Parsells Avenue is, at its heart, a neighborhood street. But the street – a former trolley car route – is wide and straight with no stop signs, so drivers feel comfortable going faster than they should. The speeding is an obvious problem. Two different churches along Parsells have been struck in recent years by cars […]
Beechwood
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Housing dispute prompts EMMA revolt
The East Main, Mustard, and Atlantic Avenue Neighborhood Association has pulled out of a major neighborhood revitalization program because of a disagreement over a planned $17 million housing project on East Main Street. Connected Communities, Inc. is a recently formed nonprofit whose primary mission is to steer revitalization of the EMMA and Beechwood neighborhoods; both […]
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Results mixed for neighborhood revival program
The City of Rochester’s Focused Investment program has made visible, tangible changes in its target neighborhoods, but the gains are fragile, and significant challenges remain, says a recently released evaluation of the city’s high-profile revitalization effort. And in addition to questions about the program’s accomplishments are questions about whether or not there is the money […]
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Reboot for EMMA housing project
Home Leasing is retooling a proposed housing project for Rochester’s East Main, Mustard, and Atlantic Avenue neighborhood after the original proposal was unanimously rejected by the city’s Planning Commission last month. The first concept for The Community on East Main was two buildings, one a conversion and one a new build, on East Main Street […]
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City of Rochester poised to study nuisance points system
Beechwood neighborhood president Kyle Crandall says that the city should use the system to close problem mini markets.
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Neighborhood needs
Physically, there’s little doubt that neighborhoods participating in the City of Rochester’s Focused Investment program have improved, says Mayor Tom Richards. The real question — and it’s elusive — is whether people’s lives have improved, he says. About five years ago, the city singled out four challenged neighborhoods for intense investment: Beechwood, Dewey-Driving Park, Jefferson […]
