Helping Communities Plan for Future Development
Communities too often are put in the position of reacting to a development proposal, rather than working to attract development that fits the local vision. MPC is reversing this dynamic through the Corridor Development Initiative, a three-part, participatory planning process that helps local residents understand issues such as density, affordable housing, mixed-use design, and the true cost of development, while establishing priorities to guide future development in a neighborhood.
Corridor Development Initiative Fact Sheet
Multimedia
Vision Driving Development: Logan Square Corridor Development Initiative-
- Publication
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- April 16, 2010
- In 2009, Chicago Ald. Rey Colón (35th Ward), in partnership with MPC, hosted the Logan Square Corridor Development Initiative (CDI). A series of three community meetings, the goal of the Logan Square CDI was to create a set of development priorities for Milwaukee Avenue and arm residents…
- Corridor Development Initiative Fact Sheet
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- Publication
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- December 14, 2009
- The Corridor Development Initiative is a hands-on planning process that helps residents understand issues such as affordable housing, density, and mixed-use design, while establishing priorities to guide future development in the community.
Placemaking Chicago-
- Video
- (2:05)
- September 4, 2009
- A short video on Placemaking, produced in August 2008 by Metropolitan Planning Council and Tu Multimedia.
Corridor Development Initiative-
- Video
- (7:23)
- September 4, 2009
- Communities often find themselves reacting to a developers proposal, rather than working to attract development that fits a local vision. MPC is reversing this dynamic through the Corridor Development Initiative, which helps local stakeholders learn to articulate their own clear vision of the…
Vision Driving Development: Lawndale Corridor Development Initiative-
- Publication
- (1 MB)
- April 6, 2009
- In 2008, Chicago Ald. Sharon Dixon (24th Ward), in partnership with MPC and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), hosted the Lawndale Corridor Development Initiative (CDI), a series of three community meetings in Lawndale. The goal was to identify community interests and concerns about…
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The Corridor Development Initiative is one tool MPC employs to help communities overcome development challenges through the Community Building Initiative.
Collaborators
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning co-facilitates CDI with MPC.
2009 Partners:
Ald. Rey Colòn (35th Ward), Logan Square, Chicago
Funders
Bank of America
The Chicago Community Trust
Grand Victoria Foundation
The Northern Trust Company
