Thursday, May 21, 2009

Final Phase 1 Meeting

The final meeting of this first phase of the Children's Memorial Site Re-Use study will take place on Monday, June 16th at 6:30PM at the St. Vincent dePaul Center, 2145 N Halsted Street. The document developed from the previous meetings will be presented for our use as the basis for future discussions on the redevelopment.

Monday, February 2, 2009

3rd Community Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, February 18th is the date for the third community meeting regarding the redevelopment of the Childrens' Memorial Hospital site.

Agenda:
Welcome + Recap
Reveal Concept Development Process
Present Concepts
Break Out Sessions
Summary + Wrap-Up

The meeting will take place at the St. Vincent dePaul Center, 2145 N Halsted at 7:00PM. Please share this information with your friends and neighbors.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Community Meeting - January 8, 2009

The second community meeting regarding the Children's Memorial Hospital Site Redevelopment will take place on Thursday, January 8th at the St. Vincent dePaul Center, 2145 N. Halsted beginning at 6:30PM. This will be a full working session - all attendees will be encouraged to participate in structured activities.

Tentative Schedule & Agenda:

1. Welcome & Review of 11-13-08 meeting

2. Initial findings report from the consulting teams
a. ERA - Demographic & Market Analysis Summary
b. METRO Transportation - Traffic and Parking Stats
c. Granacki Historic Consultants - Comments on existing structures
d. HOK - Urban Design

3. Public Engagement Activity 1: Keypad voting - Approximately 30 questions - Results will be generated instantaneously.

4. Public Engagement Activity 2: Themed Break Out Sesssions - Consultant led groups
a. Neighborhood Context
b. Development Economics
c. Transportation & Infrastructure
d. Planning Framework
e. Development Character

5. Summary & Wrap-Up
a. Summarize Public Engagement Activity
b. Next Steps

Friday, December 5, 2008

Welcome

Dear Friends,

This site has been created to provide an additional resource for interested community members to submit concerns and feedback on the redevelopment of the Children's Memorial Hospital site. This site will serve as an alternative for residents who are unable to attend every community meeting and as a point of clarification. Every effort will be made to provide access to all presentations, back-up documentation and reports from community meetings. In the coming months, I will provide a location that will showcase copies of all plans and designs as an additional option to encourage community review and comment.

The creation of a framework for future development is dependent upon input from a diverse representation of the community to bring a breadth of issues, ideas and perspectives. Public outreach, engagement and transparency are major factors in the planning process for the Children's Memorial site. All interested community members are encouraged to take part in this process. Each opinion is equally valued.

Healthy discussion will add to everyone's appreciation of potential uses and their drawbacks and benefits. The discussion will be moderated to prevent spam, profanity, postings that are not on- topic, etc.

I hope that you participate in every aspect of this process. Attend community meetings, post thoughts to this site, and encourage friends and neighbors to comment. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions and look forward to continuing this process together.

Alderman Vi Daley

Open Space Suggestions for Redevelopment

Open space suggestions:

  • landscaping
  • trees
  • not "Clybourn"
  • wide sidewalks

Suggested Public Uses for Redevelopment

Public uses:

  • community meeting space
  • grade school/junior high school
  • parking
  • plaza

Suggested Commercial Uses for Redevelopment

Commercial uses:

  • affordable grocery
  • green grocery
  • dry cleaning
  • drug store
  • restaurants
  • health club/pool
  • movie theater
  • bookstore
  • bakery

Suggested Residential Uses for Redevelopment

Residential:

  • rental units
  • owner occupied units
  • senior housing
  • nursing/retirement home
  • workforce housing (affordable housing)
  • community shelter