NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
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Keep Sunnyside Beautiful
Sources: SNP, CC
Address abandoned housing, vacant lots, and dangerous buildings
(HIGH Priority)
ACTIONS STEPS: Advocate for the enforcement of city codes and ordinances, including securing vacant housing, maintaining vacant lots, and demolishing dangerous buildings
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Organize, Advocate
- City: Department of Neighborhoods, Administration and Regulatory Affairs (311) | Role: Support, Implement
- Community Connector: Houston Land Bank | Role: Support
Develop a “Dumpstoppers” program
(HIGH Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Develop a “Dumpstoppers” outreach campaign to encourage residents to report illegal dumping to 311, use multiple platforms such as water bill pamphlets, social media, CitizensNet, and other media; Identify and prioritize actions to deter illegal dumping, including camera installation in dumping hotspots such as Gladstone, Red Bun, Sunbeam, Rack, and Chesterfield
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Organize, Outreach
- City: Department of Neighborhoods, Solid Waste Department, City of Houston Illegal Dumping Task Force (FY 2020) | Role: Support, Outreach, Implement
- Community Connectors: District D, Harris County Constable’s Office, Crime Stoppers, Houston Police Department | Role: Support, Implement
Organize neighborhood clean-ups and beautification days
(HIGH Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Organize regular neighborhood cleanup and beautification days to remove trash and plant trees and other landscaping in the public right-of-way, including highways and in esplanades
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Organize, Implement
- City: Solid Waste Management Department, Department of Neighborhoods | Role: Support, Implement
- Community Connectors: Keep Houston Beautiful, Area Churches, Schools, and Civic Organizations, Trees for Houston | Role: Support, Implement
Promote garbage collection and heavy trash schedules
(LOW Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Publicize regular and heavy trash schedules and policies to ensure residents are well-informed and facilitate proper trash collection
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside SNC | Role: Outreach
- City: Solid Waste Department | Role: Support
- Community Connectors: Area Churches, Schools, and Civic Organizations | Role: Outreach
Advocate for apartment recycling programs
(LOW Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Advocate for the establishment of recycling programs at area apartment complexes or regular Solid Waste Department bin placement and collections
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Advocate
- City: Solid Waste Department | Role: Support
- Community Connectors: Area Apartment Owners | Role: Support, Implement
Celebrate Neighborhood Culture and Heritage
Sources: SNP, CC
Document and celebrate historic sites and architecture
(MEDIUM Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Survey historical buildings and sites in the neighborhood, particularly churches, to identify locations for historical markers or National Historic Landmark status
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Advocate, Organize
- City: Planning and Development Department | Role: Support
- Community Connectors: TIRZ #26, Preservation Houston | Role: Support
Develop a Sunnyside Cultural District
(LOW Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Establish a cultural district to celebrate area heritage, character, and identity and enhance development opportunities
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Advocate
- City: Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs | Role: Organize, Support
- Community Connectors: TIRZ #26, Preservation Houston | Role: Support, Organize, Implement
Expand public art
(LOW Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Advocate for the installation of public art that reflects the history and identity of the neighborhood, including a Veteran’s Memorial, focus public art along trails and in esplanades; Install “gateways” at entry points and smaller landscape orientation signs within the neighborhood
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Organize, Advocate
- City: Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs | Role: Support, Implement
- Community Connectors: Area Artists, Area Civic Organizations, Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Parks Board | Role: Support, Implement