Uptown Update: CTA Sponsors Wilson L Rehab Meeting

CTA Sponsors Wilson L Rehab Meeting

From Ald. Cappleman’s latest newsletter:

CTA Public Meeting About Wilson L Station. At the request of Ald. Cappleman, CTA will be holding a public meeting to update the community about the Wilson L rehab.

For a view of some of the plans, click here.

Because federal monies are involved, this meeting is required to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties.

When: Thursday, June 26 at 6pm

Where: Weiss Memorial Hospital

at 4646 N. Marine Drive

via Uptown Update: CTA Sponsors Wilson L Rehab Meeting.

Clean and Green

Join Magnolia-Malden Neighbors and participate in our next Clean and Green on May 11. We’ll be cleaning up, but are looking for “greening” projects. Submit requests to: mm.blockclub@gmail.com.

Don’t Forget to VOTE for how to spend the 1.3 Million in our WARD!

 

The community met, committees were formed and spent 5 months working on their top proposals. There were 2 community meetings presenting ALL the proposals from the committees, and now it’s up to you! Starting Saturday, April 27th there will be Early Voting for your top choices on how to spend the 46th Ward’s discretionary funds. Anyone 16 years and older who lives within the 46th Ward boundaries is eligible to vote. You can vote for your top six (6) projects. The projects getting the most votes will be funded, and the projects will be completed in order until the money runs out. Voting options are as follows:

Early Voting

(Ward Office, 4544 North Broadway)

Saturday April 27

9am – 12pm

Monday, April 29 – Friday May 3

9am – 5pm

Voting Assembly

Uplift Community High School, 900 West Wilson)

Saturday May 4

9am – 2pm

You can vote on safety and lighting projects, walkability and biking projects, beautification and public art projects, public information projects and more. The proposals run the gamut from practical projects like adding security cameras for local crime hot spots to a grand proposal to make a plaza out of the Sheridan/Montrose/Broadway intersection. You can view the projects at the Ward office (including a nifty diarama), or on-line at http://pbchicago.org/.46th-ward.html. Again, you have 6 votes (but they must be for different projects, not 6 for 1).

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Clean and Green – Sat April 20, Saturday May 11

Clean and Green – Sat April 20, Saturday May 11

Join your neighbors and other community groups all around Chicago to take part in Chicago’s Citywide Clean & Green Day on Saturday, April 20. If you and your neighbors want to participate, the City will provide brooms, rakes, shovels and bags to get the job done. Just call 3-1-1 to register.

Join Magnolia-Malden Neighbors and participate in our next Clean and Green on May 11. We’ll be cleaning up, but are looking for “greening” projects. Submit requests to: mm.blockclub@gmail.com.

via Neighborhood News.

Wilson El Update

 

There will be a new Sunnyside entrance/exit in the rehabbed el station. Graceland-Wilson Block Club has been communicating with the CTA about their plans. Here is a condensed version of their latest conversation:

GW: Are there plans to include a new pedestrian pathway from the Sunnyside station to Montrose adjacent to the alley?

CTA: The official pedestrian path to Montrose is on Broadway. An additional path for those traveling west is through Truman College along Sunnyside to Racine.

GW: The current configuration under the el tracks is not pedestrian friendly. How will this space be designed?

CTA: The parking that is not under a long term lease will be converted to a park and ride lot for CTA customers. The parking lot north of Sunnyside (by Aldi’s) will be reconstructed to include a pedestrian island from the Sunnyside entry to the Truman College pathway on the north side of their parking garage. The area under the el at Wilson will be partitioned with ornamental iron fencing detouring people from cutting through this area. The new station will have ample lighting and cameras below the new track structure between Sunnyside and Wilson.

GW: What other depts are working on design elements?

CTA: CDOT will have a streetscape program that will include adding bike lanes to Broadway and add some landscaping in the near future (when Wilson is complete). CTA will also have art displayed at both the main Station at Wilson and at the Sunnyside Auxiliary entry.

via Neighborhood News.

Decide How Your Tax Dollars Will Be Spent in the 46th Ward!

 

Alderman Cappleman is inviting everyone who lives in the 46th Ward to vote on which projects to spend the $1 million allocated for our Ward. People of the Ward gave ideas on how to spend the money, and committees were formed to evaluate all these ideas. The projects recommended by these committees will be on view on two (2) different dates prior to the Public Vote. Come see the plans and talk to the Committees. Find out which projects will appear on the ballot for a PUBLIC VOTE this May.

Saturday, April 6th, 10:00am-12:00pm – Uplift High School, 900 West Wilson Avenue

Monday, April 8th, 6:00p – 8:00 pm, Preston Bradley Center, 941 West Lawrence Avenue

The public vote will take place April 27th – May 5th.

Visit www.james46.org or www.pbchicago.org for more information.

via Neighborhood News.

Spring is here…First clean-up of the Year!

Along with the other Block Clubs in the area, we’re going to make Cleaning and Greening a monthly project. As it’s actually supposed to be relatively warm this weekend, our first clean up will be this Saturday, March 30th from 10am-noon. We’re just concentrating on litter this go-around. Meet us at the corner of Leland and Magnolia at 10am for bags. We’ll get a schedule together of future dates, so you can pencil them in your calendars.

via Neighborhood News.