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The Vindicator Spcial Report: Youngstown 2010, a Plan Confronts Reality.

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A PLAN CONFRONTS REALITY


Since its inception in 2002, the Youngstown 2010 plan has earned national attention and helped install Jay Williams as the city's mayor. Now, 2010 is only two years away. In this four-part series, The Vindicator investigates how demolitions are impacting city neighborhoods, and how the economy and crime are affecting quality of life in Youngstown. The ambitious 2010 plan is confronting the harsh realities of a city with challenges.

Youngstown 2010 Stories:


Hope amid gloom Tech success, upturn downtown fuel optimism

YOUNGSTOWN — Amid steep manufacturing losses and a faltering economy in the Valley, software startup
By Angie Schmitt

Getting rid of urban blight

On Oak Hill Avenue, the area around St. Patrick’s Church has been transformed by the razing of vacant buildings.
By Angie Schmitt

Residents begin their effort to take back neighborhoods

Fifty percent of Youngstown residents feel unsafe in their neighborhoods at night, a 2004 study
By Angie Schmitt

New vision for Youngstown advances; old challenges hinder progress
Vindicator Special Report

YOUNGSTOWN — Six years ago, they said the Youngstown 2010 plan could change the city’s fate.
By Angie Schmitt

How’s the mayor doing?
MAYORAL SUPPORT: Mayor Jay Williams waves to a passerby in downtown Youngstown. Williams calls the headway made by the city’s demolition crews in demolishing vacant and abandoned buildings one of the most tangible successes to date.

Crime reduction remains the mayor’s top priority. YOUNGSTOWN — A cold evening inside one of
By David Skolnick

Videos:



2010: Jay Williams
2010: Jay Williams

Jay Williams on the Youngstown 2010 Plan.

2010: Abdul Harris
2010: Abdul Harris

Abdul Harris on the Youngstown 2010 Plan.
Note: Since the original filming of this video in December, Pastor Harris reported to us that in January, police arrived in his neighborhood and cleared out two drug houses, making his neighborhood more peaceful.

2010: Abdul Harris
2010: Abdul Harris

Abdul Harris talks about 2010 while in his neighborhood, on the east side of Youngstown.

2010: Mike Damiano
2010: Mike Damiano

Mike Damiano on building demolitions.

2010: Carol Rimedio-Righetti
2010: Carol Rimedio-Righetti

Carol Rimedio-Righetti on the Youngstown 2010 Plan.

2010: Clark Family
2010: Clark Family

Clark Family on the Youngstown 2010 plan and their relocation to Youngstown.

2010: Idora Block Watch
2010: Idora Block Watch

James London and other citizens on 2010 and the Idora Block Watch.



By redox( anonymous ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:01 p.m.

I am excited for all the changes happening in Youngstown. I feel we are on the right track. With investors coming in from out of town, it is easy to see Youngstown is a diamond in the rough. Keep up the good work!

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