NORTH LAWNDALE – WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

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What are the biggest challenges facing North Lawndale? How can we make North Lawndale a healthy, vibrant community?

The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) are collaborating to develop a neighborhood plan that establishes a unified vision for the North Lawndale community. All residents, business owners, community leaders, and other stakeholders from the community are invited to participate. Join us as we begin the process to create a new North Lawndale Neighborhood Plan.

A Community Planning Conference was held at DRW College Prep on Saturday, April 16, 2016 and we heard from over 300 of your friends, family, and neighbors! Now we are taking our search for ideas to the community at large. Please take the online survey at northlawndale.metroquest.com or visit the iPad kiosk during the months of May and June as it rotates to different locations throughout the neighborhood. The survey will be open through July 1, 2016.

iPad Kiosk Schedule*

·         April 29-May 12 – Sinai Community Institute, 2653 W. Ogden Ave. (Lobby), Chicago

·         May 13-26 – Homan Square Community Center (Lobby), 3517 W. Arthington St., Chicago

·         May 27-June 9 – Lawndale Christian Fitness Center (Green Tomato Cafe), 3750 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago

·         June 10-23 – Chicago Park District, Homan Square (Lobby), 3517 W. Arthington St., Chicago  

* Location and dates subject to change.

For more information, visit the project web page at http://cmap.is/lta-north-lawndale or contact Ashleigh Johnson (ajohnson@cmap.illinois.gov or 312-386-8712) for more information.

Brandon G. Nolin, AICP

Senior Planner

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606

312.386.8752 | bnolin@cmap.illinois.gov

#PlanNorthLawndale: Social Media Strategy for the Community Planning Conference

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We have put together a series of Facebook and Twitter posts for NLCCC members and friends for the days leading up to our  April 16 community planning conference. CMAP, our planning partner, will be posting similar content on the CMAP pages.

Please note that we’ve highlighted partner organization accounts that could be leveraged to better spread the word. We’re also introducing #PlanNorthLawndale as an easy way to share the comments.

We hope you can participate.

 

Help Us Spread the Word About Our Conference

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The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) are sponsoring the North Lawndale Community Planning Conference on April 16, 2016, from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm at DRW College Preparatory High School, 931 South Homan Avenue.  We need your help in spreading the word.  Please download the attached poster and post card files and distribute them in your networks.  The poster file is for an 11″ x 17″ document, but it will automatically reduce to 8.5″ x 11″ if your printer does not support ledger size paper. To find out more about the conference and register , visit https://nlcccplanning.org/register. Your assistance is most appreciated.

 

Volunteers Needed to Administer Surveys

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The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council will be surveying North Lawndale stakeholders to get a sense for what their planning priorities are, through an online survey developed by CMAP, as well as through hard copies to make sure that we can reach people who may not have access to computers. Please let us know if you and your church, block club, organization, business establishment, school, or institution would be willing to help administer and collect surveys. These are the following options:

1. Administer and collect surveys door to door.
2. Administer and collect surveys at a public location.
3. Administer and collect surveys at an apartment building.
4. Administer and collect surveys at a church
5. Administer and collect surveys at your organization’s meeting(s)
6. Administer and collect surveys at public meetings (with permission from the host)
7. Administer and collect surveys to school students in school.
8. Administer and collect surveys to school students during an after-school or summer programs.
9. Administer and collect surveys during your block club meeting.
10. Administer and collect surveys at a place of business.
Surveys should be ready by March 21st. We will be collecting data for at least 1 month, no longer than 2 months. We will probably need to develop a separate tool for business owners.

If you are interested, please email us at nlcccplanning@gmail.com