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- Diversity. Residents value the diversity of the community. Over the last decade, McKinley Park has experienced a significant increase in its Asian and Latino population. To maintain the neighborhood’s ethnic diversity, preserving a wide range of housing options for various income levels is desired.
- Reinvestment. Adding new residential units and rehabilitating older structures to provide additional housing will strengthen the community and help spur economic development along Archer Avenue, Ashland Avenue, and 35th Street. Recommendations in the neighborhood plan will focus on ways to promote equitable mixed-used development, with a focus on areas with access to transit and amenities.
- Mobility. Residents want more walking desitinations and a safer walking environment. Research in this report and commentary by stakeholders has identified a number of challenges in the pedesetrian network. The recommendations in the plan will identify missing connections and infrastructure improvements so that pedestrians, bicyclist, commuters, and drivers can easily get around.
- Modernize. McKinley Park has historic ties to manufacturing and maintains a significant number of manufacturing and industrial uses. While the CMD has had a long presence and remains a strong economic asset, residents are concerned about the close proximity of industrial uses to residential areas. Targeting sustainable renewal projects, like the city’s participation in the C40 Reinventing Cities competition, will help maintain jobs locally and ensure the health and well-being of residents.
- Resilience. One-inch rain events typically yield ten million gallons of runoff per block in McKinley Park, particularly along Archer Avenue and the industrial districts. The frequency and intensity of large storms is expected to increase in the future, which will continue to put the community at risk. The plan will explore ways to achieving resilience, which require making infrastructure, natural systems, and social structures more durable.
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