C40 Community Garfield Park

Our neighborhood is in great need for gathering amenities. We have no public library, no grocery store, no dog park, no coffee shops, etc. It is important that public space is created to draw more people... Read more...

They should be constucted with materials that will not degrade after 10 years. It is important that these items are selected for long-term mindsets to make it a stable asset to the community.

Offer business training courses and certifications; create business incubators (L1 business accelerator through Arts & Public Life is a good model); bring in speakers and uplift local examples of neighborhood... Read more...

Create connections with the historical Fifth City Human Development Project that worked to revitalize the neighborhood in the 60s-80s. Tell the stories of radical community development that are part of... Read more...

I think you need to be more creative and non-traditional in how you finance Black-owned businesses. Using traditional credit models to assess the true financial condition of Black entrepreneur is causing... Read more...

Too boxy and modern. How can this development be in conversation with the grand architecture of Marshall HS right across from it? Appreciate the mixed use space and the open plaza--needs more greenery,... Read more...

Perhaps the development can be named after Fred Hampton.

Give seed capital and training to west-side based Black-owned small businesses.

I believe long term owners will want at least 2 bedrooms. So, 2 and 3 bedroom should be priority with fewer single.

Attract others that have never been to this area see the beautiful houses that have been around for more than 100 years

This is a very old neighborhood, some of the original downtown buildings of Chicago. I think it should have a multicultural feel, but also reflect the current neighborhood.

I’d like to see a grocery store and a gym go up. Pete’s is great, but not ideal when there is snow or when it’s cold(with no vehicle). A gym would be ideal since there happens to not be one that’s walking... Read more...

Zoom is so interactive.

Priority is building a sense of community, of people knowing their neighbors, of caring for each other. Decent housing, green spaces and gathering places. Most important is schools that connect to the... Read more...

Grounds for children a library a grocery store