Price Hill Will is teaming up with
Xavier University’s Community Building Institute to create a community plan. The planning process will include a series of town hall meetings to engage residents, business owners, employees, property owners and other neighborhood stakeholders.
“We’re entering into another chapter of our revitalization story,” says Diana Vakharia, director of economic development for Price Hill Will. “Millions have been invested in roadways, housing, commerce, education and recreation, and without a doubt is a direct result of collaboration between residents, businesses, city and nonprofit organizations.”
Recently, there has been an emergence of different approaches to community transformation in Price Hill, including the work of
CoreChange/
Waterfields, LLC,
Roberts Academy,
Santa Maria’s International Welcome Center, the
Arts Center at Dunham,
MYCincinnati and
Enright Ridge Urban Eco-Village/CSA.
The plan came about after East Price Hill was chosen to be part of the
Neighborhood Enhancement Program, which begins this month in the neighborhood. The city will be handling the NEP zone, which is the Warsaw neighborhood business district, and CBI Lower, East and West Price Hill.
The plan will address ways to increase involvement from a broader spectrum of the community, and put structures in place to achieve specific goals and identify/prioritize redevelopment and revitalization projects.
“The engagement of as many stakeholders as possible isn’t a necessity, but it’s essential to getting a common vision, prioritizing projects and ensuring we have the capacity to turn that vision into a reality,” Vakharia says.
Since the Price Hill area is so large and is geographically connected to downtown, Northern Kentucky, the interstates and the west side of the city, Vakharia says it makes sense to approach planning and development regionally.
Price Hill Will also hopes the plan will help reinvigorate participation and engage the growing Hispanic and African American population in Price Hill.
“Communities directly affect one another, so we’re hoping the plan will help find the unique opportunities in each neighborhood and enrich those opportunities by placing them in the context of the entire area,” Vakharia says.
By Caitlin Koenig
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