This website features information about the 53rd Street Vision Workshop series and the 53rd St.TIF district . We encourage you to share your ideas with us about the future of 53rd Street. A draft of the report from the December 8, 2007 53rd St. Vision Workshop is available for review and comment.
53rd St. Vision Workshop Part II:
Bringing Hyde Park's Downtown to Life
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Kenwood Academy, 5015 S. Blackstone
8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Workshop
RSVP: Call 773-536-8103 or
email vision53@hydeparkchicago.org to let us know you are coming and whether you would like to reserve a camera.
Explore this web site to find out what your neighbors said they wanted on 53rd Street. Highlights are summarized in a presentation that was presented at the January 14, 2008 TIF meeting.
Here are some links to some comments and reactions to the event:
- Hyde Park Progress - 53rd St. Visioning Results
- Chicago Maroon - 53rd St. Redevelopment Planning Continues
- Chicago Weekly - Takin' it to 53rd Street: Conversations on the Future of Hyde Park's Main Strip
This 53rd Street Vision Workshop Series is sponsored by Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, the 53rd Street TIF Advisory Council, Coalition for Equitable Community Development, Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, Interfaith Open Communities, South East Chicago Commission (SECC) and the University of Chicago.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development provided technical assistance for this event.