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DevCorp North
Full Circle Goals-
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The Full Circle project is intended to facilitate in the creation of a plan
for commercial redevelopment on the Howard and Morse Ave. Commercial Districts
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To collect up-to-date data and create maps that will feed into other
DevCorp North initiatives
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To create a plan that engages
community members and that has implementation capabilities
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To engage a wider audience of community members from Rogers Park in the
planning process
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To work collaboratively with the other Full Circle partners; to gain a
regional perspective from partnering with the Northeastern Illinois Planning
Commission
Click here to read more about DevCorp North's Commercial
Corridor Planning Process
About DevCorp North
DevCorp North is a 10-year old
community-based organization serving Rogers Park that targets its primary
efforts toward improving the economic viability of the community. The present
organization builds upon a 20-year history of three organizations, including the
Howard Paulina Development Corporation. DevCorp North recognizes the challenge
in maintaining Rogers Park as a unique, stable, and diverse community.
DevCorp’s role is critical in fostering
revitalization that moderates the pressures of gentrification in this desirable
lakefront community and produces opportunities for low-income residents as well
as those who can take advantage of a market-driven economy.
DevCorp North can point
to a number of significant successes in its efforts to bring about balanced
revitalization to the community. Some key accomplishments include:
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Implementation of a new Special Service
Area (SSA) on Morse Avenue, Clark Street and Glenwood Avenue to allow for
enhanced services and technical assistance to businesses on these streets;
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Creation of a new on-site computer lab and
technology center for small business owners and entrepreneurs that offers
personalized training in English and Spanish;
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Leading the community input and
participation process that directed the final plan for a proposed new TIF
District along Sheridan Road and Devon Avenue.
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Advocating for the community’s vision for
transit oriented development and investment at the Howard Red Line station
with the 2006 CTA redesign process;
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Adaptive reuse of the Howard Theater in
collaboration with Hispanic Housing and the Urban Investment Trust.
DevCorp North
appreciates the value of mapping in accomplishing its objectives. The Full
Circle project will broaden DevCorp North’s GIS capacity in a fashion that
allows for the use of the most current information available and creates a
streamlined process for community participation.
Click here for the DevCorp North Official Website
Get data and information on Rogers Park from
www.chicagoareahousing.org
Community Profiles-
Chicago Tribune Rogers Park Community Profile
Click
below for links to The Local Community Fact Book (1990) Narrative:
Rogers Park
Other community area data resources:
Click here to view The Woodstock Institute's- Community Lending Fact Book
Click here to view Chicago Prospector Community Area Demographics and Businesses
Search for housing information on the Community
Information Technology & Neighborhood Early Warning System (City NEWS Chicago)
site by clicking here
Click here to view Chicago community area market profiles
by MetroEdge
Map of Rogers Park
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