Serving Bloomfield Vision: A Bloomfield where everyone can build a home, a business, and a future Mission: To build a thriving, diverse community through equitable engagement Values: Inclusion, Livability, Stewardship, Transparency, Equity, and Sustainability
Board Commitment ● 19 board members and 5 committees ● Reevaluated values ● Clarified mission and vision statement ● 3-year strategic plan
● Trace Brewing New ● Hampton Inn Development ● Pearl/Friendship Townhouses ● Carnegie Library for the Blind ● West Penn Hospital IMP ● 3903-3913 Liberty Ave Rowhouses ● Shur Save site ● Bloomfield Bridge Gateway Planning
Small Business Support 2 networking meetings $6,000 in grants provided to Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurants Bloomfield Yoga, Chantal’s Cheese, Gryphon’s Tea, Kraynick’s Bike Shop, Peace of Time Wellness expanded customer base Small Business Saturday promotion
40 summer vendors: 8 brick-and-mortar businesses, 4 Bloomfield businesses 29 winter vendors 1,800 average summer daily attendance, one-day high of 2,200 three times 6 litter clean ups, 4 Harvest for the Hungry, free flu shots $10,406 in SNAP/EBT and Food Bucks transactions
Investment $500,000 supporting: ● Housing program planning ● Small businesses ● Community-responsive new development ● Infrastructure advocacy ● Crosswalks & speed humps ● Bloomfield Saturday Market
Major Supporters ACTION-Housing City of Pittsburgh First National Bank Heinz Endowments Highmark Hillman Foundation Lamar Leveller Foundation PNC Charitable Trusts PNC Foundation Urban Redevelopment Authority West Penn Hospital
2019 Neighborhood Supporters Allure Flower City Printmakers Pleasure Bar Angelo’s Pizzeria Friendship Perk & Brew Rep. Sara Innamorato Azorean Cafe Froggy’s Sausalido Baby Loves Tacos Goodrich & Associates Scoops Bitter Ends Garden & Gryphon’s Teas Sen. Jay Costa Luncheonette Honeycomb Lending SPiLL The Wine Bar Bloomfield Drug Store Leone’s Florist Starbucks Bloomfield Groceria Linea Verde Green Market Sugar & Smoke Bloomfield Livable Streets Lombardozzi’s Tessaro’s Bloomfield Yoga Lot 17 Thai Cuisine Chantal’s Cheese Shop Luconti Design Tina’s Commonwealth Press Merante’s Gifts Wai Wai Chinese Cuisine Councilwoman Deb Gross MyWay Storage Watermark Financial Crazy Mocha P-Town Bar Wesbanco Paddy Cake Donna O Music White Whale Bookstore Peace of Time Wellness First Commonwealth Bank And many, many Individual Donors, including our generous board members
2020 Goals Preserve and create affordable, accessible housing Support small businesses Improvements to street and pedestrian infrastructure Support safer, accessible, and welcoming public spaces Increase community engagement and information sharing Grow the Bloomfield Saturday Market
Housing Support Housing Survey -Responses from ⅓ of total households in 3 low- to moderate-income census tracts -Two education events -Community priorities for affordability tools Preserving Affordable Housing and Build Equity -Weatherizing -Repairs Support Aging in Place -Home accessibility improvements -Public seating Rental Resources -Landlord support to improve rentals and maintain affordability
Business District Support Improve Accessibility -Attract funding for ramps Enhance Appearance -Advocate for capital budget funding to replace street lights -7 litter removal events Reduce Commercial Turnover -Sustainable Pittsburgh Grants -Increase small events and promotions -Resource assistance Supportive and Cohesive Community -3 business networking events -Bi-monthly business newsletter Expand Customer Base -Increase Bloomfield Business participation in the Saturday Market by 100% -Customer survey
Community Engagement ● Bi-Monthly community meetings ● Feedback on strategic plan ● Monthly newsletters ● Upgrade website ● Monthly Coffee Shop Office Hours
Infrastructure and mobility Develop Bloomfield Mobility Priorities -Traffic Study Advocate for Traffic Calming/Confusion -Liberty/Main -Friendship Park -Liberty/Mathilda Advocate for Retaining Bus Stops Pedestrian Safety -New/more visible crosswalks -Sidewalk repairs -Public seating Bloomfield Park Safety -Install 3 new cameras -Activate and draw users with 3 events
Bloomfield Saturday Market ● Increase number of vendors by 10% ● Increase number of Bloomfield business participation by 100% ● Increase SNAP/EBT usage by 10% ● Increase average attendance by 10% ● Capture impact on business district
Program Staff Abi Gildea, Program Coordinator, Saturday Market market@bloomfieldpgh.org We want to Christina Howell, Executive Director christina@bloomfieldpgh.org hear from you! Sam Spearing, Housing & Mobility Coordinator sam@bloomfieldpgh.org info@bloomfieldpgh.org 412.681.8800 Support Staff Averyl Hall, Saturday Market Assistant 4900 Friendship Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Michele Goldammer, Finance Manager
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