was presented to the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission at the May, 1981, meeting for public hearing and adoption. Format of the Plan The plan consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 is a brief summary of recent trends in the neighborhood and assumptions about the future. Chapter 2 presents goals and policies that will guide future decisions affecting the neighborhood. Chapter 3 describes existing conditions and recent trends in the plan area. Finally, Chapter 4 contains plans and recommendations pertaining to future land use and transportation. An Appendix contains results of the neighborhood opinion survey that was completed in the summer of 1979. viii �CHAPTER 1 ASSUMPTIONS AND TRENDS, ASSETS AND CONSTRAINTS A list of the facts about the neighborhood, as well as logical assumptions about future needs, forms the basis of this chapter. The majority of facts and conclusions were drawn from neighborhood information provided in opinion surveys completed during the summer of 1979. POPULATION A. The neighborhood's population is presently estimated to be 2,702. This estimate is based upon the number of dwelling units counted by the planning staff during the housing survey. The population estimate is also based on preliminary 1980 Census data on household size. The Census estimates 2.62 persons per household in the neighborhood. It is further based on the assumption that the average occupancy rate is 95% for apartments and 98% for single-family units.l B. The future population of the neighborhood can be anticipated to remain at present levels, with some slight increases. C. The present population consists of a large percentage of individuals 25-34 years of age. Over 44 percent of the respondents to the neighborhood surveys were 34 years of age or younger. Ten percent of the respondents were 65 years of age or older. D. Almost one-half of the respondents to the survey indicated they have more than two dependents in their household. According to the survey results, there were 222 children (ages 1-18) living at home with the respondents. E. Incomes of Far East Lawrence residents are about average for the City of Lawrence. About 42 percent of the respondent's household incomes were less than $10,000. Nearly 10 percent had incomes of $25,000 or more. F. The population of Far East Lawrence appears to be stable. Survey results indicate that 26 percent of the residents have lived in Lawrence over 25 years and 72 percent have lived in Lawrence over five years. Forty-one percent had lived at their present address over five years. Ninety percent of Far East Lawrence residents said they planned to live in the neighborhood at least another year. 1. Occupancy rates for apartments are based on information from a survey of apartment managers in the area and on staff observations made in May, 1979, for single-family houses. l - 1 �Conclusions The residents of Far East Lawrence represent a fairly even mix of age groups with average incomes. Approximately one-fourth of the residents have incomes less than $7,000. The majority of residents like living in the neighborhood. Most of the survey respondents have lived in the neighborhood more than one year and plan to stay there at least another year. HOUSING A. The majority of structures in Far East Lawrence are in sound or slightly deteriorated condition, according to the staff housing condition survey. The survey results revealed that 50 percent of the houses in the neighborhood exhibited some degree of deterioration, but only ll percent were extensively affected (major deterioration and dilapidated categories). Although a correlation between housing condition, ~ existing zoning, non-residential uses, and income cannot be substantiated at this time, there appears to be some coincidence of occurrance. In general, pockets of housing deterioration are more common near nonresidential uses. B. Overall, neighborhood residents rated their own housing conditions somewhat lower than the staff survey. Seventy-one percent rated their housing in good to excellent condition, while 23 percent rated theirs as fair. Six percent rated their housing in poor condition. C. Most neighborhood residents felt housing conditions in their immediate area were either stable or improving. Roughly 55 percent rated housing as stable in their immediate neighborhood. Twenty-eight percent felt the neighborhood was improving, but 17 percent thought housing conditions were deteriorating. This is comparable to ratings in the other target neighborhoods. Residents perceptions of stable or improving housing conditions for these neighborhoods follow: Pinckney, 83 percent; Oread, 60 percent; East Lawrence, 74 percent; North Lawrence, 88 percent; and Old West Lawrence, 90 percent. D. Rental payments, including utilities, are generally higher in Far East Lawrence than the other target neighborhoods. Forty-seven per·cent of the residents who rent property have monthly payments in excess of $200. Percentages of residents in the other neighborhoods with rental payments in excess of $200 were: Oread, 23 percent; East Lawrence, 22 percent; Old West Lawrence, 48 percent; and North Lawrence, 17 percent. E. Mortgage payments, including property taxes and insurance, are both higher and lower than those for the other neighborhoods. Forty-one percent of the residents, who are purchasing their homes, have mortgage payments over $200. Percentages of residents in the other neighborhoods with mortgage payments exceeding $200 were: Oread, 58 percent; East Lawrence, 36 percent; Old West Lawrence, 61 percent; and North Lawrence, 18 percent. l - 2 �F. Single-family dwellings are the predominant type of housing found in the neighborhood. It is anticipated that single-family dwellings will remain the most common form of housing for the neighborhood. Conclusions The neighborhood is primarily single-family in character. Housing conditions are generally sound to slightly deteriorated, however some pockets of major deterioration exist around the non-residential uses. In general, rental rates are higher, while mortgage payments are about the same as those for the other target neighborhoods. TRANSPORTATION A. Haskell Avenue will continue to act as a major north-south thoroughfare through the neighborhood. Daily traffic counts will continue to increase as the population of Lawrence increases. B. Thirteenth Street and Oak Hill Avenue serve the neighborhood as collector streets. They will continue to provide the primary access for the community to Mount Calvary and Oak Hill Cemeteries. C. Fifteenth and Nineteenth Streets will remain important east-west thoroughfares for the neighborhood. Fifteenth Street will remain the major access to Memorial Park Cemetery. D. Harper Street will continue to serve as a north-south connection between Fifteenth and Nineteenth Streets. Daily traffic counts will continue to increase as the population of the neighborhood increases. E. Rail traffic on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad spur line will increase during the planning period as the industrial districts south of the neighborhood are developed. F. Ninety-one percent of FEL residents own one or more cars. In spite of fuel shortages, private automobiles will remain the principle mode of transportation in the neighborhood. G. Fifty percent of the respondents to the survey said they owned a bicycle. cars and walking as the preferred mode of transportation. H. This plan anticipates that bicycling and walking will become increasingly important modes of transportation. As a result, there will be an increased demand for improved pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 1 - 3 Bicycles ranked third behind �I. Major travel problems mentioned in the FEL surveys were, in descending order: 1) children in streets; 2) careless drivers; 3) poor street conditions; 4) too much on-street parking; and, 5) animals running loose. PUBLIC FACILITIES A. The city maintenance facility and garage will continue to function in their present capacity and remain in their present location. B. Edgewood Park and the East Lawrence Center will remain as a multi-functional neighborhood park and recreation facility serving all age groups. C. Oak Hill and Memorial Park Cemeteries will continue to serve as the principle cemeteries for the Lawrence community. Some land expansion of Oak Hill Cemetery (primarily to the north or east) will be necessary in the future. D. East Heights Elementary School will contiriue to serve the neighborhood in its present capacity. Enrollment will generally remain at current levels through the planning period. Building facilities will remain in sound condition and not require expansion through the planning period. E. The Douglas County Humane Society will remain in their present location. viable through the planning period. 1 - 4 Their facilities will remain �I I I CHAPTER 2 STATEMENT OF GOALS AND POLICIES GENERAL GOALS A. Encourage residents and property owners to actively participate in the planning and development of Far East Lawrence. B. Maintain and rehabilitate Far East Lawrence as a low to medium density residential neighborhood that provides sound affordable housing for low and moderate income families and individuals. I I I I I I GENERAL POLICIES A. Update the Far East Lawrence Plan at the request of the Far East Lawrence Improvement Association or as changes in actual conditions, land use or pressures of the con®unity dictate, provided that at least one year has passed since the last update. B. Provide information to the Far East Lawrence Improvement Association about proposed development activity in the neighborhood. C. Encourage property owners and developers to discuss their development plans with the Far East Lawrence Improvement Association before formally submitting them to the Planning and City Commissions. D. Develop and administer a comprehensive neighborhood property conservation program to ensure the maintenance of sound structures and the rehabilitation of deteriorated structures. GENERAL LAND USE Goals A. Create an environment that offers residents a sense of community pride and a common identity. B. Provide a pleasant living, working and leisure environment for all neighborhood residents. C. Minimize the impact of medium and high intensity land uses (commercial, offices, or industrial) on low density residential areas. 2 - 1 �D. Enforce the city's minimum Housing Codes and Environmental Codes through a systematic code enforcement program. E. Prepare a list of capital improvements projects for the maintenance, extension or replacement of city services in the neighborhood. NON-RESIDENTIAL Goals A. Provide diversified and convenient non-residential facilities while minimizing adverse impacts on residential areas. Policies A. Locate any additional commercial facilities along major arterial streets adjacent to existing commercial land uses as indicated by the Far East Lawrence Land Use Plan. B. Prevent or reduce adverse effects of commercial, industrial and office areas adjacent to residential areas, parks and schools by appropriate screening and buffering. TRANSPORTATION Goals A. Provide convenient and safe streets, sidewalks and bicycle ways capable of moving people, goods and services while minimizing negative impacts on the residential character of the neighborhood. Policies A. Minimize through traffic in residential areas. B. Discourage on-street parking, especially those streets that function as collectors for the neighborhood. C. Expand the bicycle ways as proposed in the Lawrence Pedalplan to connect the downtown and other major 2 - 3 �activity nodes with the residential areas of the neighborhood and that forms a network interconnected with the bicycle ways proposed for adjoining neighborhoods. D. When possible, direct bicycle ways to parks and open spaces or streets with low traffic volumes to avoid potential conflicts on heavily traveled streets. Consider reduced speed limits on heavily traveled streets where bicyle ways must share right-of-ways with other vehicles. E. Consider bicycle parking regulations and requirements at the platting and site planning stages of development. F. Develop a system of pedestrian paths throughout the neighborhood with emphasis placed along arterial and collector streets. G. Develop a plan with Santa Fe Railroad officials for maintenance and upkeep of landscaping buffers along the tracks. H. Prepare a list of capital improvements projects for streets, sidewalks and bicycle way improvements. PUBLIC FACILITIES Goal A. Locate public facilities in areas of the neighborhood that are compatible with the use and convenient to all residents of the neighborhood. Policies A. Develop additional active and passive recreational facilities at the East Lawrence Center and Edgewood Park for use of all residents in the neighborhood. B. Maintain existing public facilities through a systematic program of building maintenance and landscaping. C. Explore the feasibility of utilizing the city cemeteries for multiple-use recreation facilities. 2 - 4 �CHAPTER 3 AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS Information about the neighborhood is presented in this chapter; principally in graphic and tabular form. It can be used to evaluate recommendations in Chapter 4, or as a basis for alternative proposals. The information contains data that can also be compared with future informational surveys, should an update of the plan be undertaken, which would detect trends within the neighborhood. The neighborhood was divided into four planning areas for comparative purposes by the staff, after consulting with members of the Far East Lawrence Neighborhood Association. (See Figure 3-l .) Some information about existing conditions is presented by planning areas. Most of the information is the result of field surveys completed in the summer of 1979. HOUSING CONDITIONS In July, 1979, the exteriors of all residential structures (except those located primarily in a commercial structure, mobile homes and Edgewood Homes) were surveyed to determine condition. The survey methodology attempted to duplicate the one used in the Lawrence Area Neighborhood Analysis completed in 1972. This was done to facilitate comparison between the two housing surveys. In spite of similar methodologies, it should be noted that the rating of houses is to a large degree subjective. In addition, the two housing surveys were conducted by different planning staff personnel. Therefore, maps or data drawing comparisons from both sources may lack a degree of accuracy. Four categories of housing conditions were applied: sound, minor deterioration, major deterioration, and dilapidated. Each residential structure was rated based upon specific criteria assigned to the particular category. Each housing conditions category and their criteria are described more fully below. Sound Structures rated in sound condition provide a safe and adequate shelter for the residents. They contain no substantial structural defects and require only routine maintenance to preserve their status. Minor Deterioration (Rehabilitable) Structures in this category have developed a few minor defects as a result of inadequate maintenance. 3 - l �PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES OAK HILL CEMETERY SCALE lN FEET OOUGLAS CO. HUMANE SOCIETY I I n FAR EAST LAWRENCE ................. NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY �I I I I I I I I I I Criteria used to determine minor deterioration--Holes, open cracks, or missing materials of a limited degree in the foundation, wall or roof; shakey or unsafe porches or steps; broken or missing window frames and doorsills which are no longer rainproof; rotted, missing or broken gutters or downspouts; unsafe or makeshift chimneys; and, exposed wiring. Major Deterioration (Rehabilitable) A considerable number of serious defects have developed in structures rated in this category as a result of inadequate maintenance. Criteria used to determine major deterioration--Holes, open cracks, rotted or missing materials over a considerable area of the foundation, outside walls or roof; sagging of roof; extensive damage to structure by storm, flood or fire; and, inadequate conversion of structure to it's present use. Dilapidated Structures that have developed defects to a degree that probably make repairs no longer feasible were classified as dilapidated. Defects may have been the result of inadequate original construction or a prolonged lack of maintenance. After examination of the structure from the street right-of-way, it was classified into one of the above categories. The following letter grades were attached to the categories: A = Sound B = Minor Deterioration C = Major Deterioration D = Dilapidated Results of the survey of housing conditions are presented in Table 3-l. Approximately 89% of the residential structures are classified in either sound or slightly deteriorated condition. The remaining ll% are classified as either extensively deteriorated or in dilapidated condition. _Housing conditions for the neighborhood are comparable to those in Pinckney, Oread, and Old West Lawrence Neighborhoods. In Oread and Old West Lawrence, approximately 85% of the houses were rated either sound or slightly deteriorated and in Pinckney, the percentages were even higher. In all four cases, the number of dilapidated structures was one percent or less. 3 - 3 �Table 3-2 shows the total number of dwelling units, by type, in each planning area. By far, the majority of housing is single-family dwellings. Mobile homes and multiple-family dwellings represent about onethird of the total dwelling units in the neighborhood. Results of the housing conditions survey are presented in Figure 3-2. Housing conditions are shown as an average for all structures by the half-block. Averages were calculated by assigning each structure a numerical value corresponding to its condition, summing the numerical values of each structure in the half-block, and then dividing the total by the number of dwelling units in the half-block. Numerical values assigned to each structural condition were: one point for dilapidated; two points for major deterioration; three points for minor deterioration; and, four points for sound structures. Incidents of dilapidated or major deterioration occur in areas primarily west of Haskell Avenue and north of 15th Street. Figure 3-3 shows the number of tax delinquent properties by the block. Table 3-3 details the amount and distribution of these tax delinquent properties based upon their existing zoning classification. Most of the tax delinquent properties lie north of 15th Street and east of Haskell Avenue. TABLE 3-3 SQUARE FEET AND -ACRES OF TAX DELINQUENT PROPERTIES, BY ZONING DISTRICT, 1979 ZONING DISTRICT SQUARE FEET ACRES RS-2 RM-1 354080 53833 8.1 1.2 407913 9.3 TOTAL Figure 3-4 illustrates the percentage of owner-occupied housing by block and planning area. est concentration of rental housing appears to be in Planning Area 1. The heavi- RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES Percentages of dwelling units in single-family use are shown in Figure 3-5. Clearly, the entire neighborhood is predominantly characterized by single-family housing. Only three pockets of multiple-family housing appear. They are Edgewood Homes on Haskell Avenue, a small area along Fifteenth Street between Prairie and Prospect Streets, and an area west of East Heights School. These areas are zoned for multiplefamily use. 3 - 5 �, --, . -·· ,_,.., ._/' {_. (''. t __ j -~ \/ '•' _i ~ ' .. . .. ( . 1: ........ 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Co!nputat:inn~~ ar(:: J)<·.t:~~.~d on tf:co l.o!'.c,·l ~;qu<tr·c feet of lots occupied by residt.:ntiJl units on ettC:il IJ·!ock, divided IJy Liit~ iilililht~:· oi- d'.Jc!ll·inq II II ·i t.S . Ovr:rall, i't.:SidL:riLictl dL:rrsil.it:s in the ncitJiilJOI'Iloc~ti ,;;·ro n~lcil.iv~·ly i;(.,;, i.!~ik':j:;l.lv ;,1;::.~" Li,·.c li!.\}Ji'·iLy ol' housing is single-fa111ily d,.,cn·in~JS. In pc~t·t, Ur·i;: i~; cJused by LiH.· ili::Tu\·J i_.t·cniLi~J<: loc·.: U;.:tL \.'<:,·c platted in sor11e of the older ared~; such ;;s !lel111unL it11d Fil·it'fitX /\ddil.illil~;. (li'iH:r· «Y·,:.:•: <.11' iti:r!1 d(;n~,ity t'CSldentlal ilrt~ ·tnund ill l·.ci(jl'\'!OUd llunll~S ;uv! CUL!IIli'J' \'ic:\1 E::;L;tc:: n::d1:·i:: !;l)i!:c: pC<:·i:. The follo1·1ing text is a brief c!llillys·is of the i'olli' plunninu i.lt'C<t~; c~V~t_.i·d·in~J lc linu';i:t'J C!Jllrii~i.;t!~;, Lypcs of r os i den t i a 1 s t r uc t u r c s and res i d r~ n t i u I d ,~ n s ·j t i ,•o; . Of the four· planninu ur(;us, /\i'ea l sho1·1s signs or 'i.l;e 111ost aclvaJICC!d -;ldtc~ of dl:L:i"iC:I'Lltitlll. J{,~':iclcntir:il structures l~uted in a condition of lllil:jor ueteriot'<ti:·ion or clilap"id.ti:i•Ji: r~r·e lllo~;i COH!iiiOiJ ·in U1·h itt'<'d. Associated 1vii:h the housin:J cundi Lions is tile hi~Jtlt:st incicli~nce of lL:·! inqul:nt !.ll'u 1n:rt:y !:t;<t::;. lt i:; interesting to note that \·;ll'ile tiH: i.lt'(;<l hils ti1c: ili<Jiit~st it1cidence tlf lt:djiJJ' d;,:!:u·io;·;~l.iur; ();' di i,;pidatui housing, seventy-one percent of those \·Jho n:spnndcd to the sUt''J';y t'i:i.;d 1:h(:i1· i:nu:;i;,:.J ;:~; L'>:C(!lil:liL or good . .1\lruost 86 percent felt the neiS,Jiibol'hood \·!il:; ~.;L;·tb.le or iulpl'tJv·inq. (~!u: liqt'l'•: :J--/.) Gy far·, sin~.(le-fulllily d\•lellin<r; Jt'e til:: pri:'<IOttlil!ill'li: type of hou:;il1'cl '=''•!ri i:iiOU(!i: i i: i :; !llr:c:d I Ui' 1111d t'i p'l (~­ family use. /\ si~]nificant fllllllbCI' of the d;,l(:·l·l·jn~·; dr'e t"t;lllil'l UCC'!lpi;;r:. Hou :.: i 11 0 d . : i 1-:; i L·i i~~ ~.. d r- (: L·i ~J f 1 du <~ to the size of lots that v:r~rc; pli!Lll!d v:ithin L11c: <~1'1:'". A co111parison of rentJl sttuctutes i.tncl liiOt'I:Uii<Jc~ pi!,Yiilt:nts fnr t.hc; I'.:Hri· pLo,l:inJ <:1·<:<~:; . n·c: !;I:·.H·nJ itt l~·iutn·e 3-H. Accotding to survey re:;ponses, s·ixty-U1n;e !ll:t·cent of tlit; l't~:;it.lln'l.s 11i,o n.~tll::•d :tild !iiO:ltilly p;,y!lli'J;ts over $200. This is co111parable to rents ·in Planniii(J /\n'a 4. Fotty-three percent of the ho111e m·mers in /\rea 1 llitd IIIOIItll·ly IIIOl'L~PU'" :•,:t_ylti<c>nl::> over '(;/l)O. centa9es vJet'e found in the ot!Jel' tl1ree plannin(J df'<.!a~;. :.;·illii.!ar pc1· .. /\tea 2 ill so sh01vs s i uns of hot IS i nu dcteri Ol"cl t ion, l>u t not to the (;;d.:~ lit fount! ·j n ,\i'L:<l I . E i ~;i:l:<'en s l:r-uctures vlei'C r-at:ed in a state of llldjor deterioration; none v:et·e found to !H~ di.l;:pidi:Lv,!. J!,;w;in(J <lz-:i:crior·a-· tion is concenttatecl along tl1r.: rJi.l toad tr·act:;. l',·oportic~~ 1·ri tl1 d;2i i:lqtlt~nt Tt!X<;~; .u·c~ il·r :;o t:o,J,·:\.:,lL't.tL~d along tile tracks. j ·- I0 �-~, t'' :_;·-o ' '·•, ;'. ' . ''. I .... -~ ...·· i ' . ... •/ ) .. ,·. '..... ~ ) \ t'' (" ; ~ \ ) ~~~- . ',. t ~ =- _1, .. )\J\, L-·, I . ' ~-- ~ :.,. ) .' .,_ ~ / }\j ~- -..... •.... '." .·J ~ ::::: ~ ;:; ·- j~)no ... :_:-::_::-_ .... . . . ·f i ! j -~--~ ~3500- i09~)9 I -•---1 j ! . ,··· ,, ( ·.~· (·~···, i ........ ,. ) .... " ... . , .. .. -·-·-·.I ~ -· /.\' \,:\/ i u II 1:=soco--:- �100- 1- '·t · · liu;1rovi1Hj z UJ ·. ~. ., w .. ,' ·.,·\ ~ llo\J lvuu.l d you r; 1 lc C 0 l; d j [ j (II l til(' 0 I. 'd()ll!-i .ll1f 1, i 11 .'v'i)tl .. ........ • ' ~··· r -... '.,, .. ·..;:(;.]' ~ z w ,. . u ,_. w 0--"--- ----.--......~--'".-~-.:.........-.- -: j 1ll l .......__.:.._, L i l l; ~ __ ..._............ _.._~-~·-· \) 1· !. ~ ll ' --- ;l~ l . -~··-.....-:... .:..---~-~------·------- ~-·-·- ! I :-: t ' t > :. ... ,. ~·· ··~ i''\:.:. ........ ::; ~.'JJ f i'll ~/~~:! t i Vt·'! . =::: :-.! C· ,-,ou' ::·.. :..:.....:;. �;-·. !'':'• ---- no ;_;_' I;-l :- i , ! i i. ~--~~~-l (',0-· II ' I : : j! I I i ! i. -- i i "_! l i i ()_ r l .. ,__ .. .i --1 ~- I I ·- _! ....... -~ _.-- J !i ! I i j ' 0--·· \ ....•. : ·' i e. ' ~ ~ ., ~ ! ._!!:... ~~ ..L"" .! .. LL L.Lr. L-! I I ?0·-·1 More than '200 r. -r c:~~~ 1,, -,-•-l---1, .. .J. 1.1 !_ -l i"" .! _j l r!--n :ct---r~~ '- t+H-!-·--~ lj:!:j:r~it-- .. _; -! ttJ Less than or equal to $200 1 iHH-iH-1 -_ 'j I 1!0· j I. _ ~.,1 J .....• _lil!Jfil!~~:3?~~ :. /\n;:/\ 3 !OCJ-, I i r.-:. tJJ L0gend: I ~ Les~than or i}() ---'i I I fL __ j ! j t E~n' '·· 11<'J.. t;:;j More than 1··-e.L.t"!_. l ;; () ... / '''_) hi 0. equal to $200 ...! ! (__) L-L:l=cl::J i __ j ; ··.J ' -- ···.,; I ?o--i! i - .• ·... •• i i i -' t I! I ; '' I . i, ·_- --i .. I .! Cl- • i' jjc l'·/ :t'i !t l " ·' i :: ,. .Ii i i :l ( I I I ; ; l 1. ' ·, :; ! '! !. { ~ '. l : ', :. . ! :: I \ r 1:r 1. ' I 1 (. ~200 �According to survey responses, seventy-five pcr·cerrl. of the resid<-'nl~; f'l:lt tllc·ir· iiou:::illiJ v::,s fa i r con d i t i on . 0 nl y four t e c: n p c r' cent f e I i.. the itl" c\ t was de t c l' i or u i i Wl . iii 'Ji.i\:d to Housing types are 111ixed. Fifty-s·ix percent of l:l!t.: ci•,Jel"ihiQ unit::; arl~ c:itl1c:r ~>iii<.Jit:-ld!Wliy Ot' iliOi1ile l!OIIi<.;S. TlJe hiyhcsL conccniTdtion or llllili:rpL:'-iul!iili i•II)U::;·ili'J is d·lsu i·•.Jt:nd ill U:·i·~ ;u·::'il---t:!:_; .. ',!ii\l\1 l\!Jiii2:;. This area has the lmt~Cst llousinu rental str'uctur<: of' the four' pLlriii·in~J itl'e<ts. Housing conditions ·in Area 3 iH'C the best ·in the nL•ighl>ot·hood. Chly onc:--i1ul i' Lluci: ·i:~ r<ltt·d bt:!u'.l tlH~ others; it backs onto the pi'Operty of Edgevtoocllloll;es. /\lJrJost ninc:t_y IH'n:uil: oT U1t: re~;!dcrrt:. tdl.t:d their o;vn housing in excellc:nt or uood condition. This area ·is solidly sinqle-fiutrily ·in ch<lractt~r-. i·itJst of tlrt:o housin(J ·:~: U\ltWI' occup·icd, iluL iJ h~\1 blocks (mainly ulon~ 111aplc Lane, Hilil:r Dr·ivc and [asl 19th bet\'!l~(:n f·ic!ple Li:Jilt: ilJ1d ll;;r-pei·) fi;.;ve a lliufrc:i' incidence of rcnta·l occupied llousin:J. Overall, housinu dens·it·ies an• the lo1·1cst of tlH' fcHii' p·la:rnin~J at·c:it~;, ,,v,,·,.,j~rir:~J i.i!l·c:c: \".(; i··;v,: lruu:;inu units per acre of land. /\n areJ of hit]lwr density irousin~J l-ies i-n:';t o;' H:,p.!<e l..d;;:;. No housing units viete found to be in i1 condition of llldjor dcter·ioratio.J ot df!c:pid<ttiori ·in Nearly sixty p(~rcent, thouuh, sfrm·1ed si~ns of lllinoi' detl!r·iorat-ioll. i:i1is i.ll'Od. 1,/hile staff ratinqs of housinq cond·itions l'i-:flect sound housin~J i11 tit(; iH'L'il, ·it is 11ot hili'li(' n;~t !:o strongly by the responses to the sur'Vc:y. /\bout t!Iil'ty-t~;•o pern~ril: of Lhc n~:;·j(;<?nLs leh: !:iii::it· liullsiil9 was in fair or roor condition. Onc-four'th ol' tlte residenc; believ(~d titc~ condiLio:1 of hu~•:;ili:J ,,,.Ullnd them was deteriorat"inu. 1-ifty-five percent of tlH~ i:otitl d\·1ellin~1 unit~; itrt~ 11rubilc I!OIIle~:-·-illl ·ioc<!i:c·d irr tl1<-: nrcJL•il!:: !,:,;IIi(' J.Ji·~; f\e~iderrL·ial densitil~s ilt'e llic;fl in tlr~ <:trr.:;; ctVict'i!UhsJ c!qltL (il' IJi(;;'t! tiv~tTiinu units per acre. illon~J Eust 19th Stt'ec:t. L/\ND USE Data on existinCJ land uses in the: ii(•·iuithorhood <JI'<' sllllllrlil.r··ized in T,:!Jic: uses is shmm on F·i~ure 3-tJ. i'lon-rcsidl:ntial lund u~;c is !Jt·csc:ni:~.:,; ·in or use. ·~ .. ) - 1 :r I ~i J--~:. l!;t! di~oi.riL,uLinri ul' ·!arid Fi:;t!l'<~ 3--!tl hy •;pc:c!i'it: <:<Ji<Jo:·y �TAGLE 3-4 INVENTOi(Y OF EXISTING U\ND USE:'::, 19/CJ Category /\Cl'l:S Res-idential ~ ~ ~10 i C -- iUIIi i 2!J G.II l,y t·1ul ti pl e-Fami ly Nobile llomes I'/'():; :31 ; i/t.i.0 725ri51! lG.G r-JL,':J ') (' 230~!97:) Conunerc i a 1 l{eta-il \·Jho.lesale Serv ·j ces !J35tl(2 ·r o. o 3[~6J72 1. c) ?. . :i 109050 Industrial/Manufacturing ll·igil Nuisance l Parking - fi' \I L\ i' .:1 'j . ·r I)- O:! ,, 'J \.J. {. ., .J () . 1 Public/Quasi Public ')I]. Schools Parks/Open Space Transportation/Utilities Vacant/Undeveloped l~iQht--of-1-iay Streets Alleys l~a '.J(I ( _) (J . I ) l .3 Low Nuisance Public ti ! - () i l roads -·-·-----·---··-··------------------------ 'I ,r:) . .,I !J 266600 G. 1 1 Oil Gfi7 5 24.0 7913600 1 B. 3 4CJIJ6<J24 113.6 :1777G32 !:l6.7 71.2 3.7 1 ,, .·: 5.B i. f) 3 361 ~i 9 2 1 Gl 0/fO 2 1):)000 ·---·--·-··--- .. ···-···- --·----···· .. -·-·- -·-·- -·-··- TOTAL . --- -·-··-----·-·-- --··--·-···- . . 600.0 J - l I; ~~. 'j' n ,Lj IZY U.G -- -·- ··-- ..... lUO �- ·- '"', ·........ -~~- .,__ ~-~~:-· ! i r-:: ··. l \,.). l : .. ~-- . / '\.! ~ ·- .. ·.;<:J (!'f) i. . . ..': u l I <: ·. .. _.._ ) L)lic ~' '-•·-·· . l•• _. CJr~< . :i1 !' 'r ;_ _,:· ··' j' r: '• ~ . /'.\_·,riCl~{iU~;t; ::.. ... __ ._.,.,., ~-- ..... . . ~ ~<1~·~-. .... _. __o, ........... ,. .......... -. ·.-.\ .. , .. · '~- ~\0 ° .,..--:; '<•O ., .., ___ -·····--· .. ·-~~~--~~_::~:~.::-:j I [ J �i .'. ·, ;, ·- '··, .., ; i .. i ~-~..1 . I -~ .. ., ..... ~>Ja . . . ~ t.c.-••• ........... ,., ........ ._,..:._ j OM: !!Ill. cu.u.J Ufr' I !":: ! :;... :~. 'JJ :-: '· < -1 1.1 111 ~ >: • •i 1 .-. ...0!" ( i"J .. ~-. .; ·.• ·-:-.;~ �Residential -------Residential lund uses v;ere div·ided into three catcuories: lcM, IIIC:diun1 i:nd lliui1. Til(::'<: c:Ai.:C:'.JOI'·ic~~' genet'ally corTcspond to the follV:IiiiCJ ."UI,!Ii~J die-Lri~...L~": 1u\: d,~;l:~ilj ... (>i u:· i:':>:~ (ilui.l; ,;\r:·J-\L··!':.ulii.iy); '''ediu111 density, Rt··J-D (duplex) or l(H-·1 U·1ultiple-r:;,lllily); and hi~Jh 'lc:l:·~ity, i<i'·i--? u1· !:H--3 (;·-w-ltip!t:-r<uiiily). L()\.'/ de ns ·j t y res i d e n t i ill ' i n the c 0 n t t' X t 0 f t h ·j s p I d II ' r e f e \" s t (J e i ~ Jl: i: Ci I' rC'\ ! c: I' d\/l: n j I i ~! till ·j i :; p' : ' . (I(; t u[' ']uL S!JdCe. i•\edilllll Cit:IIS.lLY f0~;-1Cit:fll.lill CilliLillll~~ il(~I.VIi'NI II!I'f' .:11(\ '1'\·f:•lli.y <1\i::i! in<J i.liii i..:; i'l:t' liCt acre of lot space. ~~ny area:; r.hat are deve'lop1:cl 1!itl1 IIIOI'C~ thiln h:l:ll'i.y c!·:Jl.'·l·i·ilil) unil.:; Jh;i' 111:i: "'TC' an; dl.l'el considered high density t'es'idential. Cornmerc i a ·1 Cornr11ercial land uses vJere chvid~c.l into thr·ec cute~j<n·ies--r·etail, '"i!loL;·;;,·lc', c<nd :it.:~''Jit::•. lU.:t:<•i.i cc:nr-rnercial uses are direct retuil sa'!<:' oper·ations Sl!Cii as grocel'Y sto/'\:·:, i'ini;l~j :~tuLiur·;s, ii11d '!i,iuo,.. stores. Wholesale uscos are \·Jtn·chouscs and reti1il ~:upp.ly ilusin(~sse;. ~;(•rv·icc' cc,;nrnc,·i:·i,\1 1.1st:s it"iC.iuck ol'f'ices, banks or othei' corllltrcr·ciJ.I uses thi..lt do not: lritVe r-etai·l Sill<~:; i!~, d p;·irl~-i11,,·i tr~;(;. Industrial ---·---·-Industrial uses v/et"e div·ided into fl·igli or· lo\'1 nui::t:~r1ce catQuor·ies iJc:cor·d·inq i:o il:•.:i1· tliiJ.liiCl'. tlfHHI cnlission of smoke ot other· objc:ct·ionabl(! ele111ents i11Lu tl:<: at11•ospllcTl: ttiid i;ilcir (_Jt~;;;:;-;;t·itirt u·:· nn·i:;,~ ilnd traff·ic. Gara~Je and Hil·intenunce :;11ops, East Ldwn~nce Connrtun·ity Ct~nLt~l', Oi.lk Iii II and i-lUIItli'iit.l l'dr·!~ Ccnrcter·ies, and the Dou~Jlas County llullklne Society iH'0 the pr·irnary pub! ic u~;es in Fili' L1sl: ii.i'.Jl'(~l:cr::. f.lount Calvary Ce111etery, Odd Fellm-1s Lodtje and cliurche·; cotllpl'ise I!IOSL of t!Jl: quiJ:j·i--[JUili·ic ·1:~11d i!:;c:;. Tile City The re111ainder of the categor·ics listed in TalJ.Ir.; tory. l. Net ucrc excludes street r-o-v1 and othel' pub'lic <leclicaLcd l'·i~i\i~:>•·f'--\·!ay. �EXISTING ZONING Existing zoning districts \vHiiin the nciulibOi'hood <tl'<: sh01·111 on t-·i~JUre :1-1·1. fL~et and acr·es, ror edch :Loninq d·istr·ici:. amount of vacant land, in square SQUARE FEET AND ACRES TAIJLE 3-5 Zoning District !~S- l f{S- 2 !{H- l 1<0-2 t~- l TOTAL 01~ V/\C/\NT I /\Nil Square Feet l\Y "lfHIH!t: nr<:.T!?Ir·~- l<ll() /\cres 32'13716 l9i3i33 58 74.5 433il9iJ 22HOO l 0. 0 !j?. 9 ::i ~) . 4 '1 [). G (J. ~i l ') ~1- 1/\ Slt100 l G0200 Lj.• H-2 208039 tf.B 6l2BLJ1.1 "140. 7 I . .I () . i\ • L li.9 l ") ( '· ... ,} J. !: TRANS PO In/\ Tl ON Infonnation about the existing transportation systc111 in tile~ ne·i9hb0i'hood, both vel1iculi\Y' iil!d pt:dc~;ti'-i<ln, is p1~esented ·in this section. t·1ost of tl1e inforllli!l"icHl shovm on tile fo.llo'.riwJ fi0un~::; v:ill J;,~ s:~!f­ explanatory. Figure 3-12 presents an inventory of exlsnnu stl'<:d i1nd curb llli.\i:et·ia·l,; ·in the n<~i~JhLI(il"'!iOIJd. :;t;ccLs without curbs are concentrated fll'illti:\rily ·in the IICJl'Lil ctnd v1cstc:tn port·io11s of tilt; tH.:·i~!hilor\1\H:d. 1-1 e -r e a s s i \J ned a r a t i n~J ba s e d u po 11 a ~~ u!J .i c~ c t ·i v c r c; v ·j c \·J o f Ll1 e ·j r c n ll cl ·i t io 11. T h '~ I"<::; :: I t ~: i"il"' e presented in l~i gure 3-13. Host \·/(:re r·atcd c~ i tllc.:r i 11 uood or e:<ctc·l·i ent condi t"i 011. llu,.-;,~1/c:;·, port i 011s of Eleventh Street, Haske"ll/\venue, lllt"llc:ne Stn:et, [),·cJOk Str·eet, Pr·air··ie /\venu(:, and Niiki:c:~·nl:h \Li'l~c:t 'rJere rated in fait to poor cond it ·ion. The s t r c e t s Locat-ions of sidewalks and tlie-il"' cond·itions an~ :;1/(i\nl on f"·irJure -111. construction. f··Jost 'ilere found to be: in excellent or <.Jood condit 011. .., J l ·~ i :\ ~I /\"\"\ ,;·ic\(:'.lill!~:; i!t~\i ~;idH·nH:~; ll\'e of •·;;nr:r-r:l:<: li:tvc· ;·t:u-,:L!y /.J;;Oil �'. , .. .//··- ...... .-, l'· ·~--1 u ['_] I I/ /( / 1-' ;! ;'; ··.t ;I 11 ·.:-:.·' .. ··_; " .. ) �... .._ r-r-- ! Q --" ,_) -.. ' '.~> -·- \ ' \....I i l \ •.,. ~- I .. .: .~: ~ -~ ... ·~ l :. -~ •••• ~ •. !. -~- ..... : l ir... _.. ~ ......... (1. .: ...................... ~ _ .............. "'""' '· .. - /\:;tJ::ull' .... · · - · · J .·.·.·.·.·>.<··;;-, ... ·.·. <).<\1-: U !ill L t·!C{ !~H ..I '. ,. ·.·,. ~,..; ·.· 1'/di'K Ci t.H.I r H't ;" ,. -~~: :~;.; ;~~-i ~ ...: l"'! >·-~--~--.4~~~: --- I I I,·. ,,' . I !\ I /C /,/ ,> i !,. · /l ;: f f~' I~ 1 • ''.I �I -·1 ~-1 o·-t,_) ;... -··· ~ ..... __, ............. ....... _ ... ... _ :;. :.. ~ .....__ ............................. -: ... ..•. -l -··· •. v"'- •. - . " • ~...· ~ • .; .. ~- .... -- ... Otd·: 1!1! L f';\ftl< ............. Ct· :.iL! I I<Y I I .,.l l '. l ~---~---~~-......_ _ _ _ _ ...... f ••• _...;. .. 1:!:;:.:.~~~ l\~,· ',\lt!ll) ' 'i / ' ,,. i• / Foi( Poor �! •. ~- • ·-· ..••• ~ ...• •' - . ·---- .: .... .: ,_. ; - ---·- ~~: c~ i 1' '---~- ,J 1 1 ' 1 . / . . '•. .. -~· .... -~·--·· .. _--· -·~-···-'"" �constructed along the north side of Nineteenth Street and tile east ~;id(2 of liil~;k0ll /\vc~nu<: iH~hll:<~rJ Nineteenth and Lynn Streets. Traffic volu111e counts within the neiqhborhood arc 'iflOI·m in Fiqure 3--IS. The da'Li ar-e f'or 2tl-ihlllr' pel'iods during 1971, 19/5, and 1979. Tlw data indicate an incr'eJse iil i:r<tfhc ~'lonu llas!:t:n 1\v;;rJlH~, Fifteenth Street and Nineteenth Street. LocaL ions of traff'ic dccidents, v11lich occurred in LIH; neiuhbo1·hood ovtcr a l:11ll and \ilie-il,tl r yr~ill' J!<~l··ioci, are shown in Figure 3-16. Highest incidences of' accidents occurred it-lorrQ llaskell /\venue, 1-ifl(~eni:iJ and Nineteenth Streets, and fi.:tr'per Street. These stY'ects also have the liigl1e~;t trafi'ic vollllllf' counL and serve as minor arterials fot' the rieiuhborhood and city. The distribution of ele111entury school aue childi't~n attcnclin~1 E<:tst lleiqhLs tliid l:unnc:dy Cl'iHic~ Sci:uoL is shown on Figure 3-17. Over thn:e hundred e·](~lllcril:.tr·y school age cilildt·,~n live 11iU1in the 1\i~i~Jitl)otllood, according to data provided by the Li:t1·1rence School District. Survey i'r:sttlts -indi,~atl;d thitt the tnost serious pr·oblem faced vJhen tl-avell-inCJ through the ne·iuhLJorhood vlliS childrL:fi playiii'J in tf1c; str-(~d~;. MUNICIPAL UTlLITIES Locat-ions of city sanitary sev:et' lines and Vlilter I inc;s, are shown on Fiqut·es 3--IB itlld 3-19, n~~;pecLively. Sorlie concern lias been expressed by residents about l rw v1ater pres sun; aml vlil ter· quctl i ty. The c-ity has recently replaced SOllie of the 1vater lines ar·ot.md !:lie intet'sect"ion of LLl~;L lSth SLrr~d il!HIIliisken /\venue and hds plans for otliel" \·liltel' line illi!JY'overflent~; ·in the nei91lborhood. Tilc~~;c; \·Jal:el' ~;yst~~~~~ iiii]H'OVL:IIIt:ilt ptojects are expected to correct the v1atr;r qua-lity ilnd pr·esstn'e prob-ICIIIS. Storm sev1er facilities are located on F-i~Jur·e 3-?0. Generilny, tv10 dtilillilUL' basins cal:ch lfliJSt (;f the storm v1ater runoff. They at'e conHnordy referTed to as the /\TSF Tr·ibutar.~' and l3l'Ook Str·c("t Tri!JLJtaty. Portions of /\r·eu l have been des-iunated us 1vithin the 100-year flood ltet!ilrd Jr'(~it by U1c h;clL'till 1n~>Ut'ance und Hazar·d Adlllinistration studies becau~-;e of these tr·-ibut.al'-ies. Tl1~ ·100-_ycat' rloocl h<uan! areas are shovm on Figure 3-21 . CONCLUSIONS AND GENER/\LIZATIONS ( ' Far East Lav1rence is a solidly developed rc~;idential neighborhood \'iitlr ,{ llii:< oi' non t'c:sidel!tii!i lilnd uses generally confined to the fringr:-•s of tile nci~Jilbod10oc!. liousit!~J i·~ clo:ninanlly s-irlCJie-i'illllily in char'actel' throughout the nei~hbot~hood v-;i~ll '!few except:"ions. /\reas of hir 3 1rc::;t residential dens·ity a1·e Eduewood l1o111es and Country V1e1.-1 [:states 1-iobtle llo111e l)ilt'k. 3 - 2t1 \ / �VCLUl\.iiC·~ 1\\','f');-·\Jr''l"I,___ /-\ JV ! \ r=..l \J v c �FIG. 3-!G t\ ,·-.. C' t'·-1 \:..- !\~--~'-.j i) L t__ •J .: .~0 "lJ.i) --·-· ·-·--~ ......-·,., �Enroilt::d Sehoul ut �I ' Ll OAK lllll. Cli-AI Ill!( (i~,.;;; �·--1 ( ' j- l _:;' 3-!9 OM: 1111.1. Ct.r,\i: II WI /""-.... i__f- t·.i ~-~1 I l L_:__.! I ::-:-.. • J .i 1./ I r / ~ fi . ! I t! I; V • , 1)'1 !i I -1 _ r-=:- /\ r~) [ r·\ I \ .........: ... ;0 - ·~ . - ~--~--· ~ ~--··· .... -.. ·. �· -··---- -- - Conucptc:d ------------ r··:oi nfor c c:: d u i\/i e i oI P ip 8 'i.Plpo * Concre18 inid N [] 4 :-t., "''N :~-----------: �, (" .... ~ .J--¥c.~ .· ::0(: "r:.,~ ,) ·. ••oo ~·~~--·: :::_~.~~-~:·=-~.~=~~ !. ···::::::-::::~ SCALE ~i FEET �As a vihole, housing condit·ions in the neighbol'hood ate ·in sound conditiur1. Staf'i" hocl~;in',J CO!Jditioil surveys found only eleven percent of the d\·tell ing units in a condition of 111ajor· d.:~t2riorat·ion or dilapidation. Planning Areas land 2 contained the lllctjt)l'ity of housing ·i11 ptJOl' condition. /\ l1i~JI1 inr:-idL~Jlce of delinquent propet'ties unci rental occupied hou:;·irt~J ulso occure in Hr(~~,e h·w llr'(~(tS. Generally, str·eet conditions are uoud or excene,Jt ·in the nei<Jhbor'hood. Strt!ets raLed in i'ail' u·l' poor' condition though, are most common ·in those areus \·/here housing concl'iLit)ll'; J.r·e poul'L'St. Of the Collllllunity Development Target Nr:dghbod10ods, F<rr Ettst L<wlrencc~ hils tire 1110~~t pub'l ic r·ilci·l i tit~s in their area. Neal'ly 21 per·cent of the neighborhood h dcve·loped in pttbl·ic u~;l~s---City Gilti\lJC: i\Jid l·ia·intenance Facility, t~emor-ial Park and Oak Hill Cenletel'y, [dgev10od Park, East llci~Jilts School, r:;tc. ffris represents a significant investfllent by the publ·ic in the nei~Jhborliocld. Unlike lllost of the target neighborhoods, far Eust l.a\Jrence lias u lar~Je <unount of tlttdcvc~lop2d 1and that has potential for develop111ent. Th·is gives the nc!iglJhtH'hood iHl opput·tun·ity to pliln !'or· llC:',/ de'/r"loptnE~nt as \'fell as rehabilitution and rcc!eve·loptllent of existin~J housing stock. 3 - 3? �CHAPTER 4 PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTRODUCTION Far East LavJrence is a neighborhood of mixed land uses. l3y ft~r, the predolllinunt ·land use is i'l~:;idenlial, hO\'ICVer, public land usee; Y'Pflt"r";r>nt the second JJ\O!;t co!nJnon use of ·1a11d. Prev·iow; city pliln<; }Ji'O\JO~;r:~d light and heavy industr·ia·l uses a1on~J the railroad tr·uc!<s. !\sa n::su.lt, non-rcs·ir!c>ni-.iiJI u:;(:~·; ;\r't: 111urc: prevalent along the northern and \•JCstern edges oi' tit~ nE~iahborhood. Theoretically, land use plu.ns can be desi~Jnec! to Jii(~et various objectives for Uk JH~ighilor-houd. Tile plan, hov/evet', should not be used \)y itself. l!athcl·, it should be used in conjunct.ion \!il:h th2 llt:i~JIIbor­ hood1s goals and policies vJilicill"Clilte to hm·J tlll'.Y \•ICJLJld like to see the neighlJOl"ilood duve.lop i11 the future. Possible object·ives or "focuses of actioll" that llle lane! usc plan col!ld iJddt·oss uY'l.': Pt.91~!_1L~.Q!!~ery_(ltj_Q_11 __1}1)~.9_Ll!JJ1_ ~O!l_e __ _E_tlf.CJ.r_c:~n-~~J. I:: !I forcE~ment of exist-ing zon·i n~J, tll'i nitllu:n how. i n<J codcs, and enVil"Onmental codes is the focus of this uppruach. It vJould serve to ·i:11pr-ov2 or· ntt~in!:J.in il<:·i~Jhboi'­ hood and envit·onrnental qua·li ty by encouraging pt·opei"l:y ovmers to lllitintain and up~rade th.:.ir O'.'.'ll fJl'OiH~l'ty. The result of such a progra111 is that a safe, heztl Uty and attructive l iviJISJ envirDntncnt L. c;·c:aU~d for· residents and potential residents of the neighi;Lli'ltood. Pr·ivate itiVL:stHient ill Lhc ne·i~;li!Jot·hnoci \·JoHld a·!~.o .....be stilllulated. In effect, this approi\Ch Vlould l!li.l·intain the status-quo; at least ·in tenu:-; of ?.Oil.iltq and land uses in the neighborhood. J:\..~_a_~_ijj__t~_tj_.Q_Q_ I.!I!_O~l.9JLI~t::_c:.1_a_s_s_ifj_(_:,C_!__:UQIJ.. The ob:i H: t ·j v e of this co nr. e pt i s to l't-c zo nc! i.H'c'<t s or t h0 11 c; i (_] 11borhood according to theil" existin'] use. /\t rwcsent, non-confonnin<J uses Mtd du:nillilllt tlses locaLc~d in atev.s zoned for mote intens·ive use share an eletiiCllt of uncertainty about tlwir futuro. Thw;, r-ch<dlil·ita--tion is discouraged. Zonin9 the neighborhood accord·in'] to use 111ight ~:t:~rve it:; titc Jie::cc:s:;.'ii'Y Cdi:<tly~t f'or private reinvestment and l~ehabi.litat·ion in the neiql1borhood. R~0-~_'-'__~Js>.P!Hen~~--R_(l_1_11_e_t_JllilJl.J~c'h_~ll.L\i_t_i~U_o_n. Belief lhat clv,ell·infJ un'its an:: cletel·iol'dLed to th(: po·int \vhere rehabil'itation is no lon~)et' economica'lly l'ed';ible fonns the~ bt.ls·is for i.his o!J_jective. ~!h'ile star;' surveys concluded that the 111ajor·ity of llousinu i11 l.ho neifJhborhood vmttld not justify i.llis appr'u\l<:il, titere are ind·iv'illual dwelling units and pethnps ~;mll'll cluster·s of det<~rior-at(~u housin(J unHs vJ!1c~rc it might be appl"Opriatc. LAND USE Introduction -·---···-·-- -·----- Originally, this plan \'-las ptesented to the publ·ic for l"eViei'J vJith four· alternative ·:und usc: pbns. �Alternative Nulllber l was a land use plan based upon the present zonhru class"ific<•t·ions in the nt'iUhborhood and was included to compare the recol!1ll!ended pr·oposals \'lith the exist·inCJ zon·irr~J. i\Hc"i'rrati·Jt~ Hutnber 2 represented the existin~ land use plan for' the ne·iult!H)l'hood as it 1'/tl~.; <rpprovc:d ·in F_}_<t_n __ '_'):i, the city's CO!!tpr·ehensive plan. Altetnative Number 3 plirced cxi.st'inu uses "irrto land use Ccttcqui··ies ,,,,1idnu i l: il ~.tatusquo alter·nutive. Alter1rative t!Uillh~r· 4 \·1·1S th(~ Ol'·iuinzil stuff pr·opost:!l~; fnr th(: ianci t!sc pliln. lt repr-esented a blending of ideas sltO\vn on tile other· all.L~r·nttt"ives unJ included sollll.' expttnsioJt t1f' titc~.i2 t:urlCl:pt.s. Following a series of public meet·rnus vntn L.iH~ r:,u· i:tt~;L Lctl'it.t:ltl.c. :'"IJ' uhi"':.·.t P,:·,:;,;ci~.<c·;,;:; ,;;;d !·!::ijil:urlioor! c()llllllittee of the Plannin<] Collllllission, these fom· allurnatives \'10\'G t!'iSCd\'detl as tllL~Y 1,i<:~l'(c i·i···:;i: prupuSL~d. A fifth alternative \vas developed thut incorporated ·ideas of the Nei~Jhho\"huod ,n,~;soci<ltioll iind f··!c~i~:l!borltood Co111mittee. This alternutive is presented in this preliminat'Y plan for' f·litnwin<J Cl)illliii';siolt adopLiun <:nJ forv;arding to the City Cottunission. LovJ density residential land u~;es are reconunendcd for most of the neiuht,m·hood. Th·is del-ineation s·imp.ly recognizes that the dourinant land use is sinCJle-fanri.ly residentia·l. T/r(~ nciQltbol'ltood n~:;·idc~nt:; tl1i.1t participated in the development of the plan vie\'/ tl\(~ lm·J density residential cltat"•1CL~r of' the neisJhborhood as a positive aspect and would like to see it nrahrtd·incd. Medium density residential uses are desi<]natecl fot' tvJO areas of the nei~1 hborhood. Fitst, the <tl?d cast of Harper Street on the north side of East ·19th St\·eet is shovm for t:his tl~>e. Thi:; us(~ ·is intL;mic:d to buffer the low density residential iH'ects frotn the lltnre intens·ive la11d tEt~s to the sulllh and (~<t::;t; (i.e. auto salvage yard, fait~F'Ounds and industr-ial plant). Edgewood Homes and the property ·iltlll!ediately to the' south vms a·lso desi(Jfliltcd h1r tiiL:diutn ci(:rtsH.v n~:~idt!ll­ tial use. In part, this vias done to reflect the existinCJ uses, hOVIC:VC(', it ·i~; dho intc:IH.!ed Lo sc:f'Vl~ ilS a buffer to the more intens·ive lane! uses to the south itnd vN~st. In i!ddi tion, Lt.. affic at i:he ini:er·:;ect-ion of East 19th and Haskell /\venue can be expected to increase in the futur·e. Impl(~!tlentation of this Land Use Plan cou.lcl, in par·t, be uccnmpl·islied 11ith the r<~J:Olrin~J of :-;evcr·i\·1 ct!'e.:ts to a district consistent v1ith the prudotninrlllt LmJ ll';t.:. fot' exalllp.lr;, F<til'filx itnd llr~lnlont /\cldiL·ion·; (ec1st of llaskell Avenue and north of 15th Street) are pn·~;Qntly zoned fot tllt:lt·ip.lc:-fctllli.ly use C!VI::lt Litotl~Jh the existin~J housing stock is 9/f pt:l'Cerrt sinule-fi..tlnily th·Jellin~JS and the pLtn's Pl'O]lUs:r"l ·i~; fot· hJ\-.! dc:nsity residential. It 111ay, thr:~refore, lw desirab1e for the Plann-inu or City Coilllttission Lo ·initial:r:~ l'<C>Zon·in~ procedures for those pi.lrts of the 1w·iufrhorhood vtln:::n.: tire ex·istin9 L:Jnd use und Ltild us.:; plun ili'C h:ss intensive than the cunent zoning. 4 - ;: �Rezoning of the Fairfax and 8eln10nt Mditions toll lm·:-density rosirlc:nLizd distxh:t \'Jould ing consequences: l. 2. 3. havt~ i:IH~ l'ol"lm·J- It vJould make tt1c zoning consistent with the pn~donrinant land usc in the atea. 1\etiiOVing the mu-ltiple-family zoniwJ tn,ly reduC(! l:he elt~lilent of llllt:t~r·L,,ii1ty i.l\·lnt•t' occup:HJL~; p1·escntly have about what typf~ of de:volopment activity could occur in their· <1i'C'i.l. ln tun1, U1is chr1n(j(~ coL:lci bCCO!!!e 2 '.:Tt?Jl_y-,·1· t'n!' r>nrr\11!~,:\0inCJ prn!lr'r't.y 0\'llWI''-: to n~!labilitili:e ;,nJ llld·in'L,'lilt tltc:;c~ i:Xi:;tiii<J stn:ctures. This is one of Ute prilltilr'y oiJ.h~ct'iv(~S of the plan. The lots in these subclivis·ions ~Jc~nera'lly or·e tJO' x '130' (G?.OO sql!iH'P. feet) v:lticit llli1kc~s LileJti sll!Jst<:nclard in size. Under l'.l!e non-confornrinS) use provisions, existinu re';iclenti<!l sLl'!icl:un:·; could b<:~ rebuilt on these substandard lots if they \•J('l'e Je·:;troyed by f·ire or· an i\ct of C:Jd. Undev<~lopr'd lots, hovwver, would not 111eet th<:~ minilliUill lot size I'Dqu·irelllent for a ~;i11:llt~-f<unily r·es·idccnc:e ("Jcn 1rith i:ile allO\•Jed 20 percent reduction for exist·ing lots of reconl. COllllll e r c i a l and I ndust~~ i a l ------·--~---------------·-·· Two a!~eas are designated for COillll\er·cial and/or industriill uses. !3oth itr·ea:; ill'c: idc:nti fi;~d IJ,\~;cc! upon their existing land uses and surroundin~J ·land ust~~;. The ·indust!~ial itr'ht in t:l:r.: t·lortllVJc:;t contc·l" or till: neighborhood is p!'ililiH'ily developed ivith the City CM'd<]e und Haintc:nunu_. Shops. 1\n c::xistin~J <.tul:umob·ile t~epu·ir shop and salvave yard 'is located di!'ect.ly <;ouL!J of t!ds an~a. IIO\'H:Vc!r·, it l1.1s sc:vcn~ liniitations fot' industr'ial usc because of a droinaqe \•lil.Y thi.tt lintits the Guildiih.lr; i1r<:•L The;'c!forc, it has not been included in the industrial ared. colllili<~!Acial and l·itJilt indw~lr'·it.d uses dtc~ pr·uposc:d. Future development in this ared shou-ld be cons·isU:nt v;ith the uses it nov·/ lias; il.lllk.ly, \','iJl't.dwu~;in~J, VJlwlesaling, construct·ion off·ices, de. In the soutlMest corner of tile J1ei<Jllborhood, a Ill'iX or Public and ~asi-Public -·-·---------- --~--------------- Public and quasi-·public land u·~es sllovm on this plan inc-lude tile tlin:e cemeteries, the llun1ane Society and Eust Heit]llts School. \<lllile addHionul pub'Jic and quasi-pub·l·ic ust~:; are iW\J lo:..:;:!l:ed in l:lte nc~i~)hborhood, they are 1110re ·in1pennanent in nature ond intef)l'ate v:ith their· ~;un·ounditi~J use:,. Tllel'ei'orc, they were not identified on this land use plan. Future expansion of Oak Hill Ct:ltletery 1·1ill be nece~;sl!!'.Y for the City. :;0111e land has aln:iidy !;<::Ul acquired not'th of the cc111etery fot' this puqJOse, but additional et.:piu:sion ·in t:lri~i diroctiotl i'; ,.,~:;Ll'icl:t'~c! by the flood plain. TlierefOI'e, futuJ'e expansion should be di!'(~cted to tile east. �East Heights School facrlities an: expanded v1ith this plan. Curn·ntly, Lhe ~~chuul s"itc~ is ilLHJt!t ten acres short of recommended size, based upon standanls set fol~th in P"la,1 '95.1 Exp.titsiun ~·JsL Lll i·laple Lane vwulcl add approxitnately tvw acres to the s"itl~. \·lhile tlds \'IOU'!'J-ri·O-Ciw·in~J it into Cl)ltfonttance vlith rC>cntllllle>ndP.d sti1nclarcls, COIIlbininq it vlith p;:,rks ctnd open spaces iHijilCL!nt. to the si tc VIOU.Id el illlina::e deficiencies thul nov; exist. ii::;\1(.:~-, f'.:;cnit·l~s Pli!nPin~J f1i;"r•r·hn· fm· t:IJe l.ovn·ence llrl'if'ied :·;cl,o,)-1 D·islxict, \,;;s conf'int!c·J tl1Jt inadequate playground facilities nov1 exist at the school. In th0 pa::t, the Sc!,ool li<Ji'!r'd COliS'i(Jcred site expansion to the east, liOVIever, no prim··ity ~>chedule v;as estahl·isil\:!d. lhl!f"l::fo!'.~, liil·i-IL· U:t~ pian proposes an expans·ion of the school site, it can on.ly be accolnp1 islted U1r·ouuh itCtiun', oi: th(: Sc\wo·l Hoard. l~cn !\linear park and open space nehJOlok anchon:d by l\1·ook Street and [c!tjC'Itlou hn·b is de'l it:eaLt:d by this land use plan. It is preclicatecl ttpon the concr~pt of maintainin9 tl1e llt·ook Stl't:et and /\.T. !~ '.).i=. Tributaries for open space and drainuue purpose:;. Tlte~;c: dcsi9nated al~cc<i<':, cnt-ruspond with tile 100-yc:<~r f"lood hn z a r cl a rea s t ha t vier e ·j de n t if i e d iJ y Fed e ~~a ·1 s t ud i r: s f o r the ci t y . The city purchased ten vacant lots along the \'if.~st s'icle of Gn)Ok Strc:1:t ,;eVL!l'it.l yca1·s ;_,~JO h.~caw;e of the drainage p1~oblem within the area. In effect, tlli~; p"lan expands t!'!t" (:~>i:ttb'!-i:;hed opt:n :";pace: patter·n dnd links it with the en'liltged scltool facilH·ies cl"iscusscd pn;viously. Imple111entation of this plan vtoulJ ·jnvo·lve the t1cquisHion of i:ippr·nx·iln<tLely l:'.-Jenty-f·ivc' cl\·:0,11 i11~l units along ~laple Lane and Brook Stn:et. f\atlll,l' tlt<Jn iiiiiiiCd·iate disp-li1C(~IIIt;nt of !wu~;cho.l<is, iL ·is il !'(~COIIIII!cnda­ tion of this plan that the city pu1ocllase pr·opedy as it becollles iiVttilah!t!. lll iHld-it·ioll, evu·y effort should be 111ade to relocate the d1·1el1ing units vritltin the ne·i9h!Jorhuod. ~1inor aY'tetial streets Jesi<]nated on the plan inc'ltrdc Eleventh, Fii'tecttt.h, 1-hrtetcenth, i1t1d ll,1skcll Avenue. Collector streets inc.lucle llctrper Street, Nineteent.il Street east of ll;n·pc~r, Tililo'Lt~t:nth Strc~c:L ctild Oilk llill /\venue. ·1. Lawrence-Douglas County Plannin~J Collllllission awl !~on Jones ilncl 1\ssociilt(:c~;, t"lan__'_~]_S, f\ YJ<tnni_n~L_Ciu_i_cjg f_o_r___:tl~ ___L_0.~1_!:_~_0S_E~-~_!_(~jl_LJ2J_5::JQ_9_~i, 1977, p. 11-B. 4 - i) �TRANSPORTATION Most Far East Lavwence residents l'ely on car·s or 1notorcycles for their· princip-le 111odc: of ti'<.mspor·tut"ion. 1--/alking and bicycling are also recognized as i111por·Lunt modes of trcui·;pottat"ion for ti1t: nt~iulii)OI'hood. This section discusses streets, llicyclf~ \'ii.l.YS dllri '>idt:l•iil"iks Mid ll1\dJ S c,iJI\1(~ n~co::l\1\(;ndacions )'(~-ic<tive to capital improvements for these different modes of tr<1nspor·tation. 1 Chapter 3 contains infonnat"ion about the condition of streets in tile F11r· Ei.tst l_il\Wc:nce twiuldiOi'IIOocl. The nei ghborlwod survey indicates that F;w East Li!l-tr'ence residents an: geneta l"ly silt i ~; fi (~d \·Ji Lil th<: cond·ition of their streets. About sixty pr:rcent of U1e respondents fl~-lt o;tr'Cl~ts Here i\d(3qtt<.d:i~ or excel-1ent, v-1hi 1e 37 percent su·i d they needed illtfH'OVi"'ilC!Ilt. f<econunended ·impi·ovements identified on Fiuure ·1-? cio not imply pl'iOf'ILI(;s r·elai:ive to Ui<" ccst of Luv1rence. They relate only to those~ stceets 1·ri U1i11 tl1e Fi.lr E(tSt l.ii\·ii·c:nce r~t:ighhorho,Hi. Si:rC:t'LS r-econllllended for illlprovel!lent v1ete del-inedtc:d based upon t!It:·ir- existing COiiditiun, "lr:Vt:>l of u:;e and ~;u~J~:wsted stn:et classification. Prior-ity l stceets are Eleventh Street fro111 Oi'egon to Haske"ll; F·i i'tet:~tth Stn:eL fl"OIII the r·ai"ir'uac! tracks to Prospect; Nineteenth Street fr'OIIl the lllllnane Sucic:ty to tile c-ity li111iLs; Gullene /\Venue nc>l'th of Nineteenth to \<lard Avenue; !)rook Street Fr0111 Thirtec:ntl1 to Fifteenth Str'·:r:t; aiiCI ll,isl:ell /\vcn11e fro111 E"leVi'nth to Tv1elfth Street. It is suu9r~sted that these~ slxc:ets be given adrlitiona·l o;Ltld_y re~J<u·d·in\J ~;pccif·ic improvements and placed on a schedule for capiLtl ·illlproveillents. Chapter 3 also contains infonnution about sidevtaH conditions and Lh'"ir ·locdtion in tiH~ nci~Jh!Jorhood. According to the ne·ighborhood survey, t\,lo-thircls or the t"esponc!ent:; expressr:J a need for o(hl"itionJ·l side-walks and pri111arily focused on pt·oviding ped(;strian 21ccess to Ll!;t lle·iqhts School. F·igure 4-3 suggests so111e "locations for udditional ~;·idevJulks. These locations \-N~;·e d . =~i:c•l'lli·in:;d iJa:;ed upon street classifications, tr'affic volU111e counts, and ·l"inkages \•l"ith llliijcJi.. peclesti·i,'tii tr·ip uener'dl".urs. /\dditional side.valks are recollllllended for Thir·teenth Strc:et; Oak Hill /\vc•nuc;; Eliii'.-;ood be:·t:\·JC:.>I1 Oak J:i1l and Fifteenth Street; Harper Sti't:f.~t; one! Nirwteenlf1 ~Ll'(~et, except '.·lli(c:i·c ~;ide\,\tlk:-- e1:.ist. Undel" r::xistin<) city policic~s, sidevJa"lk co;istruction and llldintenitnc:~ L Lllc: r·c~spow;·iiJi"! ity ol' t.i1r' ptoperty ovmer. I111provelllents can occut on an i nd·i vi dtld ·1 basis \Fi th U~t propt~l·ty u'.·!IH~r· co11S iTttct i nq or <\ - 5 �I I rn provern c:n-r:; 1 !•' ·. · · · · [J,.! r-... ..... ~ +\ r I I\.) I It J ··-"···-- .. -· t ()r> 0 I I '-..- \_ T 1WO �l'• !J·y-~ r· r· ~~~J . uvcrnsnts �repairing sidev;alks adjacent to or on his property or· jo·int"iy thr'OUCJh crcution of /;O!il'i"it dist.r··ids. This Plan suggests that joint financin9 betvf(~en the~ City of Lav1rence and adjacent jH'Operty OI'IJit;r·s L~~ considered for those sidev;alks thut benefit a lar1Je portion of the ne·ighborliood. _13.icycle \<Jays l:.ach ot tt1e prev1ous neighborhood plans, once uclopted, v1ere deta·i led (llllend!Jit:rn:; to _1 _J;<n ... '.':! 1.i. ·ll:c:r·cfor·c:, bicycle planning criteria and design considel"ation~; for the neighborhood netv10rk (c:(j. di!s·i(jlliiLion'; of bicycle routes, lanes und trails) also apply to the city-wide network. 1 The ne·ighborhood bicycle net\vork is outlinQci on Fiqu1·c2 4-4. It consists prilllc1r·ily of L>icycl(~ l'OUl.es, mixed \vith several lanes ancl a couple of truils. Fo1· the 1110~;t part, tiH;se bicyc·le 1vays ,w,~ lcH:atcd on public rights-of-way althou9h several cross priv<tte ~··iqhts-of-\:Jil.Y Ol" jJl'Opc~rty. Bicycle routes share r·oadv1ays and tr·affic lanes 1'/il:h other· vehicular· t.r'cd'fic <uJd iii'(! di~;tinuuis/Jc;d only by signs designating the direction and extent. of tl1e routes. J(outes ~;ilmm on the plu11 ·inchJc!c Tirii'teenth Street , 0 a k II ill Avenue , ll rook Street , II a l" per S t n~ d , Eus t G1 en n Dt' i v e , Hu p 1 e l_ ilJW , l.l '11 h' 11 e i\ v c nt1 e , l. a Salle Street, Elmvwod, and Fourteenth Street. Bicycle lanes also share roach-;ays with vehiculi.n· li'dffic except they ar·e separated. TIJ·is scpiir'Cttion ·fs usually ilccompl-ished by stripiWJ or through phys·ic<,·l i111pedements such i\~; cudls m~ l'ui~;cd disk·;. Lanes are proposed on Thirteenth Str·eet vwst of llaskel·l 1\vc:nue and i.1lon9 FifL~t:nLli Stn~i.::t. 13icyc·le trails, which are con1pletely separate ft'OIII vc'hiculat or pcdesti·ian 1·1ays, <tt'C: ~,liCJCJi:Stt·d fot tvm locations in the neighbothood. One truil is propo!;ed tllrou9h Edgev:oocJ Pad~ to connect \Fitil tilt; r·outr:~.; on r~aple Lane and l3rook Street. Tho second trail Cl'o(;scs the A.T. 8.( S.F. f(;l·ilroad tnck'; nc<tr ~!iu'rl /\vconue and connects with Parnell Park. Hithout the aide of suppor-t prograrns, public expenditure for the COl\Sti'IJct·ion of [J·icy\:.lr.:; 1·1ay~; illi~Jht be futile. Various support proSJrcllllS could ·include: rt'quest·inCJ ri~Jhts·-of-vl<ty on pluL'; \·lilCi'r' pr(Jpo~;ecl b·icycle vJays cross unplatted, private property; incorpm·Jting bicycle \'li.\Y~~ itncl parl:.-ing ·i11to ti1c i't~vicvl of site plans; J COiliprelwnsivc SJf(~ty procjralll conducted in schools and adt(ll: ch·ivt;l'S (!dllci\tiun UHli':;c:::;; proposing und adoptiwJ nevJ legislation dt:alirFJ vl'iUt penwittud Ol' rc~stl·ictc;cl ~~;pued ·i·ililil:!; aloJI:J f!i~:;iqnilLed bicycle routes; and r·estricting Jccess to bicycle Ll·ans and lanC!S. tlr - B �OM; 1111.1. ctt.\( ILIW ' __ ... ..·-_..... _ F/\ F-< E /\, ST I r_,,\,\f; -,.' r:- '1., IC1:: l -.• I 'I ...... ,.·--"·· .......... ~r!Fu::~t ··:.t:. ·:•!: < I L-. \j ) ..___ :~,_~tli:i)!\UY .. 7,... f) "~Jt) ...~~-·---.;. -------- ----- . :;,.....--. --~----- �FAR EAST LAYJRENCE NE I GIH30RHOOD SUHVEY RESULTS fvletJ!O.StQ_logy: Preli11Jinary questions to be used in the survev \'/(~n~ !Jtc:p;~r·t:d by U,.:~ ~;l:df:f frn· l:ttr Fast LavJrence based on the previous surveys done for Lhe other tur~JC:t IH"i~ih\;oi'fwods. Rt.:pr<:::;i;,itativ("S ol' Far East Lawrence along wi tl1 Neighbodwocl f>'lan Co11unittee lllelnbcrs of UH~ L<n·n'encc~-DotHJla~; County fllann·iwJ Couunission reviewed these quest-ions and recollllllendecl revisions and <tcld·i c·iona·l questions l:o be included in the survey. During the Slllllll!er of 1979, CETA enlp.loyc:es fi"OIII Llw Plunn·in~J Off'iu~ ';lf:llt door·-to--do,Jr in Lhr~ nci~1h\lorhood to rundomly selected residential units in all four pL11111inu ilr'eas. In onlor· to obl:ilin rc:::pll!ISi:s fton; it cross-section of the ne·i9hborllooc! residents, an effort l'li1S llliHic to Udit.<.tct cVc'ry oi:l1c:r l'c:~;idt.'ilt·ii!l unit. r~esidents were contacted in the aftQrnoon and Cill'ly evening. The CET/\ v;cH'kers htlltl.!t:d out l:hc: Sllr'Veys and returned the follmvin(J dily to pick thelli up co111pleted. iJ - "J �Fl\n U\ST U\\·mE NC [ I~ [ l t~! IU OJ\ I!OOil Slll\ Vr· '.' . ----·· .. --·- -----. -------·· .. -- ..... -- .. - ···------- - ·- -· ---. ···-~- A. NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ---------------------------------------·---------- --- --------------- .. --- .. \~e v10uld like for you to think about itnd e'Jaluate the public lacilH·i,~s in yolli~ n~.:icJI\l)ur­ hood. This ~>Jill help the city in clecidinu I10VI to spc:nd pulJlic nltHl~Y for c:xpZlll'>ion CJI' 111aintenance. 1. \~ould you rate the fol1ol'ling ne·igliiHJl'li<wd facilit·ies EXC I~ L L EN T 1\RE/\ a. Sidewalks *2 3 **I! y- · ---, 2 I! I! ·1 ("'- 1\0.J: n.tl[I_'L~. i.!11d Streets t 23 39 I{ 22 37 ~' 18 '14 25 ,) 9il .i ----ii ·r i(r-.!()\-1 ') ') -. ·____-__- _,__,_).'_-_;~( -.J~,_...) __ r.·_,_G__ ._-_3-_:_/__r_· ____ - -__ -_,_-_:;___ i_:l_. I. 3<) ?5 tl 3B ~:J ;.~ 3 6 32 '16 {) lj o 26 n o I.~fil~[~-~~~l·o:-I!L?X[~D:~=I~:tC_J:xT_: :-~~n9_ '()/~}\) . ·----~-_(Jf.~;~n Street Lighting 2 ,,{. 3 3B ?G Ll? c~ ~) () ? 32 I] ?:; t()~<~~)~:~-~ )n·-·cr~o~rJ>_t=J.s):.}/I: d. DUi·-~ 2 ;~ c. iJ~,: N.... E[ -IJ~) I I···!:) PO---V~~i-·1C r!T ·.;,-t:·. -~---· ·iY_)_ ·(·?_'r..---i,.-) · _1.. .9_.:!_1 ___ .......... __ ,_.)_. ___ !:c ------ ... _ ..c.?_,_:··.. b. :;cl'Vicc::, Storm Drainage 1 2 26 2 3 4 "c. 39 ,) ,) J ? Jo I! 1]3 5'1 31 .., ,, r: 0 F,) '\') () ,) ,.) C) Cj 3 ~) 19 l~ ·in ( :JH . 7''',) - -- . (. • < ( ,..1 )' .(J,'· :·) ~l Ic?:tif-~~-~-- 9--(}ji~I_l):cC(~):,~<l:~o~ .. : :~:-~n:6J):'l~J:t.t :·:.-- :if:(~;-,));J e. Traffic Control ·1 2 3 t[ I) 1 ~i ·r·(·)--·t··:, .,.......... · -2- 1)__ , *Note: **Note: ~-c'------ :-w ·( -, ,· -1-~,-)-- -1--(- 3-.. (-6--()..~ ·:), ·,.. 1· -------' ______o_, ___~"_______ >._ ........ ....·l·!.:.. •) {. ') L 2 1? u ._ ·---~--_-~-,_·7· _____-(· ··.)__ .•_'!_--, -_._'-__·-.:_:·_).-. · .-. -_-.-. ..._ ·c·):·. . _: L. ·:( .-•.,.·_-. i,,·_., 1,, ) _ r. Edgevwod Homes is included ·in /\n~J 2 ulculat·ions. Spccif·ic r·iq1n·c:s tJil Edt_~'.'\!OC;<i li:JiiiC:s results are available. ..... untry Vievil~oh·i'le liniiiC~ Pi.ll'k ·is ir:c;'iudl~d in /\t't;a ~ Ci_t.i•.:u·:.:t·j,;n';. :;c:pitl'il'Lc (·i·:JI:r'c::' l!il the 111obi'lc llolllc l:>lil'k arc ilVil·il:.lb.l::. �-?./\f(E/\ f. Trush Pickup 1 15 Ll,5 2 19 t11 J (i 3? :) I) l II, 3 17 4 16 :r:o:t.5-i~r~=:-=-:~rJ g. Fire Protection DON : T EXCELLENT Elementary School i . Police Protection l7 15 22 39 3/ 28 (.' II 0 :) 4 [3 30 ij li3 ll 40 g 33 34 8 4 4 36 :(oi~i'' ~~-=:. _3:1 ~ (1.2) l~{J~-~T~.3~Is.$: ~:~:·.o. Parks & Recreation 15 fl B 7 11 ., ? 1 2 3 4 I) l 2 2 6 i0 ':) 2 n n 39 0.J 39 ?7 2i3 1') E ?0 4 7 3 3 Tgt(!_(==~-~~~n: :C1:s:~:(j:~(L~TJ.::(J~I::0';) Snow Re111ova l ,- :. ~-·:_:B:I:f.Yn:·~-~-:~:-~/f) :o>:.:;f·~;,) 1 2 2 3 4 k. L. 1 2 3 _ j. u ') ::{( :::<~() ~::.-~1}9:-: G~::r: -xt,-y ---- ;i ;,- T~::-~i-·.:.; t0Ir;t:=:=~~-~Gi I?::>:.~l }~C=I~:iCJ~!f)~D h. i~! !0~1 :.. :·,~ :(J{{ji)· -- · ·· ·/ c; fi~o. :h::) ___ . :>0:J:2)jLO:~:·~-:·JI .u,:r~:;:J _ :w 1/ 2() 1/ F> i3 6 ill ?;J -·· -l :n · !l 10 (lf-r.··l =r--t:-:--1-------Q·--~-~f-it')·-----6·9·-·o-h··-3·,,} :,~~--e~K--c··,--~·· ..C... .'d. . . . . _.. _ .. :. ____ .__;_, __-"-'.... -·· .•. JU ____ .:~.--. _)_::J . ........ (;(_I .. I.. .. _• _.).:: __O___t\_____····-·--J··j, l. /\nima 1 Contra 1 2 3 3 3 4 (. - -·- -----· ------·-··- .... -· -· --- ·- 23 () 26 24 ::.1 10 .. - ...... --. -·-·-~ J:_o_:t_it_l __________ _l__3 _( s_._<~). ···---~?_j_l_7_:_l_·;:J. ., a - .) ,. 2 .. ·: ~~~ :3- __( -~--~~-. _\)>~·. ). . -· �/\1{ [/\ 111. Litter Control EXCELLENT l NEUlS l!WiWIJEHCNT DON' .......... 34 3 4 J 3 5 2 :11 n3 u 1 2 4 2 41 I~ 3 4 4 2 30 39 2 J:.f'iO\·~ --· 3G Ic):ti0=~~~J~~c(:s:;)·£L=·-~-=1z:~~J~?-:3:~T~f:) n. Noise Control _t;;i~J:·:=~:·:1f:(:~c:C):~.)~·.~~=I4}(~Cf{o~::9:0: 2. l (j I (i :~ ···- ?;' ·:(ff:s~::,1:. :·: :~.1 . , ·:cl:~:s:0.:) If you mat'ked uny of tlw r.1bove "needs ·i111provr:~rnent" ple,lse ~~xpLtin wi1<1C t11e :;pecif·ic problellls are: a. Sidewalks: None - 70 Not enou~Jli - 311 Poor condition - 0 red f~ s t r i an s i n ~; t r c e t - 6 Need fol' chi l dr(ctl - 5 b. Streets: Poor condition - G:3 Too nanov; for l:rt~ffic - G Inadequate t·epuit· (sl01v, 111essy) - 4 No curbs - J Inadequute for bicycles - 2 Blind corners - 2 Parking congestio11 - 2 c. Street Lighting: Need 111ore, espccitilly ttJid-hlocks - 52 None - lJ llepair - 3 d. Storm Druinage: Insufficient- 19 Ditches need to be clE:anecl and mov1ed - 11 8asements, yards, etc. flood - 7 None - 4 f·iec~d ston11 SCI'It:t·s - 2 Chanue zonintJ (r\~dtict~ or floodplii'ili) .. ? il - i! �~· .. II e. Traffic Control: Spccdi ng - 17 Need Ilion; con tro ·1 s and enforce1nent - ·1 0 Pal'king- 2 r)roviclc bicycle lanes and paths - 2 l 3th & 1 ~) t h S t r· c~ c· t ~; us f~ d r! s d r a rr; t r i p -· ? f. Trash Pickup: ~iessy - 7 I nctdequct Le - i] Inconsistent - 2 g. Fire Protection: Need more personnel und hydrants - 2 h. Ele111entary Schools: Need good teachers- 3 Nl!ed busses - 2 i. Police Protection: Need Ilion: patt'oh - 15 Non,..existent - 5 Needs 1110re protection - 2 l•lc<:cls improvenlent- 2 Poor attitudes - 2 j. Parks & Recreation: Not enough- 12 Need IIIOrt~ recrc~ation & shelters - 8 Pilrk facil itic;s c~re unequa·l tln'OU0hout the city- 3 None - 3 Needs utcJVJing & pest coni:r-ol - 2 City plov1ed up tl1e center of a Slllall pilrk on Cl eun up the p<lrl:s - 2 k. Snow Removal : Po~;:cr~; Inadequute - 39 Sl01·1- 17 Non-existent- 15 B'locks alleys, dr'ives, cars- 13 He're a ·low priol··ity - 6 1'\elllOVe be !'ore pticked - 3 Encouraue peoph~ tu clear their· Corner·s - 2 a - c.> side~·1alks- ;: - 2 �.. r· ,) - l . Animal Contra 1: Loose anin1a 1s - G'l J\n·iJna1s in trash - ·15 Need 111ore contro-l & enforcements - 7 Hu1111.1ne soci <:ty pool'ly organized ~~ I'll II - ,1 Skunks - 2 l3arkinCJ dogs - 2 Non-existent 3. m. Litter Control: People l ittc:r tlw s trec~ts - l 0 Trashy houst~s and l avms - 9 /\n·imals in txasll - 7 Crl'i I cir·en - ? Need ·1 Hter pt'rwlties enforceu - 2 n. Noise Control: Loud lnotors - 26 13etl'k·i ng dogs - 5 Cll i l clr·en - 4 Tr'ucks - 3 C.F.C./\. - 3 Are you satisfied with the manner in 1vhicl1 the City has !wen <:pl~ndinq Cull!IIIU!l'ity Devc~·lop111CIIt funds in t11e past fe1v years? 1\I~E/\ -· 4. ') L --~---· -·--·~-·------ - - -r a. Yes 25 b. No 22 20 l9 3 4 19 '17 '18 19 Toti.ll ---- ----------·· ----·-------------~- - -· H4 G2.B 75 t]J. ;! The follovJing space is intended for you to comlllent on ho1·; you h~t?! conHnun·i ty development funds in your· nei uhborhood. Hit:! Improve parks & recreation fac'i'lities (e<;pecially for' cll'ildrc:n) Street repair & improvements Improve sidev1alk conditio11s Grants & lo1v interest loans for llous·inu & ne·iyllborhood relic~hi.l itation Mass transit Iuqwove drainage sys te1ns Need 111ore street l·i uhts Incr"ease & ·improve police protection & coope;-ation in F.E.L. a - G City shu11.ld i>e ';p(~ilding ill !' 11 t.O 20 11 "l) J �- Ci- Profllote commercial fac-ilities in F.E.L. (~JY'ocery, hank, post 01Tice) In1prove snmv re111ova l I111prove relutions with the city & all F.[.L. l'esidents Nei g hbol'hood c ·1 ea n -up progl'illllS .., Prolllotr collllllttnity invo·lvc~lllt:nt .; Need bicycle paths I111provc: Edgewood facilities Encout'age & assist in Y'CJit.:vJabl e n~sout·ce t.:lle;·qy Need more trees in mol)'ile home parks Eust Lawrence Center costs too 111uch l. l~ould a. l - l 1 I 2 nri frorn your ho111e 5-10 blocks l-4 blocks 3 sy~. LelliS '· ? you like to have neighbO\'hood convenience shopping (~;lief! as SF'OCC:r'·ies, dn!U';, restuurants) within: ··-- _2______ 3............1.... AI<E/\ b. c. :s 2t1 2/ l 15 27 22 25 23 4 ll 18 __ _r_o_Lil L ....... _·,-; 36.3 1\:J . g l C) • () E,,~;t 2. Do you feel that additiona·l collllilen:ial l'i.tcil ities are nc;r:dc:d in or 11c:ar tile Far Lawrence Ne·i ghborhood? a. Yes b. No 3. Please conHnent on your ilnsv1er to Que~;t·ion #2. If you iln~;\·ler-ed ye~;, plc~ase i11dicate the specific locations for and types of cormnercial fuci'l"itie:; thut you vmulcl ·!·ike to see developed. 20 111 3fl 28 10 ')I" L,) CJ:} 3[3 30 137 40.4 !)9. (:j Yes: Need a co111petit:i ve gt'ocery store vJitll 11 i <Jil quality shop~; ( i ~tel ucl in~! l"C'S ti!Ul'i.tnl:s, post office, l1anhvare, book stores, drug ~;ton;, bank, clc~pdl'i:llll~nl ~~tnt'C', ·lt~lltidi·un:i.il:~;, L!\(:.tl:i't'S, etc.) Hini-plaza at ll;l.sh!l.l K '!9th cou.ld offccl' !\lore (has a lot ni' Vi'lcant spuce) ~·!er.•d a ~)as station out this \'iit.Y it - 7 jl) I·; ) .J �-, ,_I- Need recreational facilities (i.E'. lwv1lin9, skatin~J, ett:.) Need a discount store (K-Mart, TGBY, etc.) Need fast food restaurants North of 15th Street l3uilditllJ the "111all" in r.t::.L. Facilities for the eldet'l.Y '> .) ., ,) ,., No: Established conHuercial ureas are c·lo~;e enou~h This area is not suituble (space, t'Oilds, resident-ial cht~racter') Brings in more traffic, noise, litter Develop downtown 4. Do you feel there at'e ·locations v1ithin industrial developtnent? a. b. 5. Yes No p·J ease conunent on your ilnSvJer to 2 3 4 30 6 3B 34 32 Que~;ti 1s ,, () ') '· near yout' nei·JhbodwocJ snitabJ,, fnt" ilddHioltill Ot' ME/\ ('ti l2 Tnta 1 - ... --· -·- ~ -· ;, ~--- ·-· . 27. ~l 72.7 on /14. Yes: Expand 19th & Haske'Jl PlaZCl Okay but not near residential areas There ilre vacant areas oll at'ound r.E.L. Light industrial is okay In North LiH·Jrence North of ll th S Lt'eet Along the railroad tracks In Ho!lle\•JOod Ganlens East on K-1 0 Hiyli~·Jay 9 5 3 3 ') {. ') '- 2 No: Not suitable in n:sidential area There is enough (C.F.C.!\.) iio aclequ<Jte spuC(~, r·oads, etc. 3G 2<1 �- B- C. tJOU~JJLG__~_Q_N_QliJ_Q_~~s. 1. 1-10\11 long have you lived in Lawrence'? /\REI\ ------ ') -·-- ·--. L. ') ,) b. c. d. e. Less than one yc:at to f-ive years Five to ten years Ten to tv1enty- five years Over tv1enty-fi vc: years 2. Ho1•1 1ong have you lived at your present il dd a. b. c. Less than one year One to five years Over five years 14 3'1 ?.1 3. How much longer do you p·l an to live in Llvln.:nce? i.l. c. Less than one year· One to five years Over five yea l'S 4. Hov1 a. Less than one year One to five years Over five years a. b. b. c. 5. ~j One IIIUCh I H 1l 35 l2 2G 3!). 3 21 le> 'i i' . 'l· 9 19 F,) 5 ,- •!.i J 27 l 0. C) 23 2/ ~)() :31,! • g l7 7 Cll- /.:) • .I b. c. c. Excellent Good Fair Poor 7 12 25 23 3!~ b B 1]7 36 1:3 :H\ lri s i.1 .. 9 p () u if.,,) r:•) ,;() 2 ') . () {I? ,_ JG.2 1un. Li l) . C) 'l'i 119 'l (;2 6. '] 19.9 /!l .0 ..) {_ () Fa·r' East L <l'iH' enc e Ne i CJh!Joi'lwod? 8 Hl n 9 ?4 26 77 37 31~ 25 llll ll 30 21 G r-..;-· r c s s '? [l (i tllC~ - - l 0. C) C) Overa-ll, v/Ou·l d you say the concli t'i or1 of the house or live is: a. -- - - 5 l5 6 \'1 - - ~~ B 3 15 1G 45 Tn !~ . i -l·- II n longer do you plan to l i ve in A 'I 24 25 ilpitl'l.IIICI1t :)s le'il 5 7 3 ~i l7 1 .) 15 ,, r·c· .)~ 9.9 :r1 .H 5rJ.3 in 11hi ch you ?'l . 11 ~~~) ;~ .u ::l. 0 r· .0 '' :) �1\RE/\ --- -----·· --· ---- ··-· 6. Improving Stable Uetr.t'i orati n<J If you rent, hov1 a. b. c. d. e. lllliCh [J b. c. d. e. f. g. ,YI)Ul' iii1!M!diat.c lH.··i~Ji!IJoriwod ,.,) 2 ~) 24 9 l0 l'O 27.lJ 3~i 32 34 311 i:l') r->s. 3 10 <) 7 , Under $99.00 $100.00 - $150.00 $150.0D - $200.00 $200.00 - :c2so. oo Ovet $250.00 Under $99.00 $100.00 $150.00 $150.00 - $200.00 $200.00 - $250.00 $250.00 $300.00 $300.00 $350.00 Ovet $350.00 Total X -· ----·--·-·-·- 1s ;1·1 '·1 I l G. B is your 11\0nthly r·en t, ·i ncl udi ng uti.lities? If you mvn your ho111e, how taxes and insurance'? il. 9. 3 you say that the general conditi(Jn of housing in is presently: c. 8. 2 ----·----------------··· ~Jould a. b. 7. -----~ i ,_') G ll '1 IIIUCil 11 l5 g 2~ '1 n 16. J 'f l 13 ?9 'D .9 2 5 7 {'() ., C) • ;:> 7 is your JHontll1 y r· 2 (i 0 l 0 lllOitg;:HJC: 13. !) 23 .., pclyl!lelll:, i 11Cl1!d i ng 20 . ;! 7 3 6 7 9 n 30 7 7 /(' ., ::~ . ~) r·,) 4 4 2 J .) 'I 1 l 2 2 F.) G 12.6 5.0 ?. l ,) ~· () (j J ') {_ 9 4 1- G 4 ~II lG 13. ·1 2rJ. ') l. S.ll In the nei ghboi'hood in 1t1hi ch you ., i ve, do you present"ly fh·l? a. b. c. That ctbout the right nw11ber of people ·1 i ve theri~ 110\•/. GO That more people could live thet'e co1nforta b l y. 5 That it is ovetcrowcleu nov;. 5 45 IJ.B 1)2 6 0 13 1] ll 6 1qt• . ..) ~) "') { L 'J\) ',, 79.G s.n 1 ·1 • 11 jlr'OjWJ'ty �- l (] - 10. There are a number of housing types in t!Je Far Eust Lu\'it·ence Nciuhbor·hood. Tll(!';t• include single-fami"Jy houses, apartJJJt.:nts and JnobilE~ honks. \·Jh·icli statcn1eni: L'Xpl·essl:s your opinion? a. b. c. like to, Ol' vmuld 1ike to, 1 i v e in an area VIi th a VJr'icty of housing type~; . jl',) 13 n 26, r1 12 6? 1ike to, or \'IOU lei like to, l·i ve ·j n i.ln areu VIi til only s ·i ngl e- fi.11ll'i ly lwus i ng. 1)1] Ei·: 32 40 35 64.3 l ike to, or VIOU l d like to, '] i v t: in an li r·ea vri th 0111 y a pd r· LIIH'Il t 'i Ol· i!IOII i I c lJ Oil! C S '> () 11 0 2 l '7 None of the above expn~s ses Illy opinion. Please ex p l <I i 11 bel ov1. ., r·: i) 5 0 7 7.1 {._ cl . Like F.E.L. single-fanl'ily (estabhshccl inteurity) Need variety v1ith spuce bet\·teen t.he111 Prefer rural area No more devel oplllent like 15th & Jlr·ospect ll. b. c' cl ' e. 12. A nev1 apartment An il pat' tment vii th·i n an older home A duplex An older- house (singlefa111ily) !\ new house ( s i ng l e- f and 1y) 0 7 3 ? I prefer livinu in: Hhich state111ent expresses your opiniun? il. ll 5 3 9 3.7 0 2 () () 2 0 6 0 0 6 .8 2. /] 1)3 32 H3 29 122 119.6 24 21 34 2B l 07 43.5 Assuming that uoverrn11ent subsidized housinu for lovi inco111e pcopli! and tiH: (;Jdet·ly \"il'l be built, do you think it should bu: r ov1 sections of the city H) 15 17 10 52 22 '7 city, inc-luding your nei gll!Jor·llood '177 <16 ~!2 30 49 77 '3 a. Co nc en t t'a ted in one of just a b. Distributed through the , �-11AREA D. 2 3 4 Total TRAN S._P 0 RT A]lQ_N_ l. Do you m·m a car? a. Yes 55 513 "- 233 b. IIU 1-J u ;:) 9.0 2. If yes, how many? a. b. c. One 3';.. 31 2'' _lJ 27 23 14 T~t1o 32 ·1 Qil l Ol rd fl3 '3 3 10 20 4 2fi 10.3 () 2 2 0 '1 1.7 31 31 30 1?7 S0.2 35 23 LJ.6 ~9.8 222 hi. 3 2. ·1 7.9 ( d. Three Four 3. Do you own a bicycle? a. b. Yes No 4. \~hat a. Car Gus Hal king G·icycle Motorcycle Other b. c. d. e. f. 5. .-l(. ,),) ,. 3 lJ g·j 4~ ,0 .6 is your principle mode of transpottation? G''.) 51 ] 2 3 13 G J .I 9 4 6 53 0 2 0 1 0 55 0 6 2 7 1 () 23 li' l 5.B ~ ,) ~j. \) 2.7 u 2 Hhat are sor:1e of the most set·ious prol)lems that you face \·1hcn you travel vrititin the neighborhood? Children playing in street Careless dr·ive?t's, pedestrians, bicyclLts, Poot street conditions Too 111any pat·ked cat·s on street f',;lillluls in sti·eet t' side\':alk conditions :) ;.;.:ed ·j nrJ i.l ·- l ;' jo~)gets �--l ?- None Ulind corners (brush, cars, etc.) No street lighting SlovJ snow rer11oval Fear ilftcr dark No mass transit system Tr·a ffi c 16 l f~ n 6 !i l3ikiny conuiLions I. .J Heavy tr·uck traffic Broken glass Corner of 19th & llJs ke ll School traffic congestion E. INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ---·----- -· ------------------· ------------·/\REA 2 3 1. vi hi c h a. f. 15 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 54 55 64 65 and over 2. Hhich category does your housho'ld i ncorne fa 11 '? a. b. e. f. Under $4,000 $4,000 - $6,999 $7,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $14,999 $15,000 - $24,999 $25,000 and over 3. How many a. One b. Two c. Tlit·ee b. c. d. e. c. d. d. 4 Total is your age 9 t'OU p? pl~op1 12 1il ., 0 l ..,), 12 (I () e de rend on this i 8 ., G 36 l 3. 7 24 7 ., 1]3 30.B 9 9 9 r 0 ']() CJ (J 12 .) 4 ., J/ :!9 ?7 16.3 14. l ·1 t1.H 10.3 3 23 ., 0. 30 13.6 Jf.) 14 GO ·1 I .I ?7.3 2'1 .I! 14 12 13 11 ll.l Ill 21 1 17 s 2 '12 l5 2 4 21 14 G 15 9 17 2/ '15 l 3 4 7 f~, 1:3 ll 5 n ') '- Ill ?.1 ~; l) . ~) nCOIII(~ '[ (I J Ll ,} 26 1,)'\ 1B 2 1{ 29 ')' [l - ., 3 n .... ) ,-, .) c::: .n fl 4 ·l i'l 13.7 ')(l 'J L ~;ll • l ~) . :;. -~ .\~ .J �-· I 3- e. f. i. 2 9. Five SiX Seven () ?. II. Eight 0 0 4. Do you derive a pr.1rt of your· inco1nc h'OIII supplen1ental sources, sucll as your· parents, scho'larship, social security, or v;elfar-e? 7 •") 4 l 0 4 I l6 6.G i) '-· •.J () •) () ') 1- .0 I. 0 a. Yes H 32 6 b. No 53 32 41 5. What is your occupation? a. n 6 4 8 4 2 3 1 k. Professional Management Clerical Sales Skilled Sern i-s k ·j ll ed Unemployed fh~ti red Student Hon1ema ker 0 ther 6. f\1~e a. b. Ycs No 7. Are there lilellllJers of your househo.ld tl1ilt are curTently E:illJ•loyed hut i.tct·iv(;ly b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j . 6 5 ,_') n p l H1 t. ·r 3 lH 6 3 5 0 g 2 9 lf 0 l 1 ;~ 2tl.7 71 . 3 5 30 n.::> 0 3 l!f "13 G.:) !) . g 1 22 12 2 5 7 ') l. 2 ..) ,--: (f ,_u ..... l) ·1 G. l '!.! '!'! .2 ., 4.0 j. 1 ,. J there members of your household that Jre pt'esently UIH~inployed and sec:k·in~J a job? 6 GO ll 52 9 41 l2 50 ~-:iH 2U3 Ei .n fl•1 . 2 seeking a better job? a. Yes b. No lll 413 a - l i: '19 i[4 ll 4B ll ......) ~ l J•J r, 'J 1··,,-, ' I:; 2·1 . ~) i' !) . i �[~\![\___ ----- 8. _L . ____?_________ } ___ _1_. y_:._ --· Please list the ages of children livinq ~·lith you 1•1ho are under" tlw ils.Jt: iU. One l.> T1vo 4 Three () r Four 7 9 4 lj Five Six Seven Eight Nine t. len ',_> Lj Eleven l 2 2 4 ') Lj Twelve Thirteen f="ourteen F·i fteen 9. ---·-' g C~lL _ ___ ') L •) 4 2 4 2 5 ,) tj ., 5 Sixteen Seventeen G l 3 4 Eighteen () 0 r·.) 1s 3 l0 4 ll 5.0 I IU IJ • ~·, ., t. 3 5 ,) 1 5 3 4 0 G 3 ') H. CJ :::4 ·1 0 .H L) 1 . :i 5. I] 10 12 ll 1 5.0 12 s. iJ H "12 3.() 3 () 2 u \) J.n 3 0 1() II . lj 2 l ~) 2 2 G.B J . f~ (j . :5 0 •) ~) t.. . () I' . .l Please list so1ne of the thin~JS you like ubout 'livin~J in thL' 1-ar F:ci:;t l.t~\·ll'l!l1CC! Neighborhood. Quiet, peacefu·l Conven·ient locotion to work, schools, clovmtown, parks, Friendly, good neighbors Affordable hous·ing Away fn1111 city and KU Little traffic congestion Nice trees and purks \·!ell established area Feel safe in this area (lov~ cri1ne ratl') c~tc. 77 5'7 GS ·~r­ .) ,} ') ') l ,) l .,•I l ')'- Spacious l o t s Privacy Nice homes & yards Neighborhood has potent-i i:\ l Rural a tn1osphere r;:>t:lliny ::le-falliily atiiJospllcre -, I () ,. '· �Lots of children Variety of neighbors Clean areu in general E. Lawrence center Not -industriJiized or COJJJIIJOr"cialized l 0 . Pl e a s e l i s t s om e of t he t h i ng s you do n ' t l i ke a bout ·1 -j v i nq Lcnvrence Neighborhood. Inconvenient locat-ion (isoluted frOJll cJnploylllcnt centc;·, g;!s stations, grocery stores, etc.) Coop. & its pollution Ho1nes & lcnms in need of repair' & clt:<-1!1 up Children playing in the street Streets in poor condition Concentrat-ion of low incoJne hous-ill~J -in I7 .E.L. No bus 1 ines t1obi 1 e home pat·k No siclev1alks 15th & Prospect dwellings Junk cars parked in yurds F.E.L. ·is not patroned enou~Jh by police Sc\•Jer system ·in need of repair Inadequate snovJ removal Fear of cri111e Lack of contl'ol of lo1v incOJIIe housing youth Inadequate street lighting Speed-ing Loose ani1Hals Nothing Noisy truck traffic Absentee landlords Need facilities for bicycles Not enough good pJrk facilities Houses too close togethel" I 111 p r·o v e d en s i t y o f Ea s t II e i g h t s Sc ho o 1 5 4 4 ,-, -j n tlw Fen· Ea s t iJ ~ ., ,) :J .,,) ') (_ �'·' " 1•\ " ,,_.-··' ... 'f;' ·'·,,' ,-:, _. .. . '\ "1'"· •\.': ··.J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brook Creek Neighborhood Association Subject The topic of the resource Brook Creek Neighborhood Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Far East Lawrence Improvement Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Bylaws, minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and survey for what is now known as the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association, plus the Far East Lawrence Neighborhood Plan. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Far East Lawrence Neighborhood Plan, 1981 Subject The topic of the resource Brook Creek Neighborhood Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Far East Lawrence Improvement Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Final plan for the Far East Lawrence neighborhood, published November 1981 and adopted by the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on May 20, 1981. Approved by the Lawrence City Commission on June 16, 1981. The Far East Lawrence neighborhood later became known as the Brook Creek neighborhood. 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