SCAN ME!
ASSESSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN
BRONZEVILLE
DIMITRI NESBITT | HENRY WISHCAMPER | LOBNA ANOUS
THE BLACK METROPOLIS REBORN
The historic legacies of Bronzeville, the nation's Black Metropolis, continue along cultural, economic, and political axes. What have been series of interventions—from the neighborhood's influx of Black residents due to racist housing policies, urban renewal schemes that targeted the South Side, decades of disinvestment, and population loss—now coalesce into a burgeoning revitalization scene. Bronzeville is now home to one of Chicago's most active community development spaces, where local
organizations, business owners, and citywide and regional actors are identifying areas of opportunity. But is Bronzeville prepared?
Is there enough capacity to cope with the changes and investment happening in Bronzeville?
UNDERSTANDING INITIATIVES
Our team focused on three major initiatives that coordinate several of Bronzeville's notable community development actors. This strategy
Developing Vibrant Retail
Great Migration & Black Metropolis Feasibility Study
forms the starting point in assessing relationships between actors, recognizing contributions, and aggregating a picture of capacity. AT A GLANCE Invest South/West
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ORGANIZATIONS $124,077,608
TOTAL EXPENSES 29
Community & Neighborhood Devt.
25
Arts & Culture
23
Education