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Defining the Future of Bronzeville Retail Forum
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Outcome and Results |
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May 21st 2011
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The Bronzeville Alliance would like to thank all of the participants for
attending the Retail Forum on May 21, 2011. The event was a great success! More
than 80 residents, stakeholders and business owners were in attendance, along
with 3rd Ward Alderman Pat Dowell and 4th Ward Alderman
Will Burns. Participants heard lessons learned on retail development from the
Oak Park Development Corporation, reviewed past projects in the community, and
weighed in on the Alliance’s proposed Retail Map for 43rd, 47th
and 51st Streets. After breaking into four working groups and
creating action plans, each group reported their next steps and voted to ratify
the Retail Map. The forum concluded with a response from Aldermen Dowell and
Burns.
We are pleased that many of our working
groups are already off and running on their follow-up tasks. Stay tuned for more
updates on our progress toward a Retail Land Use map in 2012.
Retail Forum presentation
Retail Map
Keypad polling responses
Working Groups
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Defining the Future of Bronzeville Retail
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Working Groups
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1.) The Corridor Design and Placemaking
Group is reconvening at the Bronzeville Coffee Shop to perform a Place Audit
on the block surrounding the coffee shop, with plans to assess five additional
locations for opportunities to create or improve them as vibrant public spaces.
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Contact: Dave Walker (
dwalk.13@sbcglobal.net ) and Marisa Novara (
mnovara@metroplanning.org )
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2.) The TA to Businesses Group
plans to meet on a Monday to better accommodate business owners’ schedules.
Their plan is to continue identifying common needs and developing strategies
with groups like Chicago Community Ventures and the Women’s Business Development
Corporation.
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Contact: Bernita
Johnson-Gabriel ( bgabriel@qcdc.org ) and
Sandra Bivens (
alexisbivensltd@yahoo.com )
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3.) The Community
Resources Group
plans to uncover hidden businesses including trades people, service providers,
artists, etc. and facilitate posting resources on the Bronzeville Alliance
Website.
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Contact: Sokoni Karanja (
sokonik@cnh.org ) and Leana Flowers (
Leana.flowers01@gmail.com )
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4)
The Retail Map Group
plans to convert the ideas from all of the groups into visuals on the map, and
then send it back out for review. Given that
this group’s task is finite and encompasses the work of the others, we encourage
members to get engaged in other working groups that spark your interest.
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Contact: Bernard Loyd (
bloyd@urban-juncture.com ) and
Joanna Trotter (
jtrotter@metroplanning.org )
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Feel free to contact any of the leaders of the above groups if you are interested
in more information or would like to be a part of their group’s efforts.
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