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7 7 <br />PROJECT TIMING + SCALE <br />There are a variety of ways to eliminate blight and add to the vita fity of a community or <br />geographic area. There are projects that are catalysts, which spur investment and other <br />project development. There are also smaller changes which influence the culture of a <br />community, shape the way citizens interact, and formulate the experience one feels, hears, <br />sees, and smells when in the community. Consider a variety of project types to create the <br />vision. <br />INCREMENTAL <br />PROJECTS <br />_1Nh*iM11ViV <br />There are several areas <br />where smaller <br />i nvestments wi I I make a <br />big difference in <br />establishing a culture, <br />building capacity, <br />inviting the community <br />to share ideas, and <br />curating the built <br />environment for locals <br />and visitors. The following <br />I ist gathers ideas <br />generated from all of the <br />feedback into categories <br />for review and <br />implementation. <br />SMALL <br />GRANTS <br />The LRC and City <br />partnership on facade <br />grants demonstrated <br />the streamlined <br />approach to outlining <br />the types of <br />improvements that fit <br />the community vision <br />and pre -approving a <br />pot of money. The <br />proposals received can <br />be vetted more <br />q u ickly by City staff to <br />ensure compliance. <br />CATALYST <br />CONCEPTS <br />During the Louisville <br />Revitalization Commission <br />meeting and the Louisville <br />Assessment, the DO team <br />listened to ideas and <br />discussion around the City's <br />priority sites, community's <br />goals, initiatives, successes <br />and chaIlenges.Through the <br />process, several big picture <br />ideas have emerged as <br />priorities that will mprove <br />success rates for <br />implementation. The team <br />worked with the local <br />participants to review larger <br />opportunity sites that have <br />been identified in the urban <br />renewal area as unique <br />opportunities for the City. <br />The DCI Assessment Team <br />discussed options for <br />shaping the future of these <br />sites during a walking and <br />driving tour, as well as <br />through activities in our <br />meeting, and determined a <br />short list of projects that can <br />be catalytic in furthering the <br />community priorities. A <br />deeper review of catalyst <br />sites is included later in the <br />report. <br />