After a long wait, the Highland Park Community Plan is moving toward completion! A revised executive summary is now available in hard copy at Enrico's Tazza d'Oro and Sandy's Deli, and on-line at: <http://www.highlandparkcommunity.com/> A complete final plan, including supporting documentation, will be available Wednesday, November 12. We want your comments, suggestions and complaints regarding the results of the community planning process. We have made a number of observations regarding the nature of Highland Park, and recommendations for improving the neighborhood that may not be the ones you might have made in our place. For example: - For some residents, Highland Park may resemble a "bedroom community" more than one where residents focus their social ties and daily activities, - Highland Park is more similar to the city of Pittsburgh than any of its neighboring communities or presumed "peer" communities in terms of demographic characteristics; - We should focus efforts on improving blighted housing through physical development in concert with community health and safety measures - We should organize a year-round Highland Park youth group. Do you agree or disagree? For more details, and to join the discussion regarding what we want to see our community become, pick up a copy of the final report. You can leave hand-written comments at Tazza D'Oro or Sandy's Deli, or on the discussion boards at the HPCP website, or in email <hp_cdc@netzero.net>, or by phone (412-665-3646). Finally, we encourage your attendance at the next Highland Park Community Club meeting, on Thursday, November 20, when we will present the Highland Park Community Plan final report for acceptance by the Community Club as the official development strategy for our neighborhood. This will be an opportunity for you to let us know whether the planning process has meet your expectations. Michael