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BRONZEVILLE / SOUTH LAKEFRONT EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Museum of Science and Indus-try. The DuSable Museum of African American History. Washington and Jackson Parks. The Bronzeville / South Lakefront Planning Area is home to many popular places to visit in Chicago. It is also home to127,300 residents who live in a collection of distinct neighborhoods. The strategies and priority projects articulated in this Action Plan will help to make these neighborhoods even more vibrant.

The Bronzeville / South Lakefront Plan-ning Area is generally bounded by the Stevenson Expy to the north, the Dan Ryan Expy to the west, 67th St to the south and Lake Michigan to the east. It contains parts of four wards, eleven neighborhoods, and seven community areas. Two of the oldest and most renowned Chicago post-secondary institutions, the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and the University of Chicago, are located in the area. These institutions, along with the University of Chicago Medical Center, are among the area’s largest employers.

Residents enjoy 70 parks and open spaces, send their children to 69 schools, and travel throughout the re-gion from one of 19 area transit stops.

Among Chicago’s 16 Planning Areas, the Bronzeville / South Lakefront Planning Area has the fifth highest proportion of residents living within a half-mile of transit and the fifth highest proportion of housing in the form of multifamily units. Its largest land uses are residential (31%) and open space

(26%). At least twelve previous plans have been completed since 2000, three of which have been approved by the Chicago Plan Commission.

But the Bronzeville / South Lakefront Planning Area is much more than facts and figures. This is the traditional heart of the African-American community in Chicago, where the Great Migration’s cultural impact found expression in the poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks, the blues of Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon, and the jazz solos of Louis Armstrong. It is where the World’s Fair of 1893 took place, where President Obama lives, and where housing at every price point can be found. Here you can visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House or walk down miles of beautiful lakefront.

GUIDING STRATEGIESThis Action Plan contains Priority Projects that are either in progress or in development such that they can be reasonably completed within five years, with more projects to be added as the Action Plan continues to grow. These investments will be guided by the following strategies:

1. Guiding Strategy #1

2. Guiding Strategy #2

3. Guiding Strategy #3

CONCENTRATION AREASSmaller areas that offer significant opportunities will be the subject of further careful planning and action in the coming months:

A. Concentration Area “A” from N Boundary Street to S Boundary Street, and from E Boundary Street to W Boundary Street

B. Concentration Area “B” from N Boundary Street to S Boundary Street, and from E Boundary Street to W Boundary Street

C. Concentration Area “C” from N Boundary Street to S Boundary Street, and from E Boundary Street to W Boundary Street

The City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development will contin-ue to work with aldermen, other City departments and sister agencies, com-munity leaders, investors, and – most importantly – the dedicated residents of the Bronzeville / South Lakefront Planning Area to improve this Action Plan over time.

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Illustrative Priority ProjectsMichael Reese Site RFP for Master Developer

35th St Bike & Pedestrian Bridge Reconstruction

Park Boulevard Phase 2B

Bronzeville Mariano’s Market

Quad Communites Art & Recreation Center

41st St Bike & Pedestrian Bridge Construction

Bronzeville Heritage/Black Migration District Planning

Rosenwald Courts Apartments

Xs Tennis Facility

Houston Park Playground Renovation

City Hyde Park/Whole Foods Mixed-Use Development

MetroSquash Facility

The Burnham Senior Apartments

Cottage Grove Green Line Station Platform Extension

63rd & Cottage Grove Market Demand Study

Jackson Park Ecosystem Restoration

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