Alley Re THink Complete Report (2017)

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Transforming Public Spaces

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INTRODUCTION Organizations National Parks Service

Healthy Parks Healthy People

University of Nebraska Medical Center

College of Public Health

University of Nebraska Lincoln

College of Architecture

HDR Architecture

Team members Nicholas E. Beaty Sharalyn Steenson Kimara Snipe Laura Koch Michell McCullough Mellissa Mywood Phuong Nguyen Jamie Niver Katie Smith Bryan Johnson Kelsey Pierce

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MARCH, University of Nebraska Lincoln, College of Architecture HDR Architecture Graduate Assistant University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pubic Health Indian Hills Neighborhood Association, President HDR Architecture, Landscape architecture Summer Intern 2015 HDR Architecture, Architecture Summer Intern 2015

Interior Design Coordinator, HDR Architecture

Alley Re think, is an initiative aimed to improve neighborhoods within our cities, by engaging communities to help revitalize un-used alleys and vacant lots into functional, active, healthy “social spaces” within neighborhoods. National Parks Services Healthy People Healthy Parks initiative states that “Healthy Parks Healthy People is a holistic approach to promoting the health and well-being of all species and the planet we share.” Recognizing that health is “the complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the mere absence of disease” (Healthy People Healthy Parks strategic action plan p. 08). Alley Re Think serves as one example how this initiative can be expanded to impact the communities within our cities. Alley Re Think also recognizes and looks to expand on the Urban Land Institutes ten principles for building healthy places (p. 05).

From the above mentioned “Principles” from ULI and NPS, five key attributes are established for creating a healthy community: Create Gather Learn Play Grow These attributes serve as the fundamental concept in generating a successful alley network. Within this pilot project we will explore possibilities of establishing a healthy alley network within a single community (Indian Hills) in South Omaha, NE.

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BACKGROUND Alley Re Think was the result of a grant awarded to the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. The objective is to reengage with the American public by bringing the NPS directly to local communities and educating them on the importance of both physical and mental health and the great ambiance both community parks and NPS facilities offer to help improve or sustain a healthy lifestyle. UNMC engaged students at the UNL College of Architecture to explore a variety of ideas to accomplish the goals of this grant.

Timothy L. Hemsath’s UNL College of Architecture, 4th year architecture students explored ways to engage this initative throughout the spring 2014 semester. The site was selected based on previous engagements between UNMC’s Saludable program and the Indian Hills Neighborhood. [page. 45-46] Expanding on the work completed by the UNL College of Architecture student(s), work was continued through a project with HDR Architecture Interns over the summer of 2015, lead by Nick Beaty. This allowed an opportunity to develop a design strategy and concept for a portion of the alley ways within the Indian Hills Neighborhood.

As part of our deliverable, we are providing the design research and schematics to illustrate the potential of this idea. The goal of this planning project, was to develope a concept that was scalable and that could be duplicated throughout many different sites.

History, Current Conditions and future master plan ideas are explored, along with Case Studies in which other Cities have implemented an Alley Revitalization Project. The final Schematic Design Follows.

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Throughout the process, we continue to learn and work with neighbors to understand how this project could best benefit their community. The schematic proposal is one that can serve as a catalyst for future expansion.

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Omaha Metro Area South Omaha Indian Hills Population Densities African American Asian Caucasian Hispanic

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Part of the comprehensive effort by the UNL Design Studio was to understand and research the Indian Hills Neighborhood. This research included understanding basic maps, and layouts of the neighborhood, mapping major focal points throughout the neighborhood, as well as studying and collecting data on the demographic population within the Indian Hills Neighborhood. This Inventory collection also included understanding historic identity and future development master plans in place for the South Omaha Community.

A part of this phase was to understand the general layout, and socio-economic make-up of the area. From this collection of information (attached in pages 1-20 of Appendix 1A), students were able to analyze and understand the neighborhood in a more comprehensive manner.

It was obvious at this stage, that the focus area was rich in culture and held a very significant role in the History of Omaha Nebraska.

History

The Indian Hills Neighborhood was part of the original Stockyard dwelling units in the South Omaha Community. Originally the area was home to many immigrant workers from Poland, Germany and many other countries. The majority of these immigrants worked in the stockyards, and lived in the area “Indian Hills” directly adjacent. South Omaha originally was its own town before it was considered part of Omaha. As the stockyard industry began to expand and develop so too did the population of South Omaha, and The Indian Hills Neighborhood. This industrial Suburb holds a significant part in the City of Omahas’ history and cultural identity.

As is evident in the Historic maps of the area, Indian Hills was a part of the “Core” of the South Omaha neighborhood. The presence of Rail yards, and cattle were the key identifiers of the area, as well as the main economic driver. This is evident in the creation of South Omaha as an Industrial Suburb to the City of Omaha. In 1883 the areas around the Stockyards grew so rapidly that the term “Magic City” was used to describe South Omaha. In fact, South Omaha was one of the fastest growing Industrial Suburbs in the Country.

Also to note on the map of Omaha from 1921, an extensive parks system connected through boulevards and other small parks, was a major master planning effort for Omaha during this time. This design and parks system has been nationally recognized.

It is through the understanding of the history of the region that we can understand the current living conditions and overall condition of the Indian Hills neighborhood.

Historically as the Stockyards began their downfall due to the technological advances of the freight truck, residents of the area began moving elsewhere for work, as well as for other reasons. This shift in economic growth and population, led to a drastically different way of life in the area. In the early 90’s and into today, the majority of the population moving to the area was of Hispanic decent. Although the Indian Hills Neighborhood has a high population of African Americans City of Omaha, NE Map 1921 [figure 2b]

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The next phase of Inventory and the most extensive and included understanding the current conditions and organization of the neighborhood. This included mapping Bus routes, traffic patterns, major businesses, housing types, Community centers, income types, parks and outdoor space, identifying underused outdoor space, studying the most recent crime statistics as well as the demographic and socio-economic status of the area. These maps can be found in their entirety on pages 1-24 in the appendix.

Understanding the current conditions served as a means to develop a complete understanding of the state of the Indian Hills Neighborhood. This phase is one that will continually develop, as we learn more from the community members, and as we discover more unique information about the history, and the ways of life of the current community members in the neighborhood. The Urban Land Institute survey “America in 2015, A ULI Survey of Views on Housing, Transportation, and Community.� uncovered some common themes found throughout the U.S. that lined up with views of the Indian Hills Neighbors. Those statistics can be found on the following page.

Existing Alleys

Through the extensive inventory phase, it was evident that there were some unique characteristics within Indian Hills, and most importantly opportunities to implement the Healthy Parks Healthy People initiative of the National Parks Service. It was noted that the existing alley system was either used currently for trash service and minimal access to garages or, they were not used at all. These were questionable areas, and clearly they had not been anything more than vacant areas for a long period of time. Upland Park is the closest park area within the neighborhood, and currently is not utilized to its full potential due to lack of maintenance and the physical disconnected from it to the rest of the neighborhood

In order to gain a better understanding of the demographics of the area. We were able to survey and work with focus groups within the neighborhood to gain some initial data. This serves as a bench mark, and not as a complete overview of the entire neighborhood. U.S Census data was also used to understand the demographics within the neighborhood.

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Urban Land Institute: America in 2015: A ULI Survey of Views on Housing, Transportation, and Community. Washington, D.C.: the Urban Land Institute, 2015

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Site analysis was done individually to explore all potential ways to incorporate the Healthy Parks Healthy People Initiative. Through the analysis process we uncovered a variety of issues within the neighborhood that could be addressed. These covered anything from infrastructure improvements to Housing typology.

Alley Improvements were first discovered as a way to move pedestrians from the main sidewalks to areas designated to just pedestrians. The unused alleys were looked at as a way to explore how we could improve the pedestrian experience, while providing a safe and effective means of transit for the students at Indian Hills Elementary. Throughout the neighborhood, roughly 80% of alleys were either unused completely or overgrown to the point that they were non existent. Traffic and vehicles on the main streets also were major issues for children in the neighborhood. South 33 ave. is a major through way in the neighborhood and serves as an area of concern for many of the residents.

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-Housing stock is aging.

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The current infrastructure of the neighborhood does not serve as a means to readily access the Upland Park area to the South of the Elementary school, making it an undesirable and an inconvenient place to be. Alleys were thought to be a way to incorporate “mini” trails from the neighborhood to the park, allowing a safe and passable route in which the residents could fully utilize the park space currently in the area. Along with Upland Park, the KROC center was also looked at as a place that HEALTHY FOOD was not readily accessible, even though it is within a few blocks of the Indian Hills elementary school. Alleys are one infrastructural component of the neighborhood that is minimally utilized in 80% of the area. There are a total of 7 Alleys that are currently paved and/or used for garbage ENVIRONMENT pickup. Of the number of under used alleys, all seem to have potential QUALITY to address the lack of connectivity throughout the neighborhood. Some of these would greatly improve the potential for pedestrian access, and could easily be cleaned up to at the very least to improve the appearance of the area. This alone could serve as a means of heightened FAMILY&FRIENDS awareness, and ultimately lead to an interest in the un-used public spaces, that sprawl throughout this once industrial suburb of Omaha.

Many residents reported that most outdoor areas were not very desirable HEALTHY FOOD places to relax or be active, as most reported issues with noise as well as unsightly garbage found in the alleys as well as in the yards.

The outdoor areas (Upland Park and the Baseball fields north of the KROC Center) were specifically talked about as not being usable. Overall it was evident that some minor improvements could begin to reverse this current state. In general the residents were proud of the neighborGREENthe SPACElack of overall community support. They hood, but also addressed presented a desire to improve the current conditions but were reserved as they lacked a means to do this on their own.

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Through this analysis, and through the meetings with residents, it was evident that the Alley improvements could become more than just providing an accessible route connecting the residents to nearby amenities, but they could become “mini parks” that thread throughout the neighborhood, similar to the ways that the park system did in the 1920’s within the city of Omaha (see figure 3- page 3).

Current situations and the condition of the housing options in the area, uncovered another (not the focus of this particular report) possibility for the alleys in the future. That is the revitalization of the housing typologies within the industrial suburb of South Omaha. The traditional model of housing currently does not serve the needs for the population of the area, and could in many ways benefit from the alley revitalization project.

The analysis uncovers potential for the revitalized alleys to lead to new ways to address housing in the area, and in similar areas throughout the country. This could be a topic for focus in the future, or phase 2 and 3 of Alley Re Think.

The presence of the Elementary school within the neighborhood, serves a potential for these alleys to become a learning opportunity for the students. Through the experience of the alley, young students could learn to appreciate, and to embrace nature and outdoor activity. Alleys therefore could not only provide opportunities to be active outdoors, but also could serve as a way to teach younger generations into being stewards of the natural environment and healthy lifestyles. This is by far one of the most powerful potentials of the revitalized alleys.

Due to the irregular organization of the Indian Hills area, there lacked a consistent connection between alleys, (however most East West alleys connected to one major North South alley in some way). This left room to consider creating a central “core” for the alleys to connect within the area, and serve multiple purposes.

From this analysis, a precedent study was conducted to identify other cities who have implemented alley restoration, as well as neighborhood revitalization throughout the country. Overwhelmingly, a large number of major cities have some sort of alley project either underway, or in the works. A number of these have addressed the issue in a variety of ways, and for the most part were doing something to address infrastructural issues with storm water management, and accessibility. Through the analysis, the particular focus of alley rethink would be on more than infrastructural improvements. Identifying key attributes throughout the neighborhood, and understanding the goal of bringing parks and opportunities for a more active and healthy lifestyle, alleys and vacant lots are absolutely worth utilizing and exploring the potential.

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Research into this idea uncovered that this idea has been implemented in some capacity around the country, and around the world. One observation of these other projects is they tend to focus on Urban Core areas, or on the infrastructure and storm water management techniques in alleys.

Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, each have a version of alley revitalization that focuses on the suburban and residential alleys.

U T A u s t i n ’ s A l l e y F l a t s i n i t i a t i v e is a project that seeks to improve the housing problems in their city by providing secondary dwellings that front the alleys themselves. These essentially become a source of income for the property owner, or opportunities for multi generational living. One issue with this approach is that it does nothing to rethink the ways that the existing houses could benefit from alley revitalization, and simply is focused on inserting new housing on existing lots. http://thealleyflatinitiative.org/ This serves an example of some housing issues that could be solved by utilizing the alleys.

L o s A n g e l e s is a city that is focusing on the alleys of the suburban areas, and in fact their project is being implemented. They have focused on one area to begin implementing alley restoration techniques, to introduce bike paths, walk ways and to simply clean up the areas. This approach is one that also does nothing more than improving the existing conditions, and with minimal effort they are drastically improving the quality of their neighborhoods. Evolving overtime, this project seems to Avalon Green Alley Network have the most potential to improve the quality of life for residents.

T h e G r e e n A l l e y i n i t i a t i v e - P o r t l a n d O r e g o n is another program that seeks to improve the quality of unused alleys within the city. They have taken it a step further and have implemented smaller park like settings, and play ground equipment for younger children. This is a grassroots organization, and is willing to work with any one who is looking to work on any similar projects. They have an extensive handbook, and outline of the process of improving an alley project.

S e a t t l e W a s h i n g t o n was the first city discovered to have implemented, or planned improvements to alleys within the city. As Seattle is a much larger metropolitan than Omaha, its focus was on the urban core, and not on the Suburban areas of the area. Public corridors, and outdoor seating for shops, were the primary focus for the Seattle project. http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/docs/pmp/GreenAlleyHandChicago Illinois “Green Alley Handbook�. book_Chicago.pdf This handbook is very extensive, and addresses many issues for storm water management, and alley improvements, though lacks in revitalization techniques. This handbook could serve as an outline, and a guide to implement some infrastructural improvements to alleys, as well as a way to sustainable manage storm water run off.

Other cities around the world that have at least looked into improving alleys are: Melbourne Australia Sydney Australia Detroit Michigan Baltimore Maryland Seoul South Korea

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How can we engage a neighborhood, to enhance the quality of life for everyone? Upon initial talks with community members, it was evident that the need for spaces for children and adults alike were desired. Considering the historical significance of the area, and the current demographics, it was determined to create a network of alleys in which each alley would serve a specific purpose. To organize, and to allow for a clearly navigable alley network, a Core was established. This core would be the main focus of development during phase 1.

Overtime, the alley network would develop and expand as each phase grew to its full potential, with the main goal of seamlessly connecting all alleys together. The areas towards the ends of alleys could provide an opportunity to re develop housing in order to provide the desired connections. This is thought to be an opportunity in the future, and is referred to as “urban infill”. A total of 8 alleys would be the main focus of Phase 1 development, with the opportunity to re finish an abandoned building in the center as a “flexible public gathering/market building”.

Phase one is thought to be the primary core of the alley network, therefore would be broken down to highlight 5 programs. These will be discussed in further detail in the following section. The 5 primary programs are Create, Gather, Learn, Grow and Play. Learn, Gather and Play would be a common theme among all alleys, but would each specifically be highlighted individually within the main core. Indian Hills Elementary is one driving factor in locating the core close by. Student programs within the school could potentially utilize the alley space for active learning opportunities. A portion of the core also engages the block furthest North, to provide opportunities fro visibility along Q St. A major road that boarders the Indian Hills Neighborhood. This would provide visibility, and connections to a heavily traveled area.

Initially, the alley network would stand alone, but overtime it is thought to be major connective tissue to redevelopments throughout the neighborhood. These redevelopments could include Commercial areas, residential areas or infrastructural improvements. The alley would serve as a standard, and catalyst for future improvements throughout the area.

Section 4 (Grow) connects directly to the East, to 30th St. This street is a major North South Thoroughfare, and also borders to the East an Omaha Housing Authority development that is thought to be under the initial phases of demolition and redevelopment, this could be a very big opportunity for the alley project to help influence the type of development that would take place of the current multi family housing project in that location.

In initial meetings with the Indian Hills Neighborhood Association, talks about the opportunities for teenagers in the neighborhood to have the opportunity to learn different trade skills were essential. Community members thought it would be vital for the younger residents to be involved in the transformation. As one member currently works with troubled teens in the area, they were confident that they would be able to organize a group of young teens to volunteer and be a part of the work.

It is crucial that the community members be involved in the process, and become active participants from the early stages. The more that there is a sense of ownership from the community, the more successful the project would be.

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Community Values: Creating spaces to Gather, Create, Grow Play and Learn together.

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The abiliy for communiies to come together, and to socialize is vital inany community.

Whethe thes spaces be frmal, or casual, the more opportuniies communities have to interact with eacother, the straonger thy become.

Not only does the term grow talk about garden, and plants, but also the opportunities for individuals and children to grow in an active environment, and a healthy community. Learning how to grow ad produce local vegetables, maybe just for the folks on your block is the beginning in growing as a community, and as individuals.

The basis of any children, is the ability to play. In an increasingly technological world, outdoor play areas, are harder to come by. Alley-Rethink ha made it a goal to create the best active outdoor environments for the youth within our communities.

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Learning about the values of the environment, and learning the value of taking care of the natural environment, help to create a future generation of entrepreneurs and environmental stewards.

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Create, provides opportunities and spaces for residents and communities to come together and be creative. Not only is it a physical expresion of art, or of making, but it is also representative of Creating opportunities for residents to come together over a common interest, whether that be art, music or just a place to come express your creativity.

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UNMC REPORT Task 1.0

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Task 8.0 Sharalyn Steenson

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The NPS-UNMC COPH planning project aimed to identify new ways to engage the community and bring the mission of Healthy People, Healthy Parks directly to under served, urban communities. The work plan built on the infrastructure of SaludableOmaha, a community initiative to increase the level of readiness to address health in South Omaha.

Below is the final report for the planning project with regard to its aims:

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Convene South Omaha stakeholders to identify park area(s) and changes that can improve neighborhood aesthetics and safety, increase physical activity opportunities, and enhance community belongingness.

We met with numerous community stakeholders in the South Omaha community regarding the project.

We developed or strengthened relationships with many community organizations, including: Indian Hill elementary School, The Salvation Army Kroc Center, Dorothy Patach Park committee, the Indian Hills Neighborhood Association, the South Omaha Boys and Girls Club, and the South Omaha Neighborhood Alliance (SONA), the South Omaha Library, and the South Omaha Inter-cultural Senior Center.

In our meetings, the leadership in these various organizations and community groups showed an interest in and positive attitude toward improving neighborhood aesthetics and safety, increasing physical activity opportunities, and enhance community belongingness. They were generally interested in discussing current projects and initiatives in the community, future projects or ideas for projects, and sharing ideas and experiences from current or past projects with us and with other community groups.

In addition to speaking with community organizations, we also wanted to explore the perspectives of individuals in the Indian Hill neighborhood and the wider community (outside of the above organizations’ leadership) regarding ideas of environment and health, and the potential of alleyway transformations for health, the natural, built and social environment. Initial attempts were made to gain participants for focus groups to be held at restaurants via social media and email advertisements, flier distribution at community centers, and stores, and word of mouth. We were not successful in recruiting enough participants for the focus groups in this way. Initial attempts to reach the Indian Hill Neighborhood residents were made via distribution of door-to-door distribution of informational fliers followed by door-to-door canvassing in an effort to engage the residents in face-to-face personal interaction to answer questions and expand upon information given in the fliers. Despite multiple attempts and strategies, this door-todoor campaign was unfortunately a near complete failure, with only 1 household successfully contacted. Upon discussing the issue with community leaders, we learned that in the Latino Culture of South Omaha, residents typically will not answer their doors for strangers. This could be due to a number of potential factors, including safety concerns, fear of authorities, or inability to speak English. The community leaders suggested gaining contact with community members through community organizations such as schools, libraries, community or senior centers, or community organizations such as the Kroc Center and the YMCA. In order to accomplish this, we ran a series of focus groups and targeted surveys with community members at various South Omaha locations.

We were able to speak with a large number of seniors, including a group of Spanish-speaking refugees, at the South Omaha Inter-cultural Center. We also spoke with children at the South Omaha Boys and Girls Club (discussed in more detail under Task 3), community members at the South Omaha Neighborhood Alliance group, the Dorothy Patach Park committee, and the Indian Hills Neighborhood Association, as well as community members at the South Omaha Library. The results from these focus groups and surveys are below. Figures 1-3 show some word cloud graphics of interest, where the number of times a word is mentioned in the survey & focus group responses is represented by the size of the word in the graphic (increasing word size = increasing number of uses).

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UNMC FINAL PROGRESS REPORT What is the environment?

When asked about perceptions of what the “environment� is, respondents in general focused on the natural environment, with some built and social environment themed responses as well. Re spondents frequently mentioned air quality & breathing, pollution, cleaner/cleaning the surround ings, as well as people, trees, water, and grass.

Is the environment related to health?

Participants generally agreed that the environment is related to health, but differed as to their opinions of how the environment affects health. Again here, air quality, pollution and breathing were very common themes, as well as cleanliness, smoking, and foods. Also mentioned by several people were parks, water, trees, smells, and stress.

What changes would improve neighborhood appearance and safety?

When asked about potential neighborhood improvements to improve appearance and safety, improving sidewalks was mentioned most frequently. This was followed by cleaner/cleaning up neighborhood & trash/litter, improving/resurfacing the streets/roads/alleyways, and adding green ery. Parks and recycling were also mentioned frequently.

When asked about community and neighborhood features that can or do improve community health and outdoor physical activity levels, participants mentioned parks, cleaning up, trails, walking, and sidewalks very frequently. Neighborhood activities/events, improving alley ways, bikes, and accessibility were also mentioned often.

What current aspects improve or changes to your neighborhood could improve community health and increase neighborhood outdoor physical activity levels?

Figure 1. Community Perceptions on the Relationship Between the Environment and Health

What changes would encourage more community involvement?

When asked about potential changes that would increase levels of neighborhood/community involvement, participants frequently mentioned community/neighborhood activities/events, as well as cleaning, kids, and working together.

What aspects of your community make it difficult for you to be healthy?

When asked about community/neighborhood barriers to healthy living, participants mentioned accessibility issues, food, and bus transportation.

What do you think about other current projects in your community? i.e. the Dorothy Patach Park project.

Participants were asked this question in only 1 focus group. The respondents shared that they either had no opinion/knowledge of other projects, that they make neighborhood look good, and/ or they have historical value.

What are your thoughts and/or concerns on a potential alleyway revitalization project in your backyard?

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Figure 2. Community Perceptions on Changes to Increase Outdoor Physical Activity

This question was asked only of participants at the SONA and Indian Hills Neighborhood Assci ation focus groups. Respondents indicated concerns regarding cleaning and maintenance re sponsibilities, homeless individuals, and potential abuse of the alleyway. Other concerns included maintenance of service vehicle and garage access, but provided these would be maintained, the residents would support the project.

Participants supporting the alleyway revitalization idea indicated a desire for improved lighting, plants, community gardens to distribute food, and bringing in children during renovation to learn new skills.

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Figure 3. Community Perceptions on Changes to Encourage Increased Community Involvement (Belongingness)

Figure 4. Community engagement meeting at South Omaha Library

One way that we reached out to the community was through dispersing fliers to various organizations around the neighborhood. These had an initial impact on spreading awareness to the community about the idea of revitalizing alleys in their neighborhoods. A total of 350 fliers were handed out at various South Omaha Neighborhood association meetings, and at our community gathering at South Omaha Library.

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Build on SaludableOmaha’s social marketing and social media platform to add physical activity-related content (e.g., blogs, Facebook posts, multimedia materials, resource pages, etc.).

We added regular physical activity and environment-related posts to our Facebook channel. These posts were generally very well received, and have had significant reach in the community. Posts featuring local activities or programs fared better on average than those featuring material not specific to Omaha. Some of the highlights are posted below:

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UNMC FINAL PROGRESS REPORT Ta s k 3 . 0

Build on Saludable Omaha’s school pillar to involve youth advocates in the design of designated park space and creation of a plan for programs that interface with the park space (e.g., physical activity, gardens, environmental stewardship).

Over the last two years, we have invested in building the capacity of youth activism around health as well as improvements in nutrition knowledge and skills among South Omaha youth. Our youth activists were able to conduct a series of interviews with community members about South Omaha, the environment, being physically active, and staying healthy.

As part of the ongoing, broader community engagement effort, we conducted several focus groups with youth/young adults at the South Omaha Boys and Girls Club to gage their perceptions and ideas around the intersection of environment and health, and obtain direct input from them on the potential of alleyway transformations in the community.

The youth participants indicated they enjoyed playing with their friends and riding bikes outside, as well as playing a variety of sports, both indoor and outdoor. Specifically mentioned were: soccer, volleyball, skateboarding, basketball, baseball, running, football, swimming. Spring and fall were mentioned as being ideal times for outdoor activities.

Barriers to and concerns preventing the youth from being physically active outside included uncomfortable temperatures in the summer & winter, enjoyment of being inside, transportation and accessibility issues, safety concerns, event costs, and lack of enjoyable outdoor activity options. The older youth/ young adults also expressed feelings that for kids parks are boring, that little kids take over recreation areas, and that parks need bigger equipment.

When discussing park and alleyway perceptions and potential ideas for items to include in these areas, the youth shared that community parks and alleyways are often in disrepair- with collapsing brick walls and filled with trash, glass, and rodents, and that they are in need of better lighting and more trash cans.

They also felt that gardening “is for old people.” The youth felt that if their alleyway was renovated, they would strive to keep it nice, but were concerned that other people may dig up the new plants. They also suggested that jobs needed for teens under 16.

The most frequent suggestion was to build a water-park, as well as a skate park or typical park. The youth indicated that most would be interested in hiking or rock climbing if facilities or transportation was accessible.

Ta s k 4 . 0

Build on SaludableOmaha’s community/business engagement campaign to increase business interest in and support for the health movement, including providing incentives for families to engage.

We have developed relationships with numerous restaurants and other businesses in the South Omaha Community. Many of these business owners are very enthusiastic about and invested in the health of the South Omaha community. In partnership with the health department, we launched a pilot initiative introducing an interactive cube with healthy eating tips across 20 restaurants in South Omaha.

We have also gained the support for this health movement of the numerous organizations mentioned previously (Indian Hill elementary School, The Salvation Army Kroc Center, Dorothy Patach Park committee, the Indian Hills Neighborhood Association, the South Omaha Boys and Girls Club, and the South Omaha Neighborhood Alliance (SONA))

As part of the alleyway transformation idea, we have obtained initial interest and commitment from HDR Architecture, Inc. to support an alleyway demonstration project in South Omaha. Although this is beyond the scope of this planning project, we are hopeful that we can see a physical project come to fruition during or shortly after the grant period. We will keep NPS staff abreast of any new developments.

Ta s k 5 . 0

Create materials about the history and place of South Omaha, including stories of local individuals or families.

The goal of this task is to use local stories to foster a sense of community and belongingness in South Omaha. We have developed several stories based on interviews with local residents. These stories were disseminated via SaludableOmaha’s Facebook page. Examples are included below.

Ta s k 6 . 0

Develop a systems framework and causal loop model to assess the impact of partnerships and strategies on social cohesion and community health.

This work is in development in association with Task 7 below.

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Figure 5. Youth Perceptions on Parks Alleyways, and being physical outside

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UNMC FINAL PROGRESS REPORT-SURVEY Ta s k 7 . 0

Design a survey with metrics of public opinions, social norms, and behaviors related to the goal of the social movement and community readiness.

Survey Questions

 Collective efficacy (5-pt scale)

o Social Control:

 If a group of neighborhood children were skipping school and hanging out on astreet

corner, how likely is it that your neighbors would do something about it?

 If some children were spray-painting graffiti on a local building, how likely is it that your

neighbors would do some thing about it?

 If a child was showing disrespect to an adult, how likely is it that people in your

neighborhood would scold that child?

 If there was a fight in front of your house and someone was being beaten or

threatened, how likely is it that your neighbors would break it up?

 Suppose that because of city budget cuts the library or fire station closest to your home

was going to be closed down by the city. How likely is it that neighborhood resident would

organize to try to do something to keep the fire station or library open? o S o c i a l C o h e s i o n & T r u s t :  This is a close-knit neighborhood

 People around here are willing to help their neighbors

 People in this neighborhood generally get along with each other

 People in this neighborhood can be trusted

 People in this neighborhood share the same values.

 Built Environment

 Built Environment

o Ty p e s o f r e s i d e n c e s i n y o u r n e i g h b o r h o o d ( 5 - p t s c a l e )

P l e a s e s e l e c t t h e a n s w e r t h a t b e s t a p p l i e s t o y o u a n d y o u r neighborhood.  How common are detached single-family residences in your immediate neighborhood?

 How common are townhouses or row houses of 1-3 stories in your immediate neighborhood?

 How common are apartments or condos 1-3 stories in your immediate neighborhood?

 How common are apartments or condos 4-6 stories in your immediate neighborhood?

 How common are apartments or condos 7-12 stories in your immediate neighborhood?

 How common are apartments or condos more than 13 stories in your immediate neighborhood?

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o Stores, facilities, and other things in your neighborhood About how long would it take to get from your home to the nearest businesses or facilities listed below if you walked to them? Please choose o n l y o n e a n s w e r f o r e a c h b u s i n e s s o r f a c i l i t y. ( 1 - 5 m i n , 6 - 1 0 m i n , 11 - 2 0 m i n , 2 0 - 3 0 m i n , 3 0 + m i n , d o n ’ t k n o w )

 convenience/small grocery store

 supermarket

 hardware store

 fruit/vegetable market

 laundry/dry cleaners

 clothing store

 post office

 library

 elementary school

 other schools

 book store

 fast food restaurant

 coffee place

 bank/credit union

 non-fast food restaurant

 video store

 pharmacy/drug store

 salon/barber shop

 your job or school

 bus or train stop

 park

 recreation center

 gym or fitness facility o Access to Services (4-pt scale) Please select the answer that best applies to you and your neighborhood. Both local and within walking distance mean within a 10-15 minute walk from your home.

 Stores are within easy walking distance of my home.

 Parking is difficult in local shopping areas.

 There are many places to go within easy walking distance of my home.

 It is easy to walk to a transit stop (bus, train) from my home.

 The streets in my neighborhood are hilly, making my neighborhood difficult to walk in.

 There are major barriers to walking in my local area that make it hard to get from place to

place (for example, freeways, railway lines, rivers). o Streets in my neighborhood (4-pt scale) Please circle the answer that best applies to you and your neighborhood.

 The streets in my neighborhood do not have many cul-de-sacs (dead-end streets).

 The distance between intersections in my neighborhood is usually short (100yards or less; the

length of a football field or less).

 There are many alternative routes for getting from place to place in my neighborhood. (I don’t

have to go the same way every time.)

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o Places for walking and cycling (4-pt scale) Please circle the answer that best applies to you and your neighborhood.

 There are sidewalks on most of the streets in my neighborhood.

 Sidewalks are separated from the road/traffic in my neighborhood by parked cars.

 There is a grass/dirt strip that separates the streets from the sidewalks in my neighborhood. o Neighborhood surroundings Please circle the answer that best applies to you and your neighborhood.

 There are trees along the streets in my neighborhood.

 There are many interesting things to look at while walking in my neighborhood.

 There are many attractive natural sights in my neighborhood (such aslandscaping, views).

 There are attractive buildings/homes in my neighborhood. o Neighborhood safety Please circle the answer that best applies to you and your neighborhood.

 There is so much traffic along nearby streets that it makes it difficult or unpleasant to walk in

my neighborhood.

 The speed of traffic on most nearby streets is usually slow (30 mph or less).

 Most drivers exceed the posted speed limits while driving in my neighborhood.

 My neighborhood streets are well lit at night.

 Walkers and bikers on the streets in my neighborhood can be easily seen by people in their homes.

 There are crosswalks and pedestrian signals to help walkers cross busy streets in my neighborhood.

 There is a high crime rate in my neighborhood.

 The crime rate in my neighborhood makes it unsafe to go on walks during the day.

 The crime rate in my neighborhood makes it unsafe to go on walks at night.

 Self-Sufficiency

o Missouri Community Action Family Self Sufficiency Scale Please circle the answer that best applies to you and your neighborhood.

 Family has no food or reports that they are hungry.

 Family reports they have adequate food, but have no resources to cook and/or refrigerate

food. Examples: Family can get food from pantry but is living in hotel so they cannot cook

or refrigerate food. Family has food in the house, but utilities are disconnected so they cannot

cook or refrigerate food.

 Family eats meals in homeless shelter OR family eats most meals with friends or relatives.

 Family uses supplementary food resources 4 or more times per month. Do NOT include use of

food stamps, WIC, or free/reduced school lunch/breakfast programs in count. Supplementary

food resources includes: food pantries, soup kitchens, commodity food, food stamps, WIC, free/

reduced school breakfast/lunch programs, and other free or reduced fee food resources used to

supplement the family.

 Family uses supplementary food resources 2 or 3 times per month. Do NOT include food

stamps, WIC, or free/reduced school lunch/breakfast programs in count.

 Family uses supplementary food resources once or less per month. Do NOT include

free/reduced school lunch/breakfast programs, WIC, and food stamps.

 Family uses only food stamps, WIC, and free/reduced school lunch/breakfast programs as

supplementary resources.

 Family uses only free school lunch/breakfast programs or WIC as supplementary resources.

 Family uses only reduced school lunch/breakfast programs.

 Family obtains meals independent of supplemental food resources, including food stamps. o Internal focus of control items (we developed)

 I am able to cook for myself

 I prepare healthy meals

 I know where to find healthy foods in my community

 When shopping for food, I buy the healthier options

 I control the way I eat

 I am able to control my weight

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UNMC FINAL PROGRESS REPORT-SURVEY  Community Empowerment (Israel et al 1994 12q scale)

o Please consider the organization that is most important to you in your l i f e . D o y o u a g r e e s t r o n g l y, a g r e e s o m e w h a t , d i s a g r e e s o m e w h a t , o r d i s agree strongly?

 I can influence the decisions that this organization makes.

 This organization has influence over decisions that affect my life.

 This organization can influence decisions that affect the community.

 I am satisfied with the amount of influence I have over decisions that this organization makes. o N o w, p l e a s e c o n s i d e r h o w m u c h i n f l u e n c e y o u f e e l y o u h a v e i n y o u r l i f e a n d i n y o u r c o m m u n i t y. D o y o u a g r e e s t r o n g l y, a g r e e s o m e w h a t , d i s agree somewhat, or disagree strongly?  I have control over the decisions that affect my life.

 My community has influence over decisions that affect my life.

 I am satisfied with the amount of control I have over decisions that affect mylife.

 I can influence decisions that affect my community.

 By working together, people in my community can influence decisions that affect the community.

 People in my community work together to influence decisions on the state or national level.

 I am satisfied with the amount of influence I have over decisions that affect my community.

 Community (normative) resiliency (Kulig et al 2013)

o The physical environment in my community negatively affects my health.

o P e o p l e i n m y c o m m u n i t y h e l p o u t o n e a n o t h e r.

o R e s i d e n t s i n m y c o m m u n i t y f e e l i s o l a t e d f r o m o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e province.

o The people in my community are open to new ideas.

o People who live in my community have similar values or ideas.

o T h e r e i s a s e n s e o f p r i d e a m o n g p e o p l e i n m y c o m m u n i t y.

o Leaders in my community listen to the residents.

o My community has strong community leadership.

o The changes in my community are positive.

o W h e n a p r o b l e m o c c u r s , c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s a r e a b l e t o d e a l

with it.

o Residents of my community participate in community events.

 Meaning

o Community Pride: (Quality of Life Survey 2012)

 P l e a s e a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s b e l o w r e g a r d i n g y o u r c o m m u n i t y.

P l e a s e i n d i c a t e w h e t h e r y o u a g r e e s t r o n g l y, a g r e e s o m e w h a t , d i s a g r e e s o m e w h a t , o r d i s a g r e e s t r o n g l y.

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 My community is a great place to live.  I feel a sense of pride in the way my community looks and feels.  It is easy for me to get to a local park or other green space.  My community is safe.  My community provides a good overall lifestyle.

 Normative beliefs (we developed based on community readiness model)

o For the following questions, please consider the issue of obesity

i n y o u r c o m m u n i t y.

D o y o u a g r e e s t r o n g l y, a g r e e s o m e w h a t , d i s a g r e e s o m e w h a t , o r d i s a g r e e strongly?  My community is aware of the causes and consequences of obesity as a health issue,

and how it affects the community.

 People in my community feel that obesity is a significant issue that needs to be addressed.

 People in my community feel that they can work together to successfully address obesity.

 People in my community feel helpless when it comes to addressing obesity.

 Leaders and other important people in my community are supportive toward measures

to address obesity.

 There are programs, policies, or other efforts going on in my community to address obesity.

 Most people in my community are aware of the community efforts to address obesity.

 People in my community feel that current efforts to address obesity are effective.

 Most people in my community are able to easily access programs or services to address obesity.

Ta s k 8 . 0

Evaluate how NPS park units and partners can help and/or currently help with social cohesion and community health throughout the nation.

We will reflect on this at the end of this project both through our final report as well as follow-up conversations with NPS staff.

 Community perspectives on what parks, the environment and health are can be quite shallow, and dialogue is key to creating a shared agenda between NPS and each community. The youth voice should be featured as part of this dialogue.

 Working with diverse disciplines and local educational institutions can lead to unexpected insights and ideas for how to improve a community.

 Low resource communities have many competing priority needs, such as

disarray in the built environment, which must be taken care of before or as part of park promotion.

 Social media can be a powerful way to reset social norms about the environment and health.

 The concept of parks can be more than greenery bounded by streets. There is a need to expand the public consciousness about what parks could be.

 The unique partnership between NPS and COPH has led to new thinking about new research and practice directions, including how parks can play a role in changing the social fabric of communities beyond health. PI Huang is launching a new NIH-funded study to conduct a longitudinal, natural experiment of the impact of citywide park redesign and renovation on physical activity, mental health, and community wellbeing in NYC.

 The planning grant has provided us with an opportunity to examine and expand the theoretical framework of a “culture of health” in communities.

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CONTENTS

APPENDIX

South Omaha

Indian Hills_Demographics

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SAFETY

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Accesabilty

Infrastructure

Timothy Hemsath

Associate Proffessor College of Architecture UNL

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Contributing Students: Nick Beaty Tyler Bowden Cady Hayen Meadow Pirigyi Jenna Krueger Stephanie Wrobel

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The following work was completed by UNL College of Architecture 4th Year Design Students [Spring 2014]

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Washington County

Washington County

Douglas County

Douglas County

Douglas County Sarpy County

Area Studied for the South Omaha Developement Master Plan

OMAHA NEBRASKA

Douglas County

Douglas County

Sarpy County

Area of Focus Indian Hill Elementary Neighborhood

Area: 130.58 sq. miles Population (2012): 421,570

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Map of Omaha City Limits

Map of South Omaha Development Master Plan Area

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As Omaha continues to expand it wants to focus inside the city limits with the revitalization and infill of the central part of the city that has been vacated by urban sprawl.

As part of this inward focus many master plans have been drawn up for neighborhoods inside Omaha’s central city, one such master plan was the South Omaha Development Project, drawn up on 2010 by HDR. This master plan covers 4 square miles of Omaha’s southern most neighborhood that was once the center of all Omaha Industry. This plan also includes the area of Indian Hill Elementary School in which we will be designing.

Less than -30%

0% to 49%

200% to 299%

-30% to -1%

50% to 199%

More than 300%

As the city grew Omaha adopted a model of expansion on the peripherals of the city limits, drawing populations out of the urban core of the city; so much so that in the years between 1960

and 1990 the city limits had expanded by 100% while vacant land within the city increased by 200%.

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General Office

Neighborhood Business District

R4

R5

R7

High Industrial

Community Commerial

General Commercial

R4 (35)

R5 (35)

R8

General Industrial

Zoning of South Lincoln page 2

Rail Road

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Library Square Redevelopment Project

South 36th Street Redevelopment Project

Streets Focused On For Our Development Indian Hill Elementary School Residential Alley Way Redevelopment Project

The Salvation Army Kroc Center

General Office

Neighborhood Business District

R4

R5

R7

High Industrial

Community Commerial

General Commercial

R4 (35)

R5 (35)

R8

General Industrial

Rail Road

Industrial Corridors

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Indian Hill Neighborhood & Master Plan Ideas

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Main Concepts:

1) Transformation of 29th st. from an access road for South side Terrace Housing development to a boulevard connection between Metropolitan Community College and the Kroc Center.

South Omaha Library

28th Street

29th Street

30th Street

Q Street

R Street

2) On either side of the street two story mixed use buildings with have active ground level uses and residential or office program above.

The Library Square Redevelopment Concept creates a mixed-use neighborhood center linking residential south of Q Street to the South Omaha Public Library and MCC.

General Office

Neighborhood Business District

R4

R5

R7

High Industrial

Community Commerial

General Commercial

R4 (35)

R5 (35)

R8

General Industrial

Commercial Corridors

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Rail Road

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1) Bring attention to S. 36th Street as a commercial district like 24th St.

S Street

T Street

U Street

Bird’s eye view of existing conditions along 36th Street. The view looks north; the center intersection is 36th and V Streets.

2) Transitions marginal retail and commercial space into a pedestrian oriented, mixed-use retail and medium density residential area.

V Street

3) On either side of street 2-3 story buildings with retail space on ground level and office/ residential above.

W Street

X Street

Two- to three-story mixed-use buildings combine pedestrian oriented retail space with rHVLGHQWLDO RU RIÀFH VSDFH above. Off-street parking is provided at the rear of the buildings to maintain an active streetscape. The addition of townhouses increases housing options and acts as a transition into neighborhoods.

4) Provide on street parallel parking, planted parkways, pedestrian bump outs at intersections, and connect all sidewalks.

Y Street

South 36th Street Redevelopment Concept

By realigning the right-of-way, the concept allows for on-street parallel parking, planted parkways and pedestrian bump-outs at intersections. A neighborhood green creates a focal point for new development.

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Areas of South Omaha Being Developed Currently

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Main Concepts:

Existing

1) Omaha was originally designed to have alleyways behind their houses.

Proposed

Primary Building

Rear Yard

Secondary Building / Garage

min. 5’ Driveway/ Landscaping

min. 12‘ Pavement

min. 5‘ Driveway/ Landscaping

20‘ Alley Right-of-Way

min. 20’ Driveway/Parking

Garage

min. 5’ Setback Clear Zone

Property Line

Property Line

min. 5’ Setback Clear Zone

3) An example of a possible alley section with prescribed distances for maximum efficiency

Property Line

Property Line

2) Develop parking in fill into alleyways to relieve street congestion.

4) Another example of a possible alley section that takes into consideration lessening the amount of rain water that would go into the storm drain system

min. 12’ min. 5’

Residential Alley Way Redevelopment Concept

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Bioretention Areas between Driveways

Permeable Pavement 20‘ Right-of-Way

min. 5’ Bioretention Areas between Driveways

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Population:36 FH:7 NF: 1 Median Age:24

Population:9 FH:2 NF: 3 Median Age:36

Population:59 FH:14 NF: 2 Median Age:23

Population:113 FH:20 NF: 8 Median Age:23

Population:52 FH:20 NF: 6 Median Age:31

Population:41 FH:10 NF: 1 Median Age:24

Population:43 FH:6 NF: 5 Median Age:25

Population:64 FH:11 NF: 8 Median Age:30

Population:34 FH:7 NF: 4 Median Age:39

Population:158 FH:31 NF: 10 Median Age:14

Population:12 FH:2 NF: Median Age:27

Population:107 FH:19 NF: 10 Median Age:30

Population:28 FH:7 NF: 1 Median Age:37

Population:167 FH:40 NF: 5 Median Age:13

Population:43 FH:8 NF: 3 Median Age:28

Population:57 FH:8 NF: 7 Median Age:26

Population:76 FH:13 NF: 4 Median Age:25

Population:69 FH:10 NF: 2 Median Age:21

Population:217 FH:47 NF: 10 Median Age:11

Population:83 FH:11 NF: 11 Median Age:28

Population:56 FH:10 NF: 4 Median Age:35

Population:135 FH:27 NF: 2 Median Age:13

Population:54 FH:13 NF: 6 Median Age:30

Population:142 FH:30 NF: 7 Median Age:27

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Population:93 FH:14 NF: 9 Median Age:21

Population:71 FH:15 NF: 7 Median Age:30

Population:81 FH:14 NF: 2 Median Age:23

Population:66 FH:16 NF: 2 Median Age:25

Population:47 FH:9 NF: 9 Median Age:26

Population:67 FH:13 NF: 6 Median Age:31

Population:88 FH:15 NF: 5 Median Age:26

Population:52 FH:12 NF: 3 Median Age:33

Population:26 FH:6 NF: 6 Median Age:41

Population:23 FH:5 NF: 5 Median Age:38

Population:14 FH:2 NF: 6 Median Age:34

Population:28 FH:7 NF: 0 Median Age:21

Population:80 FH:20 NF: 4 Median Age:36

Population:68 FH:11 NF: 2 Median Age:23

Population: FH: NF: Median Age:

Population:18 FH:3 NF: 3 Median Age:28

Population: FH: NF: Median Age:

Population:224 FH:50 NF: 4 Median Age:9.9

Population:260 FH:47 NF: 13 Median Age:13 Population:60 FH:12 NF: 4 Median Age:14

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Appendix James F Sallis - University of California Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale

Walkability Defined

Mixed Use - Walkability Q STREET

Access to Services Types of Residences

Safety from Crime

Indian Hill Elementary

Indian Hill Elementary

T STREET Omaha Average U STREET

U STREET

Streets in my Neighborhood

Safety from Traffic

W STREET

Schools and Education Food / Grocery / Gas

X STREET

Bars / Entertainment

Recreation / Venues Industry / Service Religious Organizations

Places for walking/cycling

Acess to Stores/Facilities Neighborhood Surroundings

James F Sallis - University of California Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale

Walkability Defined

Mixed Use - Walkability

Q STREET

Access to Services Types of Residences

Safety from Crime

Indian Hill Elementary

Indian Hill Elementary

T STREET

Omaha Average

U STREET

Indian Hill .20 Miles - 6 Minutes MCC South / Library .80 Miles - 16 Minutes

Streets in my Neighborhood

Safety from Traffic

Places for walking/cycling

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No Frills Grocery

.5 Miles - 12 Minutes

Lemon Drop Bar

.3 Miles - 7 Minutes

Kroc Center

.7 Miles - 12 Minutes

Beauty Shop (Esthetic Daniella)

.5 Miles - 11 Minutes

St Peter’s and Paul

.3 Miles - 7 Minutes

U STREET

W STREET

Acess to Stores/Facilities Neighborhood Surroundings

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Appendix Quality of Infrastructure Safety and Quality Q STREET

Indian Hill Elementary

Indian Hill Elementary T Street and 32rd Avenue

U Street

T STREET Omaha Average U STREET

U STREET

W STREET Abandoned Building/Lot X STREET

Missing Sidewalk Poor Quality Sidewalks

Street Lights

Poor Quality Yards/Homes/Buildings Abandoned Building/Lot W Street

Missing Sidewalk Poor Quality Sidewalks

Star Communities - Requirements

Poor Quality Yards/Homes/Buildings

• 90% of roadways contain sidewalks on both sides

Direction Safety Route Continues

• Minimum intersection density of 90 intersections per square mile

Code Violations - Unsafe Grafitti and/or Large Amounts of Garbage

Quality of Infrastructure

Street Lights

Safety and Quality

Abandoned Building/Lot Missing Sidewalk Poor Quality Sidewalks Indian Hill Elementary

Q Street

Poor Quality Yards/Homes/Buildings

Indian Hill Elementary

Direction Safety Route Continues Code Violations - Unsafe

Q Street - 33rd Avenue - T Street

Grafitti and/or Large Amounts of Garbage

33rd 33r rd Ave

U Street U Street

Street Lights Abandoned Building/Lot Missing Sidewalk Poor Quality Sidewalks

X Street

Poor Quality Yards/Homes/Buildings

X Street

Direction Safety Route Continues T Street Code Violations - Unsafe Grafitti and/or Large Amounts of Garbage

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T and 30th Street

Street Lights

W and 30th Street

Speed Limits/Neighborhood Watch

Abandoned Building/Lot

Q ST S STREET TR RE EET ET

Missing Sidewalk Poor Quality Sidewalks Indian Hill Elementary

Indian Hill Elementary

Poor Quality Yards/Homes/Buildings Direction Safety Route Continues Code Violations - Unsafe

15 MPH

Grafitti and/or Large Amounts of Garbage

T ST S TR RE EET ET STREET

20 MPH U ST S TRE REE REET ET T STREET

25 MPH

U ST STREET S STRE TRE REET REET ET

30 MPH 35 MPH T Street

WS ST TR RE E EE ET STREET

UNMARKED

W Street

X ST S TRE REE REET ET T STREET

30th Street

Star Communities - Requirements 30th Street

• 70% of roadways are designed for a travel speed of no more than 25 mph • 100% of crosswalks are ADA accessible

Crime Mapping Trees and Vegetation

Q STREET

Q STREET

Indian Hill Elementary

Indian Hill Elementary

T STREET December 1st - January 19th Burglary

U STREET

U STREET

• 60% of block faces must contain trees no more than 40 feet from each other

Assault W STREET

Vehicle Break-In Vandelism

Star Communities - Requirements

X STREET

U STREET Trees (Varying Size)

U STREET

Blocks that do not meet above requirements

Motor Vehicle Theft 40 feet

Theft/Larceny

W STREET

Robbery - Firearm X STREET

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South Omaha Travel Paths & Destinations

Center St

75

INTERSTATE

80

INTERSTATE

480

42nd St

42nd St

480

South Omaha Boundary Missouri River Bus Route 7 Interstate and State Highways Major Streets Existing Trial Proposed Trail Neighborhood Boundary Transit Center

community venue that is open to the public and offers free services and/or events for residents

75

INTERSTATE

80

INTERSTATE

80

13th St

13th St

Service to: 1. Indian Hills Elementary School, 2. KROC Center, 3. Metro College Transit Center & South Omaha Public Library, 4. Metro Community College -South Campus, 5.

Omaha South High School, 6. Downtown Omaha

24th St

24th St 5

L St

EAC-2 Community Cohesion

9Community Venues: Demonstrate that at least 75% of residents live within 1 mile of a

N

Route 7 : South 16th / 24th

INTERSTATE

80

Community Venues

Center St 16th St

16th St

INTERSTATE

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Missouri Ave

L St

Missouri Ave

4 3

Q St

Q St 36th St

30th St

36th St

1

2

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The KROC Center

75

75

Harrison St

Harrison St

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BE-6 Public Spaces 9 Accessibility / Proximity: Demonstrate that housing units in the community are located within a ½-mile

BE-6 Public Spaces 9 Connectivity: Demonstrate that 90% of households are located within 3 miles of an off-road trail

walk distance of a public space or park based on population density as follows: ‡ +LJK RU ,QWHUPHGLDWH +LJK ‡ ,QWHUPHGLDWH /RZ RU /RZ

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Alley

1

5 2 4

1

2

3

3 4

5

On Street Parking Along Safe Routes to School

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Road Infrastructure

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Commercial/Industrial

Multi Family Housing

Single Family Housing

Safe Routes to school

Primary Access via main through streets

Main Corridor

Alley

Alley Ways provide utility access, allowing open space

Main Corridor

Alley

Main Corridor

Primary Access via alley way

Alley

Main Corridor

Typical traffic patterns found throughout neighborhood, dependant upon access to alley ways. The three blocks shown represent a sample of the three conditions of alley access found throughout the neighborhood.

Figure Ground/Program layout

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Access Points/Alley Ways

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ARCH 411ARCH _ Spr411 2014 _ Spr 2014 Most Utilized

1

1

2

Most Utilized

Detached Garage Access from front main street.

3 Paved Alley Paved Alley Ways, utilized for offWays, streetutilized parking.for off street parking.

Utilized

Utilized

2

No Garage/Attached Garage access from main street.

Ways, used as access routes minimal parking Rocked Alley Ways,Rocked used asAlley access routes minimal parking

Minimal

Minimal

3

Detached Garage, Access from Alley way

withutility little maintanence, utility access Rocked Driveways, Rocked with littleDriveways, maintanence, access

Least Utilized

4

4

Least Utilized

Access from both Alley and Main Street Overgrown Driveways, maintenance, Overgrown Driveways, no maintenance, nono residential uses no residential uses

Access Housing types

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UtilizationUtilization and quality and ofquality Alley Ways of Alley Ways

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Detached Garage Access from front main street.

2

Insufficient Housing/Parking types lead to cluttered street corridors, limiting the desirability for pedestrian access.

Opportunities to provide a more suitable Housing Type, Utilize alley ways more sufficiently

No Garage/Attached Garage access from main street.

Are there opportunities to provide a pedestrial only trail, re programming the unused alley ways? Seperating the pedestrian and vehicle access.

3

On Street Parking could be a result of the under used Alley ways for Residents, as well as In sufficient housing types for the Residents in the area.

Detached Garage, Access from Alley way

Overcrowding the existing single family homes.

Inadequate Driveway space to keep cars off of the street. + Opportunities to Revitalize Alley ways to enhance the Safety and Desirability of the Streetscape for Pedestrian use.

4

On Street Parking is not as much of an issue. Is there ways to modify streetscape to allow for safer and more desirable pedestrian access.

Opportunities to extend pedestrian access and reinforce the alley access for vehicle traffic.

Access from both Alley and Main Street

Opportunity to reinforce connection between Community Center and the Elemetary school by Re routing the Safe Route

Housing Types throughout Neighborhood

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Opportunities to improve

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Credits

Team members

Timothy Hemsath University of Nebraska Lincoln, College of Architecture Professor

Nicholas E. Beaty MARCH, University of Nebraska Lincoln, College of Architecture HDR Architecture

Terry TK Huang

University College of New York,

PHD MPH

Director, Center for Systems and Community Design

Sharalyn Steenson

Graduate Assistant University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pubic Health

Jeri Brittin

HDR Architecture

PHD

Director of Research

Kimara Snipe

Indian Hills Neighborhood Association, President

Tom Trenelone HDR Architecture Director of Design Michael P. Hamilton HDR Architecture Design Principle Holly Greismer National Parks Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance

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Laura Koch Michell McCullough Mellissa Mywood Phuong Nguyen Jamie Niver Katie Smith Bryan Johnson Kelsey Pierce

HDR Architecture, Landscape Architecture Summer Intern 2015 HDR Architecture, Architecture Summer Intern 2015

Interior Design Coordinator, HDR Architecture

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