New plan provides cooperative framework for downtown through 2020
YOUNGSTOWN
Downtown’s vision of its future has become more clear.
The Youngstown Economic Action Group unveiled the Downtown Visioning and Tactical Implementation Plan on Tuesday at the Youngstown Business Incubator, 241 W. Federal St.
This is the first comprehensive plan for the downtown, said Dominic C. Marchionda, city and Youngstown State University planning coordinator.
“That’s what we need,” said Bill D’Avignon, the city’s Community Development Agency director.
The 150-page plan provides a framework to align the efforts and resources of stakeholders such as business owners, residents and community organizations to improve downtown from 2015 to 2020 and beyond. It also contains specific recommendations and goals that are accomplished through eight initiatives, 25 objectives and more than 100 action steps, which focus on areas such as tourism, landscape, parking and infrastructure.
Read more about the plan in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.