EDR conducted the Erie Citywide Historic Resource Survey on behalf of the City of Erie Department of Planning and Neighborhood Resources to systematically and comprehensively inventory buildings, structures, objects, and districts 50 years old or older within eight neighborhood planning districts, including Bayfront, East Bayfront, West Bayfront, Downtown, Pulaski Lighthouse, 12th Street Corridor, Trinity Park, and Little Italy. EDR completed the survey of over 10,000 properties within a compressed project schedule dictated by funding sources.
In collaboration with City of Erie staff, EDR coordinated public outreach and engagement plans to inform residents about their neighborhood’s history and the project’s goals, and to solicit information on which resources they considered significant. This information was shared on an interactive public Story Map website created by EDR for the project.
The historic resources survey resulted in the identification and evaluation of 10,528 resources within the planning districts. In addition to field documentation, EDR submitted survey forms for all identified resources to the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office via the PA-SHARE website and produced reports presenting illustrated historic contexts for each planning district and the results of the historic resources survey, including National Register of Historic Places eligibility evaluations.