Inventory of the Youngstown 2010, Citywide Plans, 2005

History of The Youngstown 2010 Project

The Youngstown 2010 Project is a revitalization planning effort between the City of Youngstown and Youngstown State University as well as the help of nearly 200 volunteers. The city was operating under a comprehensive plan that was formulated in 1954 and updated in 1974, with an expected population of 200,000-250,000; however since the economic collapse of the local steel industry, the city has been declining in the past 30 years and lost over half of its population. The Youngstown 2010 accepts the fact that Youngstown is a smaller city and focuses on a stable population of 80,000. It aims to make Youngstown a "cleaner, greener, and more efficient city. " The Youngstown 2010 Project will be updated every 10 years. The Youngstown 2010 Project can be accessed online at http://www.youngstown2010.com as well as a list of neighborhood groups who help put the plan into action.

Scope and Content

The collection was received through the campus mail by YSU Archives and Special Collections. The collection contains one series, the publication of the Youngstown 2010 Citywide Plan, 2005. The Citywide plan contains maps, tables and figures illustrating the steps and procedures needed for the urban renewal and revitalization of Youngstown. The Citywide plan contains the following :

City History The Youngstown 2010 Planning Process Existing Land Use (1951 and 1974 city plans) Citywide Conditions (focuses on population, race, age, housing, vacant and abandoned properties, and zoning) Assets to Build On The Youngstown 2010 Citywide Plan (includes plan themes, Recreation and Open Space, Industrial, Residential, Commercial, and Institutional plans) The Planning Districts (includes all the neighborhoods in the north, east, west, south, and central districts in Youngstown) Implementation of a Cleaner, Greener, and Better Planned and Organized citywide plan for all five of the districts

Statement of Arrangement

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

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Preferred Citation

Youngstown 2010, Citywide Plans, 2005, RG 7/6/1, Archives & Special Collections, William F. Maag, Jr. Library, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio.

Detailed Description of The Collection

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