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Community Meeting 3 August 6, 2019

Welcome to Community Meeting 3!

Give us your input on 3 different

neighborhood improvement concepts


THE CHOICE PLAN AND VISIONING


COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ARE CENTRAL TO THE PROCESS

WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS


COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT


DEFINING THE THREE CONCEPTS

Concept A: Rehab the existing public housing sites and add amenities and enhancements to improve the area.

Concept B: Focus on improving the area around Lincoln Gavin with new mixed-income apartments to replace the existing public housing units, adding amenities and enhancements to this area.

Concept C: Focus on improving the area around the downtown with new mixed-income apartments to replace the existing public housing units, adding amenities and enhancements.


CONCEPT PLANS ARE BASED IN REALITY

The concept plans show only what the Housing Authority, the City and our partners can reasonably expect to accomplish in the near term, which is five to ten years.

Because the concept plans are based in reality, they do not show all parts of the Study Area being improved.

These concept plans are intended to show how the “transformation” of the neighborhood will start, creating improvements that will draw other, longer-term investments.

We will present each of the concept plans to you, then come back to each plan to ask you your opinion of each using key pad polling.


THREE CONCEPTS: AREAS OF FOCUS

CONCEPT A

CONCEPT B CONCEPT C


FEATURES COMMON TO ALL THREE PLANS

Lincoln Highway Landscape Buffering


FEATURES COMMON TO ALL THREE PLANS Landscape Buffering Along Industrial



Bicycle and Walking Trail



New Park Next to Lincoln-Gavin


CONCEPT A – Examples of Improvements

Community Center:

• To be funded by HACC and its partners to provide residents with a focal point for community activities including family events, neighborhood celebrations, light recreation, computing center, and socializing.



Early Childhood Center:

• To be funded by HACC and its partners to assist parents in the pre-school development of their children.



16th Street Improvement 16th Street is the connection between the East Side Neighborhood and Downtown. While a full streetscape improvement is not feasible, important upgrading can be accomplished through incremental improvements.



Veteran’s Housing HACC and the City have agreed to seek financial support for a new veteran’s housing building, to be located at one of two sites in the downtown.



New Town Square As part of redevelopment at Lincoln Highway and Chicago Road, a new town square is proposed.



New Development at the Corner of Lincoln Highway and Chicago Road All three plans recognize the importance of attracting high-quality new development at this location.


CONCEPT A: REHAB EXISTING HOUSING


CONCEPT A

Key Features of Concept A:

• The Sunrise and Bergen site are proposed for major rehabilitation inside and out.

• Mackler Homes is too deteriorated to rehab and will be replaced.

• New replacement public housing is shown along Wentworth Ave. south of Lincoln Highway.

• Wentworth Avenue serves as the main connection between housing sites and to new amenities and will be improved.

• New community Center proposed.

• Early Childhood Center proposed.



Housing Rehabilitation:

• The scope of rehabilitation will be major, creating a significant upgrade in the quality of the units as well as the living environment.

• Examples of major rehabilitation of housing sites are shown.



New Housing:

• The replacement of the Mackler Homes units with new housing. These units will be public housing, as opposed to the mixed-income housing proposed for Concept B and Concept C, and will be of equal quality.


CONCEPT B: FOCUS AROUND SCHOOL


CONCEPT B Key Features of Concept B:

• The amount of new housing is greater than Concept A because all HACC units will be replaced.

• New apartments will be mixed-income.

• 16th Street is the focus for new housing to preserve existing single family areas.

• New Community Center and Early Childhood Center proposed on 16th Street.


CONCEPT B – Examples of Improvements

New Housing:

• The amount of new housing along 16th Street would transform this portion of the neighborhood.


CONCEPT C: FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN


CONCEPT C: FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN Key Features of Concept C:

• The form of redevelopment will be very compact.

• New housing will have access to services located in the Downtown.

• The character of the area will be more urban than in Concept A and Concept B.

• New housing will function as separate buildings rather than a housing complex.


CONCEPT C – Examples of Improvements

New Housing:

• New housing will take the form of individual buildings and be part of an urban district..



New Park:

• A new park is proposed to serve new residents. Its size and scale is reflective of its downtown location.



Mixed-Use Building:

• Combining ground floor retail with upper story apartments is possible in the Downtown.


TRY OUT KEYPAD POLLING!

1. Sox

2. Cubs

3. Bears

4. Bulls

5. Blackhawks

What’s your favorite Chicago Team?


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Regarding Concept A: Rehabilitating Existing Public Housing Sites, which of the following statements do you agree with most: 1. Rehabbing apartments can result in quality and amenities equal

to that of new construction.

2. New construction typically produces better quality and better amenities,


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Regarding Concept A: Rehabilitating Existing Public Housing Sites, which of the following statements do you agree with most: 1. I like where the public housing units are located and would like

to see new housing units built in this area.

2. The location of the existing public housing units is too remote and inconvenient in terms of accessing services.


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Regarding Concept B: Focus Improvements Around the School, which of the following statements do you agree with most: 1. Locating the new Community Center and the Early Childhood

Center near Lincoln-Gavin makes sense.

2. Lincoln-Gavin is not a focus within the neighborhood and locating new services near the school is not that important.


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Regarding Concept B: Focus Improvements Around the School, which of the following statements do you agree with most: 1. Locating new housing along 16th Street to preserve the

character of single family areas between 16th Street and Lincoln Highway is a good idea.

2. It would be better to locate new housing around Lincoln Gavin rather than on 16th Street.


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Regarding Concept B: Focus Improvements Around the School, which of the following statements do you agree with most: 1. Some convenience retail stores should be located on 16th Street

to serve the residents of the new housing as well as existing residents.

2. Going the short distance into Downtown for convenience shopping is ok.


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Regarding Concept C: Focus Improvements in the Downtown, which of the following statements do you agree with most: 1. I like the idea of living Downtown in close proximity to the Pace

bus depot, City Hall, the library and recreation center.

2. I would rather live in an area that is all residential.


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Regarding Concept C: Focus Improvements in the Downtown, which of the following statements do you agree with most: 1. None of the new housing is located next to the railroad tracks,

which is good because I could not live next to the tracks.

2. If the new housing has good acoustical insulation, I could live next to the railroad tracks.


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Regarding Concept C: Focus Improvements in the Downtown, which of the following statements do you agree with most: 1. I like the idea of mixed-use buildings so that services are very

close, and I would have no objection to living above stores.

2. Having stores nearby is not that important to me and I would not want to live above stores.


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Based on the three concept plans presented, would you prefer to live in a neighborhood setting or a downtown setting? 1. Neighborhood Setting

2. Downtown Setting


GIVE US YOUR INPUT

Which Concept Plan do you think is best? 1. Concept A: Rehab Existing Public Housing Sites

2. Concept B: Focus Improvement Around the School

3. Concept C: Focus Improvement in the Downtown


• Build on what we’ve learned tonight

• Define strategies to drive the vision

• Ongoing Community Dialogue

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NEXT STEPS

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