2040 Strategic Pillar — Enhance the Unique 'Community Oasis' Experience
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Importance of the Unique 'Community Oasis' Experience
Importance of the Unique 'Community Oasis' ExperienceThe concept of Coppell being a community oasis attracted a lot of interest in the visioning process. This was defined in people’s minds as being safe neighborhood locations, where people know their neighbors, children play on the streets and there are similarities and uniformity. This concept also supports the strong ‘heath and wellness’ focus in Coppell. To create and maintain this sense of an oasis, it is important to consider scale. As a city of over 40,000 people it will be difficult to retain that feel at a City scale. However, there is great potential to strengthen this experience and the ‘small town feel’ at a neighborhood scale. In Coppell, the neighborhoods are currently loosely defined, but appear to be centered around schools and park and recreation facilities. Deepening this neighborhood identification and feel will allow residents to enjoy the community oasis experience.
2040 Goals and Action Steps:
Develop ‘sense of neighborhood’ at an appropriate scale
- Build more walkable/bike-able pathways throughout the neighborhoods to connect people without the automobile.
- Build overpasses over roads to allow greater foot and bike traffic connectivity.
- Ensure new housing developments and re-developments fit the character of the ‘community oasis’ neighborhood.
- Revitalize neighborhoods to allow and include more food trucks and local eating establishments.
Develop programs that enhance the unique feel of each neighborhood
- City to sponsor more neighborhood competitions to drive excitement for community.
- Develop landscaping in each community oasis with local themes.
- Organize regular meetings of key and diverse groups of stakeholders to explore and reinforce the local community oasis feel.
- City support of neighborhood associations; grant programs for community development.
Create metrics to measure the ‘health and happiness’ of Coppell residents
- Establish more programs that support more connections, well-being, life expectancy and positive impacts on each resident.
- Create more opportunities for people with disabilities.
- Place more artwork in public places that celebrate Coppell’s history and future.
Establish new safety awareness and training programs
- Bike safety courses for all ages.
- PD participates in community events/Nights Out.
- Add signage to neighborhood entry points.
- Create a Teen Advisory Board to the City.