By capitalizing on our neighborhood assets (people, prime location, institutions, landmarks, etc.) and creating a healthy, economically viable, family and young professional friendly environment.
With community input, create a master plan for equitable development of Asiatown, Hough, and St. Clair-Superior
Work with residents and Midtown CDC for continued implementation of E.66th development
With clear community benefit agreements, to strongly consider hiring Ward 7 employees who have education or vocational training for the jobs
Through working to expand and revitalize the existing recreational facilities in Ward 7, while identifying open land for potential development of park spaces, where our children and families can enjoy their leisure time outdoors in their own communities.
By creating a master marketing plan for existing small businesses in the Ward: to attract increased economic activity
Connect equitable economic development, mental health development with a holistic public safety and police reform plan to address the root issues of neighborhood safety
Introduce legislation to restructure CPD by ending qualified immunity for officers, limiting the use of force, demilitarizing the force, mandating bi-annual mental health screenings for officers, hiring trained social workers to respond to nonviolent disputes, and institute a forensic budget review
Advocate for enforcement of consent decree, through a partnership with Community Police Review board and for a permanent citizen’s review board as proposed by Citizens for a Safe Cleveland
Mandate police are trained in solution, relationship-oriented policing: utilize Cincinnati as a model for implementation
Focused deterrence: crime reduction strategy to stop gun violence that connects young people to mentoring and job training programs instead of prison (Boston, Governing Magazine and Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy)
By advocating for quicker and more efficient response rates from the Department of Public Works
By creating partnerships with street division and private businesses in the ward, in order to invest in key commercial land and vacant land with development potential.
Infusion of financial resources to remediate all lead in Ward 7 homes in 5 years: through leveraging block grant and private investment from foundations
Identify every street that needs pavement work and over time push for resources to get it done
