project: EAST END SMALL AREA PLAN
date: 2008
location: LEXINGTON, KY
client: LEXINGTON FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
contact: JIM DUNCAN, DIVISION OF PLANNING
Urban Collage, Inc. in association with EHI consultants created a revitalization plan for the historic East End Neighborhood. A diverse neighborhood originally home to professionals, entertainers, and even some of the first African-American jockeys. Plans center on balancing affordability while creating new investment, including plans for a rejuvenated Third Street Corridor.
The East End Small Area plan makes recommendations for revitalization of the neighborhood such as;
- Residential infill and rehabilitation throughout the neighborhood
- Revitalization of the once thriving commercial core at the intersection of Third and Race Streets as well as along Midland Avenue
- Increased ecological awareness and standards throughout the industrial core
- Infrastructure upgrades; sidewalks, roadways, and green space
- Increased connectivity throughout the East End Neighborhood as well as improving connections to surrounding areas and Downtown Lexington
