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HISTORY AND

COMMUNITY

ASSETS

The primary four community areas of the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Plan-ning Area – Avondale, Logan Square, Humboldt Park and West Town – first began to be settled with the arrival of eastern European immigrants in the late 1870’s - mostly from Russia, Ukraine and Poland. Over time, the area has transitioned to include a large influx of Latino families looking for affordable places to live in the northern portion of the area.

Today, the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area is a combination of diverse neighborhoods of ethnic and economic diversity that are constantly changing. With multiple art, music and food festivals that boom during summer and fall, these neighborhoods attract many visitors while also offering residents diverse housing options for every income level. This Planning Area has also several entertainment venues, and food options that have helped to maintain the attractiveness of its strong retail corridors.

Additionally, the area also continues to make its existing open spaces more effective, including the programming of existing parks and the creation of new alternatives such as the new 606 Bloomingdale Trail.

The area is also fortunate to be attract-ing large public and private invest-ments, which suggest a strong outlook for the future of this area. Managing these investments to benefit both existing residents and newcomers is the most pressing challenge for these well-located neighborhoods.

of housing in these areas ranges from wood frame buildings to historic limestone residences. Kosciusko Park and Palmer Square, within the Historic Boulevard system, represent the largest open space assets. Resi-dents are served by the Logan Square library which provides them with innovative library services as well as state-of-the art technology. There are five health service providers, including Kindred-Central Hospital, PrimeCare Community Health Center (Ames and Fullerton locations), Infant Welfare, and Cook Logan Square. Leadership for the area is provided by Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Economic Development Commission of Greater Logan Square, Bickerdike Redevelop-ment Corporation and St. Sylvester’s Church, among many others. The Community Areas of Humboldt Park and West Town have approxi-mately 81,400 residents, and the area has the largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the Midwest; most have set-tled along W Division St. The historic housing of these areas feature late 19th-century brick cottages and two-flats along W Grand Ave, W Chicago Ave, and W Augusta Blvd, which were once the heart of Chicago’s Ukrainian community. The main intersection of N Damen Ave, W North Ave and N Milwaukee Ave is the epicenter for entertainment in the area and also features the art-deco Northwest Tower skyscraper which is being converted into a 120-room boutique hotel. With the establishment of its Special Service Area, W Chicago Ave has seen an economic development transforma-tion, and in the last few years a strong restaurant corridor has been develop-ing between the I-90 Expressway and N Western Ave.

These community areas are served by the Damen, Division and Chicago CTA Blue Line stations and by the Clybourn, Healy and Western METRA stations. Humboldt Park, Churchill Park and Wicker Park offer attractive public open space, and residents are served

providers, including the St. Mary and St. Elizabeth Hospitals, the Norwegian American Hospital, Access-Humboldt Park Family Health Center, Erie Family Health Center (housed at Clemente High School), CommunityHealth, Erie Family Health Center (Division, Hum-boldt Park and West Town locations), PCC-West Town Family Health Center and PrimeCare Community Health, Inc. Leadership for the area is provided by West Town Chamber of Commerce, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, Neigh-borhood Housing Services of Chicago, Casa Central, LUCHA, Association House of Chicago, West Town Leader-ship United, Centro San Bonifacio, Erie Family Health Center, Division Street Business Development Association and the West Town Chamber of Com-merce among many others.

The Greater Milwaukee Avenue Plan-ning Area also includes relatively small-er portions of the Hsmall-ermosa, Near North Side and Irving Park community areas, but the history and future investments in these areas will be documented in neighboring action plans: Hermosa and Irving Park in the Far Northwest Side Action Plan, and Near North Side in the Greater Lincoln Park Action Plan.

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CENTRAL PARK AVE

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Chicago Neighborhoods Now: Greater Milwaukee Ave

ASSET MAP

Map Key

Interstates Metra Line & Station CTA Blue Line & Station Bike Lanes and Trails Parks and Open Space Water

Chicago Landmark Districts Industrial Corridors Public Schools Private Schools Colleges Libraries Hospitals Health Centers Police Stations Fire Houses Interstates

Metra Line & Station CTA Blue Line & Station Bike Lanes Parks and Open Space Water

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DEMOGRAPHICS

Source: 2010 Decennial Census, SF1, Table DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010.

Race and Ethnicity

2010

2012

Source: 2012 5 Year American Community Survey, Table B19001 - Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2012 inflation-adjusted dollars). Source: US2010 Project at Brown University, Longitudinal Tract Data Base (LTDB), Full data for 1970-2010.

CHICAGO GREATER MILWAUKEE AVE GREATER MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO 248,673 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 3,376,152 214,898 3,004,435 205,877 2,783,572 213,233 2,895,521 194,289 2,695,249 1970 to 2010

Total Population

Rate of Population Change (Percent)

-10% -20% 0% 10% 20% 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 -7% 4% -7% -11% -14% -4% -9% 4% 1970 to 2010 22% 23% 17% 11% 14% _13% 29% 23% 17% 11% 11% _10% 30% 30% 25% 25% 20% 20% 15% 15% 10% 10% 5% 5% 0% 0% $25-49k $25-49k $50-74k$50-74k $75-99k$75-99k $100-149k$100-149k <$25k <$25k >$150k>$150k

GREATER MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO

Household Income

GREATER MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO

White Alone Black or African-American Alone Asian Alone Hispanic or Latino, of Any Race

Two or More Races

White Alone Asian Alone Other Alone Black or African-American Alone Hispanic or Latino, of Any Race

The population of the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area has fallen by 22% since 1970, roughly equal to Chica-go overall. Forty-five percent of area residents are White and 45% percent are Latino or Hispanic, 6% percent are Black or African Americans and 3% percent are Asian. Nearly 55% of the households in the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area earn more than $50,000 per year. The unemployment rate was far lower here than in the city overall in 2012 (the latest year for which Planning Area-level data is available): 7.6% vs 12.9 citywide. Unemployment has dropped significantly since then, and this data will be updated in future iterations of this Action Plan.

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Total Vacant Rentable Commercial Building Area (Percent) by Use

Source: Institute of Housing Studies at DePaul University Analysis of CoStar data.

Industrial/ Flex Office Retail Building Type Period Total Rentable Building Area (sf) Total Vacant Rentable Building Area (sf) Total Vacant Rentable Building Area (%) Chicago Total Vacant Rentable Building Area (%) 4Q 2013 4Q 2005 4Q 2013 4Q 2005 4Q 2013 4Q 2006 18,674,556 20,691,605 4,639,758 4,662,646 16,105,047 15,127,892 2,911,503 1,529,699 493,535 381,022 931,927 1,329,670 16% 7% 10%10% 11% 8% 13%14% 6% 9% 7%8% $63.5M

Estimated Local Retail Sales (Demand) Actual Local Retail Sales (Supply) $302.1M $256M $143.7M $207.2M $202M $160M $324.7M $30M Unmet Demand $42M Unmet Demand $294.8M $216.5M Unmet Demand $1.3 M $94.3M $34.3M $215.2M $496.7M Unmet Demand $325.3M $171.4M

Health & Personal Care Stores Health & Personal Care Stores Food & Beverage StoresFood & Beverage Stores

Large Store General MerchandiseLarge Store General Merchandise Neighborhood Store General MerchandiseNeighborhood Store General Merchandise

Eating & Drinking Eating & Drinking

Auto Sales & Services Auto Sales & Services $138.1M Unmet Demand $43.4M Unmet Demand $46M $94.6M Non-store Retailers Non-store Retailers $0 $0 $100M$100M $200M$200M $300M$300M $400M$400M

Source: 2013 City of Chicago Citywide Retail Market Analysis of Esri Business data.

Unmet Demand $60M

Home Appliances & Furnishing Stores Home Appliances & Furnishing Stores

Retail Gap Analysis

2013

Local sales exceed local demand Local demand not satisfied by local sales

According to a study commissioned by the City in 2013 which analyzed the resi-dent buying power and actual sales with-in each of Chicago’s 16 Plannwith-ing Areas, the retailers operating in the Greater Mil-waukee Avenue Planning Area generate less sales in many commercial categories than the neighborhood residents would be expected to buy.

For instance, the Food & Beverage Stores gap in 2012 was $46 M while the Large General Merchandise retail gap was $295 M. This suggests that many Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area residents leave the area to buy items in these categories. There may be a significant opportunity to recapture some of that spending that is leaking out of the Planning Area into the surrounding areas, which will be the subject of further study and discussion (in some retail categories, such as Health and Personal Care stores, retail sales were higher than

neighborhood residents would be expected to buy, which suggests that visitors come into the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area to shop for goods in these categories).

Vacancy rates in the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area have risen 9% for industrial and 3% for office space in spite of decreasing total square footage in each category. The vacancy rate for retail space has decreased by 3% between 2005 and 2013. Outside of the Central Area, the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area has the largest amount of total rentable square footage for retail building space (approximately16M sf) of which only 5.8% is vacant which is lower than the average for the city. This further reinforces the need to evaluate the existing zoning and land uses for vacant industrial and office space to create opportunities that can provide good retail in the area at strategic locations.

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HOUSING

No Housing Costs Less Than 30 Percent 30 Percent or More

Owner-Occupied

Household Renter-OccupiedHouseholds 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2012

Housing Costs as a Percentage of Household Income

Source: 2012 5 Year American Survey, Table B25106 - Tenure by Housing Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months.

. 4% 42% 57% 41% 58% 43% 53% 51% 43% GREATER MILWAUKEE AVENUE

18%

14%

Source: Institute of Housing Studies at DePaul University Analysis of Data from Cook County Recorder of Deeds via Property Insight, Record Information Services, Cook County Assessor.

Share of Residential Parcels

Impacted by Foreclosure

89%

75%

11%

25%

Housing Composition

Source: Institute of Housing Studies at DePaul University Analysis of Data from Cook County Assessor.

Source: Institute of Housing Studies at DePaul University Analysis of Data from HUD/USPS.

Area’s Share of Long-Term

Vacant Chicago Addresses

4Q 2013

Area’s Share of Chicago

Residential Addresses

7%

7%

7%

7%

Planning Area, 58% of owner-occupants and 57% of renters live in housing that is affordable for those residents (defined as households devoting less than 30% of income to residential expenses). The Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area’s share of long-term vacant homes is 7%, equal to its share residential addresses citywide. Fewer homes were impacted by foreclosure than the city average. The housing stock in the area is composed of 11% single family homes and 89% multi-family buildings; this makes it the 6th highest concentration of multi-family buildings among Chicago’s 16 Planning Areas.

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36%

Share of Population within

1/2 Mile of Rail Transit

CHICAGO

GREATER MILWAUKEE AVENUE

43%

43%

Source: 2010 Decennial Census, SF1, Table P-1 - Total Population; City of Chicago Data Portal Shapefiles of CTA Stations, Metra Stations, and City of Chicago Street Network; 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefiles of Cook County Census Blocks.

GREATER MILWAUKEE AVENUE GREATER MILWAUKEE AVENUE CHICAGO BICYCLE

3.4%

1.3%

31.7%

52.5%

50.3%

27.9%

7.6%

10.0%

5.4%

6.7%

1.6%

1.5%

Method of Transportation to Work for

Employed Population Aged 16 Years or Older

Source: 2012 5 Year American Community Survey, Table B08006 - Sex of Workers by Means of Transportation to Work (only age data was used from this table).

CHICAGO

12.4 MI

11.0 MI

Average Distance to Work (Miles)

Source: Longitudinal Employer - Household Dynamics [LEHD] Origin-Destination Data; 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefiles of Census Blocks.

OPEN SPACE &

TRANSPORTATION

2010

Acres of Open Space per

1,000 Residents

GREATER MILWAUKEE

AVENUE CHICAGO

Source: Institute for Housing Studies, DePaul’s analysis of data obtained from the 2010 Decennial Census, SF1, Table P1 – Total Population; City of Chicago Data Portal Shapefiles of CPD Parks, FPDCC Forest Preserves, CPS Campus Parks, City of Chicago-identified wildlife habitat, and City of Chicago Street Network; 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefiles of Cook County Census Blocks. The universe of open space identified is limited to recreation space (either to enter or view) that is freely accessible to the public.

1.4

1.4

5.0

Share of Population within

1/2 Mile of Open Space

99%

99%

92%

2010

GREATER MILWAUKEE

AVENUE CHICAGO

Most residents of the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area live close to open space but have significantly less acreage per resident than the City’s goal, which is five 5 acres per 1000 residents. The number of acres per 1000 residents per community area is as follows: 0.2 for Avondale, 0.7 for Hermosa, 0.8 for Humboldt Park, 2.0 for Irving Park, 1.0 for Logan Square, 1.0 for Near North Side, and 2.8 for West Town.

Forty-three percent of the residents in the area live within a half-mile from a rail station, which makes it the 7th highest ratio among the 16 Planning Areas. In contrast over 50% of residents drive alone to their work locations, just slightly below the City’s overall rate.

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EXISTING LAND

USE AND

RECENT

INVESTMENTS

EXISTING LAND USE

The Greater Milwaukee Planning Area area is bounded to the north by the residential neighborhoods of Avondale and Irving Park, to the south by the Kinzie Industrial Corridor, to the east by the residential neighborhoods of Bucktown and West Town and to the west by portions of the Pulaski and Knox Industrial Corridors. The main commercial corridor is N Milwaukee Ave but additional concentration of retail activity can also be found along W. Belmont Ave, W Fullerton Ave, W Armitage Ave, W North Ave, W Division St, W Chicago Ave and W Grand Ave. The Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area contains less vacant land than the city’s average, which might lead to few but strategic opportunities for infill investments, while less land is dedicated to industrial than elsewhere in the City. The area contains ten designated Chicago Landmark Districts.

RECENT INVESTMENTS

In recent years several investments have improved the built environment in the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area.

In the Avondale and Logan Square community areas:

• Logan Theater at 2650 N Milwaukee Ave. The rehabilitation of this historic building included repairs to the theater’s marquee, more than 900 new seats in four audito-riums, a rehabilitated lobby, new storefront windows, tuck-pointing, Art Deco-inspired decorative lighting and other design details. There are also 18 above-grade rental apartments of which 20 percent are affordable. The theater originally opened as the Paramount Cinema in 1915. Total Project Cost: $5.6 million • Hairpin Lofts (aka former Morris

B. Sachs office building) at 2800 N Milwaukee Ave. Hairpin Lofts includes 28 rental units, an 8,000 sf community arts center and 7,000 sf of retail space in the heart of the Milwaukee-Kimball-Diversey Historic District. Total Project Cost: $15.4 million

In the Humboldt Park and West Town community areas:

• The Bloomingdale Trail at 1600-3700 W Bloomingdale Ave. Construction of a 2.7 mile linear park on a former railroad embankment that will include eight new adjacent entry points and will create 15 acres of new public open space. Total

Block of W North Ave. This is the final phase of a block-long, 110-unit affordable housing development that includes new and rehabilitated buildings, adaptive reuse of a vacant four-story warehouse as 33 rental units and the construction of three two-flats on adjacent land provided by the City. Total Project Cost: $13.3 million

• Resurrection University/ Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center at 1431 N Claremont Ave.

Renovation of the Saints Mary and Elizabeth hospital building to include the relocation of Resurrection University’s Nursing and Allied Health Professionals school from Oak Park. The 38,000 sf renovation will include classrooms, a student lounge, cafeteria, conference rooms, offices and an operating room simulator. Total Project Cost: $ 13.7 million

• Ukrainian Village Extension II at 913-25 N Hoyne Ave. The Ukrainian Village Landmark District was extended in March to include the former St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and school building (1906).

• Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank at 4000 W. North Ave. An important example of early 20th century bank architecture in Chicago, the former Pioneer Trust and Savings Bank was designated a Chicago landmark in June. Designed by K.M. Vitzthum & Co. in the classical revival style, the five-story structure is part of a group of 16 neighborhood banks that the Landmarks Commission Resurrection University/St. Mary & St. Elizabeth Medical Center, LeMoyne St & Claremont Ave.

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EXISTING LAND USE

Map Key

Interstates Metra Line & Station CTA Blue Line & Station

28% 14% 11% 11% 12% 7% 13% 4%

Milwaukee Ave Land Use Percentage City Land Use Percentage

31% 8% 0% 1 20% 13% 8% 8% 2% Land Use Residential

Mixed Use (Residential + Commercial) Commercial

Public Facilities + Institutions Industrial + Manufacturing Transportation + Utility Parks and Open Space Vacant Land

Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s 2010 Land Use Inventory for Northeasetern Illinois, Version 1.0. Published: December 2014. Map information is not appropriate for, and is not to be used as a geodetic, legal, or engineering base. Map information has no legal basis in the definition of boundaries or property lines and is not

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PREVIOUS PLANS

The residents, businesses and institu-tions of the Greater Milwaukee Avenue Planning Area have contributed their wisdom and hard work towards many planning efforts in recent years. This Action Plan will build upon the work that has already been undertaken. At least eight plans have been completed since 2000 that generated recommen-dations to improve the Greater Mil-waukee Avenue Planning Area, three of which were approved by the Chicago Plan Commission. Where appropriate, the recommendations from these prior plans will be incorporated into the Action Plan as Priority Projects. Some examples include:

• Recommendation 5 from the “Logan Square Open Space Plan,” inspired the 606 trail along W Bloomingdale Ave. This $95 million project extends for 2.7 miles connecting the Humboldt Park and West Town Communities with N Ashland Ave. The project is open to the public,

• Recommendation 7 from “Logan Square Open Space Plan,” initially included a public market plaza and has inspired the Logan Square Orchard Project (Priority Project #3) • Strategy 4 from “Humboldt Park

Staking Our Claim Plan, LISC 2005,” inspired the 65th Infantry Regiment Veterans Housing, Norwegian American Hospital (Priority Project #10)

Proposed Logan Square Orchard, N Milwaukee Ave & W Logan Blvd 606 Observatory at Ridgeway trail head, N Lawndale Ave & W Bloomingdale Ave

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LOGAN SQUARE CORRIDOR

DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

2015

Participating Organizations

• Metropolitan Planning Council, Alderman Rey Colón, Bicentennial Improvements Project, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, Logan Sq. Chamber of Arts, Logan Sq. Chamber of Commerce, Logan Sq. Neighborhood Association, Logan Sq. Preservation, Norwegian Church, South Logan Arts Coalition

Project Summary

Create a set of future development recommendations for two city-owned properties located at the CTA Blue Line Logan Square station. The plan provides residents and developers with an understanding of potential alternatives for the site that include TOD, affordable housing and open space components.

Priority Recommendations

• The station plaza and parking lot should be developed, but should not rise higher than six stories

• The preferred use of the sites is a combination of affordable housing, green space and a community space that supports an indoor farmers market • Parking should be reduced significantly, while retaining a minimal amount for any future development and public use • The station plaza should contain

pedestrian-oriented green space • The site facing Milwaukee Avenue

should contain a mix of development types, including small-scale retail and community space

• The Emmett Street parking lot should be redeveloped into mixed-income housing • At least 50 percent of new residential

VISION DRIVING

DEVELOPMENT: LOGAN

SQUARE CORRIDOR

DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

2010

• Metropolitan Planning Council, Alderman Rey Colón

Project Summary

Create a set of development priori-ties for Milwaukee Avenue to provide residents with an understanding of development finance/design to enrich their vision for development along the corridor, preparing them to effectively respond to development proposals in the future

Priority Recommendations

• Develop a mixed-use building with ground floor retail and upper residential floors, and a pocket park at the former Dale Theater/Abt Electronic site located at 2860 North Milwaukee Avenue • Develop a mixed use building to include:

an office/retail space on the 1st/2nd floors, residential units on the 3rd/4th floors, green space on the roof and in front of the building with an “element of interest” for the existing Pay/Half and Gap Outlet properties at the corner of Milwaukee and Spaulding Avenues • Redevelop the MegaMall property to

include a theater building on the south end of the site, mixed-use buildings with ground-floor retail and residential above, space between the buildings to ensure visibility for commercial tenants, an open “European-style” marketplace with central green space and pedestrian paths lined with retail/ restaurants, and a park on the north end of the site

THE BLOOMINGDALE TRAIL

July 2009

Participating Organizations

• Chicago Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Economic Development, Department of Transpor-tation, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Chicago Park District, The Trust for Public Land, The Friends of Bloomingdale Trail

Project Summary

The Bloomingdale Trail is a planned now constructed 2.7 mile multi-use linear park, the trail is the first of its kind in Chicago. It is a rail-to-trail con-version and will run along an unused, elevated rail line above Bloomingdale Avenue from Ashland Avenue to Ridgeway Avenue. The Bloomingdale Trail is the backbone of a parks and trail network called “The 606.” The 606, including the Bloomingdale Trail and access parks, and opened in June 6, 2015.

The Bloomingdale Trail will feature access points at:

• Ridgeway Avenue • Drake Avenue • Spaulding Avenue • Julia de Burgos Park • Humboldt Boulevard • California Avenue • Rockwell Avenue • Western Avenue • Milwaukee Leavitt Park • Churchill Park

• Wood Street • Walsh Park

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PARK BUCKTOWN SSA#33

February 2009

Participating Organizations

• Department of Planning and Development, Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, Special Service Area #33

Priority Recommendations

• Improve the highly visible and active gateways to Wicker Park and Bucktown, which are currently unattractive and unwelcoming • Maintaining a vibrant retail

environment with a strong presence of locally owned businesses as rents continue to increase

• Address the large stretches of inactive uses (empty storefronts, banks, undeveloped land, etc.) along major corridors, which inhibit the continuity of business. Provide permanent/temporary uses • Promote Low Impact Development

and green building techniques in all new construction and rehabilitation projects

• Improve viaducts as entrances to the neighborhood at Division Street and North, Damen and Ashland Avenues • Improve the intersection of North/

Milwaukee/Damen Avenues • Improve the Clybourn Metra station • Develop a shared use parking lot

program

• Install parklets on Damen and Milwaukee Avenues as construction

NORTH MILWAUKEE

AVENUE CORRIDOR PLAN

December 2008

Participating Organizations

• Alderman Manuel Flores, 1st Ward

Priority Recommendations

• Allow higher density and require a mix of housing types for a broad range of incomes

• Include rental and for-sale housing at both market and affordable housing price ranges

• Encourage creative opportunities for open and green space, including public art, street vendors, markets, concerts and performances that draw people and vitality into the area to stimulate economic activity • Encourage public plazas and

gathering spots as part of any new, larger scale residential development • Set aside more area for dedicated,

secured bicycle parking and storage • Work with the Chicago Transit

Authority (CTA) to use the land under the CTA elevated tracks for public use around the Western and California stations and local parking at selected mid-block locations • Understand that “retail follows

rooftops” and focus on a few busy, successful stores rather than over-saturating market demand • Promote environmental best

practices

• Plant trees along the corridor

HUMBOLDT PARK: STAKING

OUR CLAIM

May 2005

Participating Organizations

• Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, LISC Chicago

Priority Recommendations

• Create a five-year vocational high school that prepares students for jobs in their trades

• Coordinate existing homeownership counseling programs to better prepare prospective homeowners • Coordinate and expand job

placement and exchange programs for former prisoners

• Institute the “First Community Land Trust of Chicago” in West Humboldt Park to encourage balanced development and increase control over land use

• Monitor land use and negotiate with developers to ensure projects meet local needs

• Create an Open Space Coalition to help implement the “Open Space Plan for Humboldt Park

• Pursue redevelopment and street-scape improvements on commercial corridors

• Complete Chicago Avenue commercial corridor planning process

• Enhance and expand the “between the flags” Paseo Boricua Restaurant and Cultural District

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LOGAN SQUARE: A PLACE TO

STAY, A PLACE TO GROW

May 2005

Participating Organizations

• Logan Square Neighborhood Associ-ation, LISC Chicago

Priority Recommendations

• Preserve and expand affordable housing.

• Expand and improve parks and recreational programs, and create new community spaces

• Complete Bloomingdale Bike Trail • Reconfigure the Ames School

athletic field

• Construct small playgrounds and gardens on vacant lots

• Improve and expand model community school programs, and foster educational opportunities for residents of all ages

• Revitalize key commercial corridors by working with elected officials, businesses and property owners • Support streetscape and facade improvements along Fullerton, Armitage and Milwaukee Avenues • Make Logan Square a safe place to

bike and walk

• Support industrial retention and business development, and provide coordinated job training, job placement and financial education to community residents

• Support creation of a multi-use plaza on CTA property off Logan Square

• Assist local entrepreneurs with training and business development

LOGAN SQUARE OPEN

SPACE PLAN

July 2004

Participating Organizations

• Department of Planning and Development

• Department of Transportation (CDOT)

• Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

• Chicago Public Schools

Priority Recommendations

• Study parking and traffic patterns and make recommendations regarding expansion of Palmer Square

• Create new Logan Gateway parks • Create Bloomingdale linear park • Create new, safe pedestrian and

bicycle connections • Redesign Logan Square • Develop new market plaza • Create new community-managed

open space

• Improve Kosciuszko Park • Improve and expand Haas Park • Reconfigure Brentano Campus Park

A PLAN FOR CHICAGO’S

NEAR NORTHWEST SIDE

September 2002

Participating Organizations

• Department of Planning and Development

Priority Recommendations

• Develop a publicly accessible riverfront

• Create new neighborhood parks • Upgrade neighborhood streets and

create dedicated bike routes • Develop new open spaces on

underdeveloped land adjacent to infrastructure projects such as rail lines and the expressway • Develop new Chicago Transit

Authority (CTA) Green line station • Enhance CTA Blue line station

entrances

• Strengthen pedestrian connections between the CTA and Metra stations • Improve bus stops with new

shelters, benches, signage and lighting

• Implement the Central Area Plan transportation recommendations • Respect historic context of the East

Village, Eckhart Park, Noble Square and Ukrainian Village neighborhoods in new development