A woodsy, small town within the city where single-family homes, park areas and gardens surround a vibrant and human-scale commercial/multifamily district, serving residents’ day-to-day needs and including open space for community gatherings, and a safe and pedestrian-friendly community that welcomes diversity and where a commitment to sustainability is everywhere apparent.
Those 56 words form the core result of the Wedgwood Vision Project (WVP), a 10-month community-wide endeavor that culminated last night at the park space across from Wedgwood Presbyterian Church with a celebration and town-hall style chat about the project and, most importantly, what’s next.
About 45 residents turned out on a cool summer evening to enjoy free ice cream, get a copy of the newly published 32-page “Wedgwood Vision Plan” and give a few thoughts on the future of Wedgwood.
–Wedgwood residents show a willingness to embrace commercial-mixed use development along two nodes on 35th Avenue NE (at NE 75th Street and at NE 85th Street).
–Wedgwood residents are highly engaged in their community. More than 840 people completed a survey about their neighborhood, a high rate according to community organizers who have been involved in such surveys in other neighborhoods. Survey results are still available online.
The plan also will be submitted various city agencies so that’s it’s widely available to any developer or commercial business thinking about a project in Wedgwood.