Central Bridge Revitalization Public Workshop SWOT Analysis Listed in order of importance based on number of comments received. If I was King for a day, with a $500,000 budget, what would I do? Hamlet Revitalization and Beautification Sidewalk and Pedestrian Improvements Improved Street Lighting Traffic Calming Water and Sewer Improvements Stricter Traffic Enforcement (no parking on sidewalks) Utilize Railroad Land Create Central Bridge Museum Drainage and Roadway Repairs Economic Development (general store) Build More Parks Upgrade Fire House Crack Down on Absentee Landlords Remove Fire Siren - Utilize phones or pagers What are the Strengths and Assets of Central Bridge? Affordable Sense of Community / Small Town Charm Municipal Water and Sewer Historic Character Location Railroad History The People Public Transportation to Albany The Creek Vacant Land, Potential for Industry Great Housing Increase in Young Families Clean Water What are the Challenges and Obstacles Facing Central Bridge? Traffic (too fast, dangerous intersections, trucks) Limited Local Stores Aging, Deteriorating Housing Problems Associated with Tenants (transient population, absentee landlords, poor vetting of tenants) Train Whistle Loss of Small Business Lack of pedestrian safety Low incomes Vacant Property Roads in Need of Repair Split Townships Lack of Industry Railroad Not enough building inspections Lack of Police / Law Enforcement Unlicensed / Unregistered cars Page 1
Central Bridge Revitalization Public Workshop SWOT Analysis Listed in order of importance based on number of comments received. What Makes Central Bridge a Great Place to Live? The People Easy Commute Historic Character Location Low Crime Family Oriented Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation Affordable Public Transportation Fresh Food Pretty Town / Rural Beauty Low Taxes Fresh Air / Peaceful Hospital/Ambulance Fire Department Municipal Water & Sewer Nearby Shopping Potential What are the Future Opportunities for Central Bridge? Senior Housing Economic Development Young Family Neighborhood Tourism Laundromat Vibrant Downtown Hiking / Biking Trails Safer / Expanded Playground Improved Walkability Agricultural Market Slaughterhouse / Meat Packing Plant Family / Children / Senior Programs Physician in Town Veterinarian in Town Firehouse / Community Center Page 2
Central Bridge Revitalization Public Workshop Comments Placed in the Comment Box: Halloween & Christmas Parades Create a Bike Park Improvements to Playground to make it safer Hold Landlords Accountable Investment in Rundown Properties Too Many Sex Offenders Implement Laws to Protect Children Beautify entrances to Hamlet Get rid of scrap concrete near 7-30A and Church Build a new Fire Station Improve Access to the Park Offer more Family Events 3 5 Words for your vision of Central Bridge: Slower Traffic, Less Trucks More Business Safe - Low Crime Clean and Friendly Kid Friendly / Family Friendly People will want to live here Clean Air Reasonable Taxes Self Sustaining Community Apartment Buildings Cleaned Up Include All the Hamlet in the Hamlet Clean Up Old Buildings Restore Beautiful Homes & Street Frontage Quiet Affordable Restoration of Old Homes Page 3
Central Bridge Revitalization Public Workshop Data Question 1: If I was King for a Day Number of Response Hamlet Revitalization and Beautification 5 Sidewalk and Pedestrian Improvements 4 Improved Street Lighting 2 Traffic Calming 2 Water and Sewer Improvements 2 Stricter Traffic Enforcement (no parking on sidewalks) 2 Utilize Railroad Land 1 Create Central Bridge Museum 1 Drainage and Roadway Repairs 1 Economic Development (general store) 1 Parks 1 Upgrade Fire House 1 Absentee Landlords 1 Remove Fire Siren - Utilize phones or pagers 1 Page 4
Question 2: Strengths and Assets of Central Bridge Number of Response Affordable 5 Sense of Community / Small Town Charm 4 Municipal Water and Swer 3 Historic Character 3 Location 3 Railroad History 2 The People 2 Public Transportation to Albany 1 The Creek 1 Vacant Land, Potential for Industry 1 Great Housing 1 Increase in Young Families 1 Clean Water 1 Get Small Town Charm Back 1 Don t Convert Homes Into Apartments 1 Page 5
Question 3: Challenges and Obstacles Facing Central Bridge Number of Response Traffic (too fast, dangerous intersections, trucks) 5 Limited Local Stores 3 Aging, Deteriorating Housing 3 Problems Associated with Tenants (transient population, absentee landlords, poor vetting of tenants) 3 Train Whistle 2 Loss of Small Business 2 Lack of pedestrian safety 2 Low incomes 1 Vacant Property 1 Roads in Need of Repair 1 Split Townships 1 Lack of Industry 1 Railroad 1 Not enough building inspections 1 Lack of Police / Law Enforcement 1 Unlicensed cars 1 Safe Travel to Park 1 Convenient 1 Page 6
Question 4: Things that Make Central Bridge a Great Place to Live Number of Response The People 3 Easy Commute 3 Historic Character 3 Location 3 Low Crime 2 Family Oriented 2 Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation 2 Affordable 2 Public Transportation 2 Fresh Food 2 Pretty Town / Rural Beauty 2 Low Taxes 1 Fresh Air / Peaceful 1 Hospital/Ambulance 1 Fire Department 1 Municipal Water & Sewer 1 Nearby Shopping 1 Potential 1 Page 7
Question 5: Future Opportunities for Central Bridge Number of Response Senior Housing 3 Economic Development 3 Young Family Neighborhood 2 Tourism 2 Laundromat 2 Vibrant Downtown 2 Hiking / Biking Trails 2 Safer / Expanded Playground 2 Improved Walkability 1 Agricultural Market 1 Slaughterhouse / Meat Packing Plant 1 Family / Children / Senior Programs 1 Physician in Town 1 Veterinarian in Town 1 Firehouse / Community Center 1 Page 8
Comment Box Number of Comment Halloween & Christmas Parades 2 Create a Bike Park 2 Improvements to Playground to make it safer 2 Hold Landlords Accountable 1 Investment in Rundown Properties 1 Too Many Sex Offenders 1 Implement Laws to Protect Children 1 Beautify entrances to Hamlet 1 Get rid of scrap concrete near 7-30A and Church 1 Build a new Fire Station 1 Improve Access to the Park 1 Offer more Family Events 1 Page 9
Vision for Central Bridge Number of Comment Slower Traffic, Less Trucks 3 More Business 2 Safe - Low Crime 2 Clean and Friendly 2 Kid Friendly / Family Friendly 2 People will want to live here 1 Clean Air 1 Reasonable Taxes 1 Self Sustaining Community 1 Apartment Buildings Cleaned Up 1 Include All the Hamlet in the Hamlet 1 Clean Up Old Buildings 1 Restore Beautiful Homes & Street Frontate 1 Quiet 1 Affordable 1 Restoration of Old Homes 1 Page 10