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Planning Department and community unveil Japantown Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustainability Strategy
Summary
Planners and community representatives presented a collaborative strategy to preserve Japantown's cultural assets and economic vitality. The JHS inventories 318 cultural resources, identifies 23 areas of concern and proposes 19 recommendations including a community development corporation, community land trust, streetscape improvements and a strategic plan for the Japan Center malls.
Planning Department staff presented the Japantown Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustainability Strategy (JHS), an informational document developed with the Japan Town Task Force and community stakeholders to preserve cultural assets and support economic sustainability.
Steve Wertheim summarized the work: the team identified 318 individual cultural resources and 23 areas of concern ranging from the neighborhood’s declining percentage of residents of Japanese heritage (about 5 percent) to aging…
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