NeighborWalks

Phil Hood August 15, 2011

(philhood@gmail.com) 408-506-43491Delmas Park NAC

Delmas Park

• Boundaries– 87 to Bird

Avenue, 280 to San Fernando

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Delmas Park Goals

• Build Community– Neighbor Walks, Parties, Holiday Events, Outreach

and communications, Responsiveness• Increase cleanliness, usefulness, and safety– Graffiti Removal, Neighbor Walks, Code

Enforcement Issues, Working with the city• Transformation: Assist Neighborhood

Development• Reach out to businesses, tree planting, infrastructure

projects, marketing, working with developers

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NeighborWalks

The purpose of a NeighborWalk is to encourage people to build community and get out and be active.

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NeighborWalks Are Important

• Make friends, build relationships• Clean up trash, remove graffiti• Make notes about the neighborhood• Report violations• Meet neighbors and businesses• Send a message that neighbors care

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Planning A NeighborWalk• Have a theme (litter, graffiti, information collection, etc.)• Announce In Advance

– First speak to other people, then communicate 1 month email, two weeks email, one week flyer, phone calls

– Notify other neighborhoods—don’t be afraid to ask for help.• Food is a draw (Offer ice cream or cake?)• Small groups are great. It doesn’t have to be big• Appoint information leaders• Take time to socialize• Ask the group about next steps, or future neighbor walks• Share information (post online or send around a report)

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What To Bring?• Flashlight (if at night)• Sign-in-sheet for walkers and for signing up neighbors• Camera• Pen and paper to record neighborhood conditions• Pedometer?• Graffiti and litter kits• Clipboards• Volunteer vests• Wagons or strollers for kids

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Note

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Delmas Park Cleanup Day

July 30, 2011

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24 people assembled on July 30 to clean up two streets that deadend on the 280 offramp and were being used by vagrants.

Previously this area was filled with dumped construction waste. The homeless had built a ramp of dirt and leaves to hop the fence to get on to the 280 offramp at Bird Avenue. We took ten bags of litter out of here and created two enormous piles of green waste.

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Always Wear Your Vest

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