Invest SouthWest Proposed Community Plans
City of Chicago Department of Planning
Published: February 4, 2020
Community Engagement Events
DPD and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will host four kickoff celebrations across the South and West sides to launch INVEST South/West. The family-friendly events will include a broad overview of the initiative, performances by local artists, and an open house with planning exercises for each community area, youth activities and food from local chefs. The schedule is listed below.
Englewood, Auburn Gresham and New City
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, Kennedy-King College, 740 W. 63rd St.
Presentation (.pdf) ? Video (YouTube)
Englewood: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
Auburn Gresham: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
New City: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
Humboldt Park, Austin and North Lawndale
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd.
Presentation (.pdf) ? Video (YouTube)
Vacant CPS Properties (.pdf) ? Citywide Affordable Housing Maps (.pdf)
Humboldt Park: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
Austin: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
North Lawndale: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
Bronzeville, South Shore and South Chicago
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Gary Comer Youth Center, 7200 S. Ingleside Ave.
Presentation (.pdf) ? Video (YouTube)
Vacant CPS Properties (.pdf) ? Citywide Affordable Housing Maps (.pdf)
Bronzeville: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
South Shore: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
South Chicago: Past Plans (.pdf) ? Existing Conditions (.pdf) ? Proposed Priority Corridor (.pdf)
Roseland
5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31, 2020
Pullman Community Center, 10355 S. Woodlawn Ave.
RSVP
Methodology
Over the past several months, DPD analyzed hundreds of miles of street frontage zoned for commercial or business uses throughout the South and West sides of the city.
The department looked at data and information from a variety of sources, including business licenses, historic resources, transit service, community plans, demographics and more. Data on capital and programmatic investments came from the Department of Business Affairs, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Fleet and Facility Management, the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Public Schools and World Business Chicago.
An initial analysis of three dozen possible commercial corridors was narrowed by DPD to 10 community areas by using two chief criteria: the existence of at least one well-developed community plan with a commercial component, and the existence of at least one active commercial area at a specific node or intersection.
Focusing on these 10 neighborhoods allows the City to quickly take action in under-invested neighborhoods using available resources and existing plans. After the City is able to measure the success of the initiative, the INVEST South/West initiative could be further expanded to additional neighborhoods across Chicago.
Other commercial corridors across the city will continue to be assisted by City programs, including Special Service Areas, the Small Business Improvement Fund, TIFWorks and business service organizations.
Reference Materials
In the News
- Fifth Third Bank Announces $20 Million Investment, Block Club Chicago, Jan. 27, 2020
- City loosens rules to help small businesses, Crain's Chicago Business, Jan. 21, 2020
- City kicks off $750M investment campaign, Austin Weekly News, Jan. 20, 2020
- Chicago's new plan commissioner says hello to the South Side, Next City, Dec. 19, 2019
- Chicago is hiring seven new city planners. Here’s why that matters., Curbed Chicago, Dec. 13, 2019
- Chicago's new planning chief has fresh eyes for INVEST South/West, WBEZ, Nov. 29, 2019
- Neighborhoods on South, West sides now have easier access to tools for revitalization, Curbed Chicago, Oct. 30, 2019
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces neighborhood investment plan, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 21, 2019
Keywords:
Auburn Gresham, City of Chicago, department of planning, DPD, Invest SouthWest
Posted in Auburn Gresham in the News, Business, Housing, Economic Development