July 29, 2010Neighborhood Walking Tours
Every week in the summer and early fall, the Mayor goes door-to-door in a selected neighborhood to meet with and listen to residents in the area. This gives citizens a unique opportunity to ask the mayor questions or share their concerns in order to make their neighborhood a better place.
Next Location: Whitehill Avenue from Cole Avenue to South Avenue (Wed., July 21, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Mayor Teresi Launches 2010 Walking Tours
June 15, 2009 - Mayor Sam Teresi will once again take to the streets of Jamestown as part of his weekly Residential Neighborhood Walking Tour Program. The Mayor will launch his 2009 weekly tour series on a door-to-door basis along Broadhead Avenue between Smith Avenue and South Avenue. The walk will take place on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. This Walking Tour will be the first in a series planned throughout the city's diverse neighborhoods during the summer and fall months of the year.
Mayor Teresi initiated the Walking Tours in 2000 as an opportunity for citizens to express their concerns and questions directly to him and other staff members.
Mayor Teresi commented, "The Neighborhood Walking Tour Program actually grew out of my first campaign for Mayor back in 1999 in which I repeatedly heard the refrain: ‘The only time we see or hear from elected officials is when they are in campaign mode and looking for something...namely a vote!'
"I made the decision and pledge, right then and there, that if I was elected, I would walk the neighborhoods of Jamestown, not only during election campaigns, but on a regular basis during the "walkable" times of every year that I was in office. And, that is exactly what we have been doing and will be starting up again for the 2010 season on Broadhead Avenue."
The Mayor continued, "Since becoming Mayor, I have found the Walking Tours extremely valuable, as one of many approaches, to seek out and stay in touch with what is truly important in the minds of the people that I work for...the residents and the taxpayers of New York's ‘Pearl City'."
"The Walking Tour program has also provided an invaluable opportunity over the years to see up close and personal a variety of specific neighborhood issues and problems, many of which, we at the City Government level can actually play a direct role in addressing and resolving. As in the past, we plan to work with city department heads to follow-up and address the various issues that may surface during my visits."
Here is a list of street where the Mayor has conducted Walking Tours:
18th Street
Ahrens Avenue
Alton Place
Andrews Avenue
Arden Parkway
Arlington Avenue
Barr Street
Beverly Place
Blanchard Street
Broadhead Avenue
Buffalo Street
Campbell Avenue
Carey Place
Cedar Street
Chambers Street
Chapel Street
Charles Street
Charlotte Avenue
City View Avenue
Clyde Avenue
Cook Avenue
Crossman Street
Delaware Avenue
Durant Avenue
Ellis Avenue
Emory Drive
Englewood Avenue
Euclid Avenue
Evelyn Drive
Front Street
Gwendolin Avenue
Hazard Street
Hazel Avenue
Hillcrest Avenue
Hilldale Avenue
Holbrook Street
Howard Street
Hunter Street
Johnson Street
Juliet Street
Kingsbury Street
Lafayette Street
Lakin Avenue
LaSalle Avenue
Lee Avenue
Lister Street
Logan Avenue
Loretta Street
Maple Street
Margaret Street
Stowe Street
McDaniel Avenue
Mercury Lane
Midgley Street
Mont Alto Drive
Myrtle Street
Newton Avenue
Niagara Street
Norton Avenue
Park Street
Pershing Avenue
Prather Avenue
Prendergast Avenue
Prospect Street
Sampson Street
Severn Parkway
Smith Street
Spruce Street
Stowe Street
Summit Avenue
Superior Street
Thayer Street
Van Buren Street
Vinnie Street
Weeks Street
West 10th Street
West 11th Street
West 13th Street
West Virginia Boulevard
Westwood Avenue
Wildwood Avenue
Willow Avenue
Wilton Avenue
Woodworth Avenue