Chinatown Revitalization Plan Chinatown Revitalization Plan TAC / Working Group Meetings September 2017
Agenda: TAC • Community Survey Results • PD and Code Enforcement Updates • Introduction to Mapping Exercise: • Input on Economic Activity / Land Use • Analysis of Connections • Small Group Exercise and Reports • Housing and Homeless Initiative Updates • Next Steps
Agenda: Working Group • Community Survey Results • Introduction to Mapping Exercise: • Working Group Input on Economic Vision • Analysis of Transportation Options • Small Group Exercise and Reports • Housing and Homeless Initiative Updates • Next Steps
COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS
Participation Participant Demographics Bilingual Survey Age Age English Responses English Responses 97% 11% 13% 64+ Under 24 Spanish Responses Spanish Responses 21% 3% 51-64 26% 25-34 29% 35-50 649 RESPONSES!
PART 1: About You In this section of the survey, paricipants were asked basic demographic information and their relationship to Chinatown
Participant Demographics Participant Demographics Participant Ethnicity Participant Ethnicity Salinas Ethnicity Salinas Ethnicity 80% 75% 70% 60% 48% 50% 40% 34% 30% 20% 16% 12% 7% 10% 6% 5% 5% 5% 3% 3% 2% 1.00% 0% 0%
Participant Information Participant Demographics Association with Chinatown Association with Chinatown Live 5% Work 8% Own Property Other 3% 7% Own Business 1% None , 79%
PART 2: Chinatown Today In this section of the survey, participants were asked about their current perceptions of Chinatown
Chinatown Today Current Perception of Chinatown 1% Very Positive 7% Positive 16% Neutral 52% 25% Very Negative Negative
Improvements that would increase Chinatown visits 63% 63% A Shops & Restaurants Shops & Restaurants “Other” improvements 48% 48% that would encourage B survey participants to Events Events visit Chinatown 38% 38% included impr improved oved C safety safety, cleanliness, cleanliness, Museum Museum reduced crime, and duced crime, and fewer homeless fewer homeless 35% 35% D encampments. encampments Housing & Housing & Jobs Jobs 34% 34% E Parks & Open Space 25% 25% F Other Other
PART 3: The Future of Chinatown In this section of the survey, participants were asked about their vision for Chinatown and potential improvements that would help the revitalization effort
Transportation Priorities Transportation Priorities • Upgrade infrastructure including roadways, sidewalks and Upgrade infrastructur 50% 50% drainage • Improve connections to connections to downtown downtown/across the railroad tracks 40% 40% • Improve intersections safety intersections safety with more crosswalks and bike lanes • Ensure adequate parking adequate parking • Replace missing curb ramps, ensure ADA access ADA access to all sidewalks 30% 30% • Convert streets to two-way traf two-way traffic ic/eliminate one-way roads • Improve the alleyways alleyways • Improve connections to connections to the the ITC ITC (Amtrak and Greyhound Station) 15% 15% • Add mor more bus stops bus stops/service • Other (comments included ensur ensure safety e safety and addr address ess homelessness) homelessness * Percentages were rounded to the nearest 10 th
Business/Commercial Priorities • Attract new food-r food-related businesses elated businesses and organizations 50% 50% • Attract new shops and services shops and services • Encourage job training job training / apprenticeship programs 40% 40% • Attract additional non-pr non-profits and ofits and service service or organizations ganizations • Add more of office spaces fice spaces, including start-ups and incubators 30% 30% • Support and expand existing businesses Support and expand existing businesses, including industrial, auto, and manufacturing • Other (comments included pr promote small businesses omote small businesses and 10- 10- 15% 15% ensur ensure clean envir e clean environment onment) • Add more spaces for light industrial light industrial, manufacturing, and fabrication * Percentages were rounded to the nearest 10 th
Housing Priorities Transportation Priorities Housing Priorities • Per Permanent supportive anent supportive 60% 60% housing housing for homeless • Affor Af fordable able housing 30% 30% • Live/work Live/work Units • Far Farmworker mworker housing 15% 15% • Market-rate housing Market-rate • Other (comments included 12% 12% service-only service-only building, senior af senior affor fordable able housing and no mor no more housing housing) * Percentages were rounded to the nearest 10 th
Park and Recreation Priorities • Parks, green open space Parks 40% 40% • Community Center/ Indoor Community Center recreation center • Plazas, gathering, event spaces Plazas 35% 35% • Permanent community gar community garden en • Active r Active recr creation eation facilities 25% 25% (playgrounds and courts) • Arts and perfor Arts and performance mance spaces • Other (comments included 10% 10% dog park or Chinese gar dog park Chinese garden en) * Percentages were rounded to the nearest 10 th
Safety Priorities • A police department police department of office fice 60% 60% • Chinatown police substation substation • More police on foot or bike police on foot or bike • More police patr police patrols by car ols by car 30-35% 30-35% • Additional security cameras security cameras 20% 20% • A community watch gr community watch group oup 10% 10% • Private security Private security services * Percentages were rounded to the nearest 10 th
Social Service Priorities • Focus efforts to per permanently house anently house the chronically homeless 40-50% 40-50% • Increase mental health mental health services services • Add drug and alcohol drug and alcohol tr treatment eatment 35% 35% • Expand the existing Expand the existing services services of the health service center • 20% 20% Pr Preserve the existing eserve the existing services services in the neighborhood • Security Security 10% 10% • Other (comments expressed concerns about services increasing homelessness) * Percentages were rounded to the nearest 10 th
Chinatown 10-Year Vision Common Themes Common Themes • Make Chinatown safe and safe and clean clean • Provide additional services and housing for housing for existing homeless existing homeless population population • Include art piece/mural art piece/mural that pays homage to Chinatown’s history • Make it a vibrant, welcoming vibrant, welcoming space either with community events, events, restaurants and shops or staurants and shops or af affor fordable housing dable housing
INPUT ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND LAND USE
August Working Groups • ACE / Asian Community (8/17) • Business and Property Owners (8/30) • Chinatown Service Providers (8/25) • Residents (8/31)
August Working Groups AREAS OF AREAS OF BUSINESSES BUSINESSES AGREEMENT AGREEMENT • Compatible light industrial, auto- related, plumbing -Homeless encampments ar -Homeless encampments are e a a • Cafes, restaurants, groceries, and barrier to investment barrier to investment markets (including job skills, training) -Safety is fundamental -Safety is fundamental -Property owner -Pr perty owner impr improvements ovements COMMUNITY AMENITIES COMMUNITY AMENITIES are critical ar e critical • Community commercial kitchen • Community center, recreation -Zoning is a barrier -Zoning is a barrier to some to some uses uses center, library • Parks, open spaces and -Connections ar -Connections are e critical to critical to community garden support economic support economic activity activity • Parking • Events -Create gateways / -Cr ate gateways / visual visual
CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS
Input and Analysis AREAS OF AREAS OF CONNECTION TO DOWNTOWN CONNECTION TO DOWNTOWN • AGREEMENT AGREEMENT Critical long-term connection CONNECTION TO ITC CONNECTION TO ITC -Connections into and -Connections into and out out of of Chinatown ar Chinatown are critical e critical CONNECTIONS EAST CONNECTIONS EAST • To ITC ITC • To Haciendas I & II, other Haciendas I & II, other CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONSIDERA TIONS FOR ALL ALL neighborhoods to the east neighborhoods to the east • At-grade railroad crossings are very • To Downtown Downtown challenging to coordinate with UPRR and CPUC -Create gateways / -Cr ate gateways / visual visual • Bridge for vehicles not feasible connections connections • Bike/ped bridge expensive and raise safety concerns -Convert inter -Convert internal r al road network ad network to two-way to two-way -Infrastructure (including -Infrastructur (including bike/ped) needs improving bike/ped) needs impr oving
BOUNDARY EXPANSION
SMALL GROUP EXERCISE
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