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Next Generation Ethnic Economies

Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 3:45PM

CHICAGO

Presenters Gina M. Caruso, AICP City of Chicago Small Business Center

Matt Fischler City of Chicago Mayor’s Office of New Americans

Mona Noriega Chicago Commission on Human Relations

Craig Chico Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council

Teyonda Wertz South Shore Chamber, Inc.

Chicago: City of Immigrants and Neighborhoods

1800’s: English, Irish, Germans, Dutch and Swedes

Late 1800’s and early 1900’s : Poles, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, Hungarians,

Czechs, Slovaks, Greeks, and Italians, and Jews

Also massive internal immigration from the South to North of white

Appalachians and African Americans

1940’s: immigrants from Mexico and Puerto Rico, and Cuba

1960’s immigrants from India and China

1980s immigrants from Central and South America

Changing Landscape of Ethnic Economies

Natural Division, 1780–1830

Chicago River as definer/divider

Chicago’s flatness spurs outward growth

Speculation and Engineering, 1830–1880

The investors/developers engine: accelerated decentralization and “instant City”

Railroad developers – establish Chicago as the national rail hub


Migrants and Community Building, 1840–1930

Engine of community and religious building by immigrants

For example, Irish migrants built canals, create Bridgeport while Germans work

in warehouses/brewaries to build the Near North Side

The “Black Belt” – south side African American neighborhoods

Cellular Mapping, 1880–1940

Attempt to “simplify” ethnic districts, make “urban mosaic”

Reality that ethnic communities more “centered” than “bounded”


Elite Community Redevelopment, 1940–2000

Post-Depression “modernizing” through slum clearance

Visible ethnic neighborhoods are torn

From rail to auto – depletion of industry, jobs and people to suburbs

60’s public housing/segregation reversed in 90’s with mixed-income communities

Source: Henry C. Binford, Chicago Historical Society


Citywide plan for growth, youth and communities:

Office of New Americans Plan

Appreciate diversity and eliminate prejudice and discrimination:

Chicago Commission on Human Relations

Shared vision and coordinated district management case studies:

Brighton Park/Archer Heights Model Block Program

South Shore Chamber and SSA Programs

ONA Advisory Committee Members

Nancy Aardema Logan Square Neighborhood

Association

Ana Bedard Institute for Workforce

Education, a Division of St.

Augustine College

Lawrence Benito Illinois Coalition for

Immigrant and Refugee

Rights

Jill Kushner Bishop Multilingual Connections

Tanya Cabrera Illinois Institute of

Technology

Reverend Walter

Coleman Centro Sin Fronteras

Liz Griffiths

DeChant Albany Park Chamber of

Commerce

Gerald Doyle Illinois Institute of

Technology

Omar Duque Illinois Hispanic Chamber of

Commerce

Nilda Esparza Little Village Chamber of

Commerce

Kathleen Jung Hee

Fernicola Asian American Institute

Dalila Fridi Northwestern Memorial

Hospital

Ami Gandhi South Asian American

Policy and Research

Institute Maricela García Gads Hill Center

Sue Gin Flying Food Group

Layla Suleiman

Gonzalez Illinois Department of

Human Services

Roberto Gonzales The University of Chicago

School of Social Service

Administration Luis Gutierrez Latinos Progresando

Ahlam Jbara The Council of Islamic

Organizations of Greater

Chicago Alie Kabba United African Organization

Gary Kenzer Polish American

Association Clara Lopez El Valor

Emma Lozano Centro Sin Fronteras

Viviana Martinez Office of Cook County

Commissioner Jesus Garcia Denise Martinez Illinois Governor’s Office

of New Americans Mary Meg

McCarthy Heartland Alliance’s

National Immigrant Justice

Center Michael Mini Chicagoland Chamber of

Commerce George Mui U.S. Department of

Commerce - Minority

Business Development

Agency Katya Nuques Enlace Chicago

Rob Paral Rob Paral and Associates

Jaz Park Korean-American

Association of Chicago Juan Rangel United Neighborhood

Organization

Maria Pesqueira Mujeres Latinas en Acción

Sima Quraishi Muslim Women Resource

Center

Ahmed Rehab Council on American-Islamic

Relations – Chicago Office

Harold Rice Albany Park Community

Center

Celena Roldán Erie Neighborhood House

Juan Salgado Instituto del Progreso Latino

Rebeccah

Sanders Chicago Cultural Alliance

Freddy Santiago Iglesia Rebaño Church

Elena Segura Archdiocese of Chicago

Alberto Senior MillerCoors

Caroline

Shoenberger Chicago Legal Clinic

Alejandro Silva Evans Food Group

Rebecca

Tancredi Upwardly Global - Chicago

Office

Tania Unzueta The Association of Latino Men

for Action

Arthur Velasquez Azteca Foods

Silvia Villa Illinois Department of Human

Services – Illinois Welcoming

Center

Bernarda Wong Chinese American Service

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INTRODUCTION TO THE PLAN

Chicago New Americans Plan

• The plan is not about…

• Supporting specific

immigration bills

• ‘Defending’ the presence of

immigrants in the US or

Chicago

• Analyzing federal legislation

or recommending changes

to that legislation

The plan’s focus is on…

Enabling and promoting the City’s

economic growth

Making sure Chicago has the human

capital to compete in the global economy

Valuing and framing the economic

contributions of immigrants

Improving day-to-day experiences of

immigrants

Ensuring immigrants feel welcome,

understood, and appreciated in Chicago

Chicago New Americans Plan

The Chicago New Americans Plan

recommends a broad array of new

programs and initiatives, which are

designed to improve the day-to-day

lives of immigrants while promoting

Chicago’s economic growth and

cultural vitality.

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Introduction

Look around the streets of Chicago: from our world-famous St. Patrick’s

Day parade to our Mexican community in Little Village, from the world's

second largest Polish population to the nation’s award-winning Confucius

Institute, immigrants have helped to shape our city in countless ways. With

residents from over 140 countries and more than 100 languages spoken in

our city, Chicago is a city of immigrants. They are vital to our local

economy, contributing billions of dollars annually.

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Potential economic impact from the Chicago New Americans

Plan initiatives

When Chicago… ...the City will greatly benefit

Helps immigrant-owned businesses

flourish

Immigrant-owned businesses could create 10,000 to

20,000 more jobs if Chicago increased its job growth

rate from small and medium-sized businesses to match

the highest-performing U.S. city.

Doubles the exports from

immigrant-owned businesses

Doubling immigrant-owned business exports could

produce an additional 24,000 to 30,000 jobs.

Becomes a more attractive city for

high-skilled, foreign-born workers

For every 100 additional high-skilled foreign-born

workers who work in science, technology, engineering or

math fields, 260 jobs could be created for U.S.-born

workers.

Increases graduation rates for high

school immigrant students and helps

more immigrants earn their GED

certificate

For every additional high school diploma earned by

Chicago students, gross state product could increase by

$15,000.

Increases immigrant participation in

early childhood programs

For every dollar invested in early childhood education,

Chicago could save seven dollars in government

spending. 15

The plan identifies 27 initiatives in three categories

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A. Immigrant-owned businesses

1 Increase exports from immigrant-owned businesses: The City will work with World

Business Chicago to increase exports from immigrant-owned businesses. They will develop

forums and networking opportunities for immigrant business-owners, and provide access to a

catalog of resources for export assistance.

2 Create a small business incubator: The City will create a specialized small business

incubator that provides technical assistance, mentorship, and access to an affordable shared

commercial kitchen space.

3 Create a “Chamber University”: The City will create a “Chamber University” to train

leaders in chambers of commerce so they are better able to support immigrants in starting and

growing their businesses.

5 Promote tourism in immigrant neighborhoods: Choose Chicago will actively promote

immigrant neighborhoods to tourists through rotating neighborhood spotlights. Choose

Chicago will also work with chambers of commerce and other organizations to help business-

owners advertise their businesses to visitors.

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A. Immigrant-owned businesses

4 Create pop-up City services: A team of City departments will provide City services to

immigrant business-owners through periodic visits to immigrant neighborhoods. These

workshops will provide resources and services

in the communities’ languages, including licensing, permitting, and inspections.

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Promotes appreciation of the City of Chicago’s diversity and

works to eliminate prejudice and discrimination:

Enforce the City’s discrimination ordinances

Monitor hate crimes and support victims

Mediate tensions between groups

Educate the public

Advise City government

Chicago Human Rights Ordinance

Employment

Public Accommodations

Credit Transactions and Bonding

Chicago Fair Housing Ordinance

Housing

City of Chicago Discrimination Ordinances

Race

Color

National Origin

Ancestry

Religion

Age (over 40)

Disability

Sex (pregnancy, sexual

harassment)

Sexual Orientation

Gender Identity

Marital Status

Parental Status

Military Discharge Status

Lawful Source of Income

Credit History (employment only)

Protected Classes under Chicago’s Discrimination Ordinances

Adjudication Investigation Hearing Process

Inter-Group Relations Mediation of Community Tensions Hate Crime Advocacy Presentations

Advisory Councils Equity Veterans Women and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

What we actually do

Inter-Group Relations (IGR)

Mediation of Community Tensions

Hate Crime Advocacy

Presentations:

- Bullying

- Disability

- Compliance

- Hate Crimes

- Prejudice Reduction

Standard Operating Procedure to Respond

to Community Tensions

Initial contact

Discovery

Assessment

Mediation is proposed

Warning if mediation fails

Close out and evaluate

Deliverables

Staff met with 4 of the store owners

Conducted a successful mediation between one victim and one of the identified stores

Identify youth who can act as peace leaders

Facilitate working relationships among stakeholders

Merchants agreed to improve their customer service practices

Facilitated resources for youth

SPECIAL SERVICE AREA (SSA) 39

Definition: similar to BIDs in New York etc.

Area - Along Archer Ave . California to Karlov, Kedzie from Archer Ave. to 48th St. and Pulaski Rd. from 45th St. to 51st St.

Services – Public Way Maintenance, Advertising/Marketing/Branding, Graffiti Removal, Security Services, Holiday/Decorative Banners, District Planning, Façade/Streetscape Improvements, Vacancy marketing

Members – Over 425 businesses

Key Intersections

DEMOGRAPHICS (Brighton Park)

2000 DATA SET

2010 DATA SET

Population- 44,912

Hispanic – 76.6%

Caucasian – 18.9%

African American – 0.6%

Asian – 3.0%

Population- 45,368

Hispanic – 82%

Caucasian – 10.8%


Asian – 5.5%

Population- 32,207

Hispanic – 36.9%

Caucasian – 60.6%

African American – 0%

Asian – 2.1%

1990 DATA SET

DEMOGRAPHICS (Archer Heights)

2000 DATA SET

2010 DATA SET

Population- 12,656

Hispanic – 43.3%

Caucasian – 52.8%


Asian – 0.6%

Population- 13,598

Hispanic – 50.5%

Caucasian – 46.5%


Asian – 0.4%

1990 DATA SET

Population- 9,227

Hispanic – 7.8%

Caucasian – 91.3%


Asian – 0.7%

Market Data(Brighton Park)

Data Set 2000 Data Set 2009-2012

Population – 44,912

Area – 2.72 Sq. Mi

Density – 16,665/sq. mi

Per Capita Income - $13,500-

$18,900

Age under 18 – 34%

Median Household Income -

$36,709



Per Capita Income - $13,138

Age under 18 – 33%


$42,189

Market Data(Archer Heights)

Data Set 2000

Data Set 2009-2012


Area – 2.01 sq. mi


Per Capita Income - $13,500-

$18,900

Age under 18 – 40.5%


$41,256



Per Capita Income - $16,145

Age under 18 – 27.5%


$44,695

Adapting to a New Demographic

Businesses with over 30 years of roots in the community.

Polish Highlanders of America at 4808 South Archer Avenue in Archer Heights

Zemsky’s Fashions

The Pants Box

Polonia Banquets

Polish Highlanders of

America

Syrena’s Baltic Lounge

Michael’s Sports Lounge

Falco’s Pizzeria

Pindo’s Restaurant

Business History

BRIGHTON PARK

ARCHER HEIGHTS

Over 425 businesses and residents

Approximately 65% are Latino owned businesses

Types of Businesses Range From: Banks

Restaurants

Beauty Salons

Sports Shops

General Merchandise

Office Supplies

Grocery

Auto Shops

Corridor Overview

Culture

Advertising style

(crowded, colorful,

bombastic)

Late opening hours

Mistrust of anything

government related

Vehicle traffic

Archer Avenue -25,600

Kedzie Avenue -27,000-

20,100

Pulaski Road – 41,600

Why Model Block

SSA 39 commissioned Lakota Group and TY LIN International to conduct a district analysis of the Archer Avenue Retail Corridor.

One of the key recommendations to full scale implementation of the District Study was the creation of a Model Block.

This Model Block would act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the district. Lakota Group and Bailey Edward created the plans for potential streetscape sites, parking, and building improvements within two key blocks of Archer and Kedzie Avenues.

This Model Block would provide a way to develop further strategies for enhancements of the district.

STREETSCAPE

Streetscape Analysis

• Sidewalks are in fair to poor

condition: cracks, broken

pavement, uneven

surfaces

• Main Commercial Blocks of

Archer & Kedzie Ave.

lack street trees &

landscaping

• Unattractive signs compete

with others & add visual

clutter

STREETSCAPE

Narrow sidewalks for

pedestrians

Space for needed sidewalk

furniture and landscape

STREETSCAPE

There is adequate space for

benches and streetscape

elements. These elements

would :

•Beautify the Neighborhood

• Make sidewalks

pedestrian/shopper friendly

PEDESTRIAN

FRIENDLY

THOROUGHFARE

Future Streetscape Projects

NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION

BEFORE Green Space Usage

AFTER Green Space Used to Full Potential

Façade Successes (4236 S. Archer

Avenue)

2011 Fall 2012


Avenue)

2010 2011


Avenue)

Summer 2012 Holidays 2012

Façade Projects 2013

4232 S. Archer Ave.

4250 S.

Archer Ave.

4216 S. Archer Ave.

Design Concepts

BEFORE AFTER

Design Concepts (continued)

Model Block Planning Area

Development of a detailed streetscape design for both sides of a key stretch of Archer Avenue between Sacramento and Whipple.

The goal is to begin constructing one side of the streetscape design as soon as possible in 2013.

Plan for continued implementation of these improvements along Archer Avenue as funding becomes available.

Successes & Lessons Learned to Date

Barriers to Success Progress

Mistrust of Anything

Government Related

Fear / Property Taxes

Lack of Access to Capital

Language/Cultural

barriers

Misunderstanding

10 Façade Improvement Sites

$88,900 In grants

4 Slated to Begin Spring 2013

$75,000 in projected funds for the first half 2013

Process less cumbersome and more timely than the City’s façade rebate program.

South Shore Chamber, Inc.

Urban Innovation

2013

South Shore Chamber, Inc.

Reduction of crime

Loitering

Soliciting

Loose cigarettes

Job placement

Life-skills training

A & D Property Services

Innovative Community Solutions

South Shore Summer Festival

Increasing foot traffic

2011 - 5,000 attendees

2012 - 9,000 attendees

Docent Tours

Drawing attention to Businesses & Real Estate

Distinctly South Shore Art Festival

Increasing foot traffic

Adding curb-appeal to open

and vacant store-fronts

Boosting business

relationships

Partnership with CAF

2011, 2012, 2013

installations

Creative Collaboration

Violence Prevention Initiative

Partnership with IPVA

Increase business development

Fewer commercial vacancies

Local empowerment opportunities

Greater product and service selection

to community members

New ideas for collaboration

Benefits of Program:

Neighborhood Beautification

Custom Trash Receptacles

Store Decals

Light-pole banners

Planters

SSA #42 Custom Bike Rack

Transportation

sustainability

Installation - 71st/Jeffery

Blvd

+60 contest entries

Increased community and

business interest


Q & A

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