Syracuse Planning Commision Application for 300 Euclid should be denied.
Syracuse Planning Commision Application for 300 Euclid should be denied.
The Issue
We are writing as property owners and neighbors of the 300 Block of Euclid Avenue. We urge the Commission to deny both Applications R-22-11 and PR-22-02!
While there are many concerns with the proposal for the redevelopment of the South side of the 300 Block of Euclid Avenue, there is a much larger concern that this proposal brings forth. That concern is the future of the entire Euclid Avenue corridor. No single developer’s proposal should set the “stage” or standard for the future of Euclid Avenue. Based on what criteria can the Commission, or the interested public, make a recommendation or judgment on these two applications?
What is the City’s vision for this important corridor? What do the neighbors and the neighborhoods abutting the corridor see as it’s future? What are the plans for the visual, physical and environmental character of the corridor? Many issues and exciting proposals need to be considered.
The pending State and Federal Historic District Designation recognizes the historic significance of the University neighborhood. The application before you is within this designation area and would hinder its passing.
The Planned Institution Development, passed many years ago, stated that the west side of Ostrom was the demarcation line between the PID and the residential neighborhood where we live. This application falls outside of the PID and violates the residential quality of our neighborhood.
Syracuse University’s “Framework” Plan, specifically plans for the 100 Block of Euclid and the recently demolished properties on Ostrom Avenue. These properties are within the PID. SU plans to build multiple units of student housing/dorms. The recent building of multiple housing units within the PID must surely have satisfied the need for student housing.
We are asking the City Planning Commission, in association with City and County agencies, to develop an urban design plan for the Euclid Avenue corridor with appropriate input from all affected or concerned constituents. And we are requesting a specific response to our request.
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The Issue
We are writing as property owners and neighbors of the 300 Block of Euclid Avenue. We urge the Commission to deny both Applications R-22-11 and PR-22-02!
While there are many concerns with the proposal for the redevelopment of the South side of the 300 Block of Euclid Avenue, there is a much larger concern that this proposal brings forth. That concern is the future of the entire Euclid Avenue corridor. No single developer’s proposal should set the “stage” or standard for the future of Euclid Avenue. Based on what criteria can the Commission, or the interested public, make a recommendation or judgment on these two applications?
What is the City’s vision for this important corridor? What do the neighbors and the neighborhoods abutting the corridor see as it’s future? What are the plans for the visual, physical and environmental character of the corridor? Many issues and exciting proposals need to be considered.
The pending State and Federal Historic District Designation recognizes the historic significance of the University neighborhood. The application before you is within this designation area and would hinder its passing.
The Planned Institution Development, passed many years ago, stated that the west side of Ostrom was the demarcation line between the PID and the residential neighborhood where we live. This application falls outside of the PID and violates the residential quality of our neighborhood.
Syracuse University’s “Framework” Plan, specifically plans for the 100 Block of Euclid and the recently demolished properties on Ostrom Avenue. These properties are within the PID. SU plans to build multiple units of student housing/dorms. The recent building of multiple housing units within the PID must surely have satisfied the need for student housing.
We are asking the City Planning Commission, in association with City and County agencies, to develop an urban design plan for the Euclid Avenue corridor with appropriate input from all affected or concerned constituents. And we are requesting a specific response to our request.
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Petition created on April 23, 2022