How might we adapt our planning processes to be both safe and engaging in the time of social distancing?

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We are excited to collaborate with the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) team and supporting the Corridor Development Initiative (CDI) in Rogers Park. MPC team has worked in multiple communities in the City using the CDI methodology: Woodlawn, Uptown, Logan Square, Aurora, Hyde Park, Logan Square and North Lawndale.

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The study site in Rogers Park that we are looking at is located on Howard Street and Ashland Avenue – it is currently home to the Hello Howard Garden. MPC in collaboration with Alderwoman Maria Hadden are engaging the community to envision what are possibilities for the future of this site. 

Corridor Development Initiatives generally convene three community meetings to engage residents and stakeholders in planning exercises – the idea is to create development scenarios that can be assesses, compared and contrasted with design and financial information. Due to COVID safety measures, community meetings 1 and 3 are being held virtually. City Open team is supporting with the block exercise (community meeting #2) for which we are designing a combination of in-person, virtual and DIY toolkit to engage the Rogers Park community to express their priorities and create different development scenarios. 

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More about this project:

www.metroplaning.org/rogerspark

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