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Recommendations and Strategies	Term	Priority (1 = high; 3 = low)	Lead and Partners	Funding Sources
*5.1 Enhance the Built Environment along Ashland Avenue*
Prioritize infill development with support from the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)	Short: 0-2 years	1	Lead: MPDC Partners: MPC
MPDC's new beautification committee should target Ashland Avenue corridor for landscaping and beautification improvements	Ongoing	1	Lead: MPDC Partners: MPC
< *5.2 Make Archer Avenue a Livable Street*
Encourage mixed-use developments that promote convenient, safe, and efficient travel	Long: 5+ years	3	Lead: DPD, CDOT Partners: MPDC
Target safety improvements at key intersections along Archer Avenue	Medium: 3-5 years	1	Lead: CDOT, IDOT	DOT’s Statewide Planning & Research Funds Program Guidance (SPR)
Use tactical urbanism to demonstrate potential improvements	Medium: 3-5 years	1	Lead: MPDC Partners: Active Transportation Alliance, Congress for the New Urbanism, CDOT’s Make Way for People initiative
Install green infrastructure along the right-of-way for stormwater management	Medium: 3-5 years	2	Lead: DPD, CDOT Partners: MPDC
Widen the sidewalks along Archer Avenue	Medium: 3-5 years	2	Lead: CDOT, IDOT	CDOT’s Arterial Resurfacing (AR) program
Improve the appearance of viaduct underpasses	Short: 0-2 years	2	Lead: CDOT, railroads Partners: MPDC, 12th Ward alderman
Widen the sidewalks along Archer Avenue	Short: 0-2 years	1	Lead: MPDC, aldermen Partners: Active Transportation Alliance	Aldermanic Menu Funding
*5.3 Develop a “Main Street” Experience along 35th Street*
Pursue pedestrian street designation from Hoyne Avenue east to Ashland Avenue	Long: 5+ years	2	Lead: CDOT, DPD Partners: MPDC, alderman
Activate ground-floor spaces with active uses	Medium: 3-5 years	1	Lead: MPDC, Alderman Partners: Proparty owners, developers, MPDC’s new Arts and Culture committee
Reinforce the sense of place through beautification improvements	Short: 0-2 years	2	Lead: MPDC Partners: Aldermen, CDOT
*5.4 Design Western Boulevard as a Multi-modal Thoroughfare*
Explore the feasibility of converting Western Avenue/Boulevard to a one-way couplet from 35th Street to Pershing Road	Medium: 3-5 years	1	Lead: CDOT, IDOT, Cook County Department of Transportation Partners: CMAP	CMAP’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program, Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), IDOT’s Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP)
Activate and celebrate Western Boulevard	Long: 5+ years	2	Lead: MPDC Partners: CDOT, Chicago Park District
Study off-street connections between educational and recreational facilities	Long: 5+ years	3	Lead: CDOT, DPD Partners: MPDC, Instituto del Progreso Latino, Rauner Family YMCA, Arturo Velasquez Institute
*5.5 Connect McKinley Park through New and Improved Bicycle Facilities*
Advocate for the implementation of a safer Archer Avenue	Short: 0-2 years	1	Lead: MPDC Partners: Active Transportation Alliance
Create neighborhood greenways	Medium: 3-5 years	2	Lead: CDOT Partners: MPDC, aldermen	CMAP’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program, Aldermanic Menu Funding
Recommend 35th Street neighborhood bike route	Medium: 3-5 years	2	Lead: CDOT Partners: MPDC, aldermen	CMAP’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program, Aldermanic Menu Funding
Strengthen existing local bicycle facilities	Medium: 3-5 years	2	Lead: DPD, CDOT Partners: MPDC
*5.6 Coordinate Attractive Gateway Entrances and Wayfinding Signage*
Prioritize gateway entrances along prominent corridors	Short: 0-2 years	1	Lead: MPDC, aldermen	Aldermanic Menu Funding
Coordinate informative and attractive wayfinding signage for all modes	Medium: 3-5 years	2	Lead: MPDC, aldermen	Aldermanic Menu Funding