This is not the first time that the Garfield neighborhood has been the subject of long term planning in Toledo. Below is a timeline of previous and ongoing planning efforts from various organizations that include Garfield and other East Side communities. Many goals and achievements are still relevant today and will help inform the Community Plan.

Previous Planning Documents

2008

Connecting the Pieces

In 2006, Toledo LISC invited neighborhood organizations across various disciplines such as human services, public services, and development as a in a collaborative effort to create a strategic, placed-based approach in East Toledo.

Strategic Plan for Arts and Culture

The basis of this plan is outlined within the Arts Commission’s definition of placemaking as arts and culture build community.

Art and culture contribute to the development of community by serving as a voice for diverse cultural expression, improving educational attainment, enhancing quality of life, and attracting businesses to the City of Toledo.

2015

Downtown Toledo Master Plan

2016

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Our Town

In November 2017, the project Creative East Toledo began led by The Arts Commission of Toledo, partnered with East Toledo Family Center, One Voice for Toledo, and Toledo Design Collective.

2018

Riverfront Trail Plan