Neighborhood Cafés

Neighborhood Cafés, markets and delicatessens in established neighborhoods is a great community asset; but introducing new cafes into an established neighborhood is nearly impossible. When existing cafés are present, they are generally accepted and valued; but new ones find opposition; partly because established neighborhoods do not want to risk a bad outcome. Setting standards, trusting code enforcement and understanding the needs of a small business owner are new and frighten residents who are risk-adverse. The use of examples, the city’s history of neighborhood preservation and the advocacy of an elected official are the ingredients necessary to add non-residential amenities to established neighborhoods that, when successful, will become valuable and valued community amenities.[embeddoc url=”https://www.charactertowns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Neighboorhood-Cafes.pdf” width=”100%” download=”all” viewer=”google”]