McKinley Park Neighborhood Plan

Active Transportation Alliance (ATA)
ATA is a nonprofit advocacy organization that works to improve conditions for bicycling, walking, and transit, and engage people in healthy and active ways to get around.
https://activetrans.org/

Chicago Public Arts Group (CPAG)
Operating on the belief that public art projects strengthen communities, CPAG engages residents in the design and implementation of pieces of public art that reflect the social and cultural values of the community.
http://www.chicagopublicartgroup.org/

City of Chicago: Department of Transportation’s Make Way for People
This initiative aims to create public spaces that cultivate community and culture in Chicago’s neighborhoods through placemaking. Make Way for People supports innovation in the public way by opening Chicago’s streets, parking spots, plazas, and alleys to new programming and market opportunities via public and private partnerships. In addition to improving safety and promoting walkable communities, this initiative supports economic development for Chicago’s local businesses and neighborhoods. The four Make Way for People program are: People Spots, People Streets, People Plazas, and People Alleys.
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdot/supp_info/make_way_for_people.html

City of Chicago: Department of Planning and Development’s Open Space Impact Fee
When a new development takes place in the city, there is a certain amount of land the developer must leave as green space. If the developer cannot provide for it, they must pay what is called an “open space impact fee.” The money is used by the city to increase green space and recreational facilities for the neighborhood residents.
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/open_space_impactfee.html ...

City of Chicago: Mayor’s Landscape Awards
Every year, the city recognizes residents and businesses in Chicago that help to beautify their neighborhoods through landscaping. The awards are open to all residents of Chicago, and nomination forms are available
on the website.
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/supp_info/chicagoawards.html

Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)
CNU’s mission is to champion walkable urbanism. The organization provides resources, education, and technical assistance to create socially just, economically robust, environmentally resilient, and people-centered places.
https://www.cnu.org/what-we-do/education-trainings

Placemaking Chicago
A neighborhood guide to placemaking in Chicago.
http://www.placemakingchicago.com/

Tactical Urbanist’s Guide
A website intended to serve as a hub of information about tactical urbanism, focusing on the information from the Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design, and highlighting additional resources by Street Plans and other partners.
http://tacticalurbanismguide.com/about/