| |
| Group |
2 |
8 |
14 |
20 |
26 |
Rank |
| STRENGTHS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Historic Value |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
3 |
3 |
| Public Square |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Mixed-Use |
|
3 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
| Franklin St.- Riverfront |
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1.7 |
| College Campuses |
|
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
| Exiting Buildings |
|
|
|
5 |
|
0.8 |
| Kirby Center |
|
|
|
1 |
|
0.2 |
| Available Locations |
|
|
|
|
5 |
0.8 |
| Understandable Grid |
|
|
|
|
2 |
0.3 |
| WEAKNESSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deterioration |
5 |
|
|
|
|
0.8 |
| Unattractive |
4 |
|
|
|
|
0.7 |
| Obsolete Buildings |
3 |
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
| Poor Bldg. Maintenance |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
0.8 |
| Gov’t. Involvement |
|
5 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
| Ugly Gateways |
|
4 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
| Quality of New Bldgs. |
|
3 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
| Parking/Transit Design |
|
2 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
| No Long-Range Plan |
|
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
1.8 |
| Poor Public Maint. |
|
|
|
|
4 |
0.7 |
| Poor Gar./Lot Maint. |
|
|
|
|
3 |
0.5 |
| Poor Traffic Flow |
|
|
|
|
2 |
0.3 |
| Lack of Cooperation |
|
|
|
4 |
|
0.7 |
| Lack of Landscaping |
|
|
4 |
|
5 |
1.5 |
| OPPORTUNITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Riverfront Development |
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
1.5 |
| Reuse of Old Bldgs. |
|
4 |
5 |
|
3 |
2 |
| Colleges |
|
3 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
| Hotel Sterling |
|
2 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
| Existing Public Spaces |
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
| Available Space |
|
|
|
5 |
|
0.8 |
| Vacant Property |
|
|
|
4 |
|
0.7 |
| K.O.Z. |
|
|
|
3 |
|
0.5 |
| Downtown Workforce |
|
|
|
2 |
|
0.2 |
| Restore Historical Façade/Bldg |
|
|
|
|
5 |
0.8 |
| THREATS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Politics |
|
5 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
| Maint. Accountability |
|
4 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
| Negative Public Attitude |
|
3 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
| No Design Controls |
|
2 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
| Declining Population |
|
|
|
5 |
|
0.8 |
| Lack of High Tech Jobs |
|
|
|
4 |
|
0.7 |
| Poor Use of Public Square |
|
|
|
3 |
|
0.5 |
| Small Group of Owners |
|
|
|
2 |
|
0.3 |
| Failing Infrastructure |
|
|
|
|
5 |
0.8 |
| No Long Term Planning |
|
|
|
|
4 |
0.7 |
| Peripheral Development |
|
|
|
|
3 |
0.5 |
| Lack of Reg. Ownership |
|
|
5 |
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
