2010 Plan – Chapter 8

Youngstown 2010 Plan Chapter 8: Implementation The City of Youngstown has experienced both the prosperity of the steel industry with census data showing its highest per capita family income locally (adjusted for inflation) achieved in 1960 to the devastating results of deindustrialization with huge population and jobs losses since the 1970s. The City has been […]

2010 Plan – Chapter 7

Youngstown 2010 Plan Chapter 7: Planning Districts North Side Planning District The North Side Planning District consists of three neighborhoods and part of an industrial district. Brier Hill, North Heights, Wick Park and the northern section of the Riverbend Industrial Park are contained in this cluster. Traces of Youngstown’s early settlement, economic, industrial and cultural […]

2010 Plan – Chapter 6

Youngstown 2010 Plan Chapter 6: The Youngstown 2010 CityWide Plan Plan Themes The Youngstown 2010 planning process from the vision through the neighborhood cluster planning meetings produced four recurring themes. These themes are the guiding forces behind the future land use map. 1. Green Network The desire for a cleaner and greener city was constant. […]

2010 Plan – Chapter 5

Youngstown 2010 Plan Chapter 5: Assets to Build On The Mahoning Valley Region including the City of Youngstown has always touted its connectivity to the national transportation network as a major locational advantage. Linkages to the region, nation and the world become evident when Youngstown is set as the focal point of the Cleveland – […]