Neighborhood Enhancement

Neighborhood enhancement strategies are proactive measures to encourage residents to improve their home and neighborhood beyond minimum standards.  Enhancement strategies are fashioned to address the specific challenges faced by each individual neighborhood. 

Successful neighborhood enhancement strategies start with understanding a neighborhood’s assets and weaknesses.  It grows out of a clear understanding of what’s going on in the neighborhood and results in strategies that reinforce what’s working and seek to improve what’s not working.

Neighborhood Enhancement Strategies:

• Home Improvement Incentive Program
  • Provides an economic incentive to homeowners to encourage reinvestment in residential neighborhoods.
    
• Neighborhood Assessment Program
  • Components of the Process
    
• Neighborhood Vitality Program
  • Entry features, screening walls, and bridge aesthetics.
    
• Sign Topper Program
  • Allows neighborhoods to install sign toppers at major entry points.