Executive Summary 3

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3

FIRST DRAFT - FOR DISCUSSION 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY where anever-developed section their firstarrival intheUnitedStates; the four corners oftheworld make This iswhere many immigrants from is muchmore thanfactsandfigures. But theNorthwest SidePlanningArea since 2000 inthearea. previous planshave beencompleted and openspace (16%).At leasttwo uses are residential (58%)andparks employment rate(8.8%).Itslargest land residents, andthefourth lowest un- the second highestnumberoftotal Northwest SidePlanningArea has with Chicago’s 16PlanningAreas, the out thePlanningArea. Compared served by19 trainstationsthrough- children to98localschools,andare Residents enjoy 70parks,sendtheir borhoods, and10community areas. contains partsof11wards, 31neigh- and WDiversey Ave onthesouth.It I-90/94 Expressways onthewest, N Ravenswood Ave ontheeast, the north,Metra UPNorth Line/ at WDevon Ave andWHoward St on bounded generallyby thecity’s border The Northwest SidePlanningArea is more vibrant. to make theseneighborhoodseven articulated inthisAction Planwillhelp The strategiesandpriorityprojects a collection ofdistinctneighborhoods. home to266,000residents wholive in places tovisitinChicago.Itisalso Planning Area ishometomany popular river-front parks.TheNorthwest Side ture Center atNorth Park Village.The Devon Avenue’s “LittleIndia.” TheNa- SUMMARY SIDE EXECUTIVE NORTHWEST Little India,WDevon Ave atNMaplewood Ave

3. 2. 1. the following strategies: These investments willbeguidedby as theAction Plancontinues togrow. years, withmore projects tobeadded be reasonably completed withinfive in development, suchthatthey can Projects thatare eitherinprogress or This Action Plancontains Priority departments andsister agencies,com- ue towork withaldermen,other City Planning andDevelopment willcontin- The CityofChicago’s Department of C. B. A. the coming months: further careful planningandactionin opportunities willbethesubjectof Smaller areas thatoffer significant each weekend. along Devon Avenue inWest Ridge dine atIndianandPakistani businesses all over theMidwest travel toshopand for thepublic;andwhere peoplefrom remade into a20-acre nature preserve of Rosehill Cemetery was recently GUIDING STRATEGIES CONCENTRATION AREAS Guiding Strategy #3 Guiding Strategy #2 Guiding Strategy #1 to EBoundaryStreet Street, andfrom WBoundaryStreet Boundary Street toSBoundary Concentration Area “C”from N to EBoundaryStreet Street, andfrom WBoundaryStreet Boundary Street toSBoundary Concentration Area “B”from N to EBoundaryStreet Street, andfrom WBoundaryStreet Boundary Street toSBoundary Concentration Area “A” from N North ParkVillage,5801NPulaskiAve Plan over time. neighborhoods toimprove thisAction sof theNorthwest SidePlanningArea importantly –thededicatedresident munity leaders,investors, and–most GUIDING STRATEGIES &

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TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Support Redevelopment of 4102 Support Redevelopment Ave W Peterson Swedish Covenant Modernization Covenant Swedish Lathrop Homes Redevelopment Homes Lathrop Horner Park Ecosystem Ecosystem Park Horner Restoration Lane Tech High School, Building Lane Tech (Phase 1) Improvement Pottawattomie Park Playground Playground Park Pottawattomie Renovation Rosehill Cemetery New Park Park New Cemetery Rosehill Development Clark Park, New Multi-use New Clark Park, and New Baseball Stadium Field Artificial-Turf - Library Mechani Regional Sulzer cal Upgrades/YOUmedia Improvements Independence Park, New Spray Spray New Park, Independence and Playground Pool Western Avenue Viaduct over Viaduct over Avenue Western and Removal Overpass Belmont, Improvements Corridor Jamieson Elementary School Jamieson Elementary Annex Irving Park Road Bridge Rehab Bridge Rehab Road Irving Park River the Chicago over North Branch Riverwalk at Branch Riverwalk North Addison Devon Ave Streetscape, Western Western Streetscape, Ave Devon to and Kedzie to Leavitt Sacramento Devon Ave Streetscape, California California Streetscape, Ave Devon to Rockwell Lincoln Village Bike and Village Bike Lincoln North Bridge over Pedestrian Avenue Channel at Hood Shore Foster Avenue at Koster and Tripp and Tripp at Koster Avenue Foster Signal Improvements Concetration Area “C” TBD Area Concetration Concetration Area “B” TBD Area Concetration Concetration Area “A” TBD “A” Area Concetration

Map Key 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Concentration Areas C B A Illustrative Priority Projects 30 28 29 27 25 26 23 24 21 22 19 20 18 16 17 15 14 13 12 11 10

ACTION PLAN ACTION Chicago Neighborhoods Now: Northwest Side Now: Chicago Neighborhoods