Workshop #4
March 31, 2021
SPRING 2021
While we’re waiting…
How did you hear about City Open?
Which season is this for you?
Your name, pronouns
What do you do
Introductions!
What do you collect?
Values + Methodologies
COLLECTIVE
FRAMEWORK
CONNECTION
RACIAL JUSTICE +
SOCIAL EQUITY
ACCESS
What’s Spring 2021 Season about?
How do we imagine more inclusive and meaningful planning and visioning processes for historically disinvested neighborhood corridors?
(What are alternatives to traditionally developer-led neighborhood redevelopment?)
GARFIELD PARK
N
PULASKI
WESTERN
EISENHOWER EXPY
MADISON
KEDZIE
PULASKI
EISENHOWER EXPY
MADISON
KEDZIE
WESTERN
Sandborn Fire Insurance Map c. 1922
N. KEDZIE
N. SACRAMENTO BLVD
W MADISON
5th AV./COLORADO AV
S. KEDZIE
GARFIELD PARK
Madison
5th Av.
PULASKI
WESTERN
EISENHOWER EXPY
MADISON
KEDZIE
Kedzie
Albany
Sacramento
Francisco
California
Homan
Madison & Kedzie, c. 1934
https://chicagohistorytoday.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/chicago-merrick-levin-little-jack-park/
Madison & Kedzie, c. 1933
5th Ave @ Sacramento Blvd, looking NE - c. 1936
Madison St, looking west from California St
Walking tour with Jason Ferguson
ProPublica Article: Disinvested: How Government and Private Industry Let the Main Street of a Black Neighborhood Crumble
“[Vacant properties are] a breeding ground for gangs, a sanctuary for dope dealers and a dark haven for rapists."
Last workshop...
“building ‘an ecosystem that allows for folks to be fiscally, physically and mentally healthy,’ Executive Director TJ Crawford said.
Informal personas
Organizational personas
2-Part Theme
SPRING:
RESEARCH & FRAMEWORK
SUMMER
FALL:
PROGRAMMING
2/17
#1
3/6
3/17
#3
4/28
#6
COLLECTIVE MAPPING
3/3
#2
HISTORY
WALKING TOUR
RESEARCH & BENCHMARKING
2/24
WORKING SESSION
3/31
#4
ENGAGEMENT DESIGN + FRAMEWORK
4/14
#5
DOCUMENTATION & FEEDBACK
VISIONING
5/5
SOCIAL
WORKING SESSION
3/10
WORKING SESSION
3/24
WORKING SESSION
4/7
WORKING SESSION
4/7
? Programming to be determined with partners and framework built upon through the Spring season ?
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Workshop sessions
Kick-off
Background
History
Framing
Collective
Mapping
Benchmarking
Case studies
Inspiration
Framework
Strategies
Tools
Feedback
Partners
Resources
Meida McNeal
Fifth City Revisited
Lyneir Richardson
Chicago TREND
Mike Tomas
Garfield Park Community Council
Al Walker
Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network
LEARNING WITH...
1
2
3
4
5
Jason Ferguson
Wellness Walks
Engagement Principles + Framework for Corridor Revitalization
Siri Hibbler
Garfield Park Chamber of Commerce (TBC)
Today’s Speaker
Al Walker, Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network
How are we going to do this today?
Brainstorming
(Miro)
Breakout Rooms
Collaborative Brainstorming + Documentation
Share out
Breakout Activity
Kick-off
Background
History
Framing
Collective
Mapping
Benchmarking
Case studies
Inspiration
Framework
Strategies
Tools
Feedback
Partners
Resources
1
2
3
4
5
SPATIAL
+
SOCIAL
RESEARCH
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
+ DOCUMENTATION
Collective
Questions:
Knowing what we don’t know
Mapping Tools
(Digital + Analog)
Storytelling Tools
�(Digital + Analog)
Examining Institutional Memory
Amplifying informal expertise
Season Deliverables:
Establish Engagement Principles + Framework (tools) for Inclusive Corridor Revitalization
Breakout convo topic:
Spring 2021 Deliverables
LISTEN
INCLUSIVE + MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PROCESSES
COMMUNITY STORIES
NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS
RESOURCES, ASSETS + DREAMS
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS
COMMUNITY EVENTS
LOCAL PROJECTS
CONNECT
SHARE
POP-UP EVENT
STORYTELLING
DESIGN INSTALLATION
ACTIVATE
DOCUMENT
PARKS + OPEN SPACES
VACANT LOTS
STOREFRONT FACADES
INTERACTIVE MAPPING
DIGITAL PLATFORM
ANALOG TOOLKIT
Strategic Framework
Who is the community?
What is already happening or pending?
What places could use collective care?
What are opportunities to expand narratives?
How to create accessible collections?
Breakout convo topic:
Spring 2021 Deliverables
DIGITAL REPOSITORY: STORYMAPS
Fall exploration: what does a physical display look like?
DIGITAL COLLECTION
Breakout convo topic:
Spring 2021 Deliverables
POSTCARDS
BUSINESS CARDS
INTERVIEWS
LEAVE A VOICEMAIL
COLLECTIVE RESEARCH
ANALOG COLLECTION
Share out time!
Resources / References