Southern North Main Neighborhood - Danville, VA
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Transcript of Southern North Main Neighborhood - Danville, VA
Southern North Main Street
Alex Dandridge
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Overview Population~1,000 people
79% Black 21%white
Average Income ~$29,000
48% living in poverty
Disconnected character/ Identity Crisis
Assets of the community(Strengths)
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Perception
Negative Perception
▷ Dictated by crime
▷ Negative Assumptions
Crime Rate
▷ 48 per 1,000 people
▷ 25 per 1,000 people = City avg.Almost double that
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Perception
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Assets
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Churches
Challenges
Negative perception
▷ North Main Hill
▷ Neapolis
▷ Theatre and Arts District
Crime
▷ Twice the City’s Average
Disconnect between corridor and
surrounding area
▷ Business do not serve both
populations
▷ Which population needs to be
focused on?
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Opportunities
Community Conversations
▷ Continue reaching out
▷ Continue talking
▷ Business Association
Work together to promote the area
and help create a stronger identity
▷ Outreach of churches
Community event
▷ Cookout
▷ National Night Out
▷ Block Party
▷ Chalk Walk
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Farmer’s Market
- Green Space
- Vacant lots and buildings
- Need for fresh food
- Emerging fresh food presence
Best Practice: Cooper/ Young Neighborhood ▷ Memphis, Tennessee
▷ Commercial District
- Abandoned
▷ Formation of a neighborhood
association
▷ Formation of a Business
association
- Beautification
▷ Cooper Young Festival
- Promotes region
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North Main, Danville.
- Ready for an arts based movement
- Art events serve as a catalyst for community
revitalization
- Public Art
- Diverse Restaurants
- Arts based activities
Recommendations and Moving Forward
Increase Community Capacity
▷ Information/ learning center
▷ Finding funding for Salvation Army
- After school activities
- Music, Arts, Sports
- Adult Rehabilitation
Promote public spaces and engagement
▷ Green Spaces
▷ Playground
▷ Foot traffic
Connect businesses on North Main
▷ Business association
▷ Beautification - perception
▷ Art Based Community Development
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Project
Asset Map of North Main Commercial District▷ Establish a sense of place
▷ Highlights area’s diversity and character
▷ Tool for mapping
▷ Capitalize on artistic movement
Displays: ▷ Green Spaces
▷ Institutional Assets
▷ Potential development/ Vacant buildings
▷ Trails
▷ Worsham Street Scenic Overlook
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Project
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