Street Resurfacing
What percentage of the total budget should go toward street resurfacing?
Resurfacing is necessary to address streets and sidewalks that have deteriorated, are safety hazards and are generally in poor condition. Residents, businesses and visitors to the 36th Ward will benefit from improved safety when traveling in the ward.
Menu money is the only available funding for residential street and sidewalk resurfacing in Chicago’s wards. Thanks to a federal subsidy, the cost for the first five blocks of resurfaced streets is $43,500 per block. The average cost for each street resurfaced in addition the initial five is $72,000.
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Pedestrian Safety
Adding bump-outs near W. Menard Ave. & N. Newport Ave. would provide safer passage for students near Reinberg Elementary & Chicago Academy. This project also creates a traffic circle at N. Mobile Ave. & W. Patterson Ave. Both projects would help get kids to and from school safely!
Estimated Cost: $70,000
Community Picnic Tables
This project would benefit Bell Park, Blackhawk Park, & Hermosa Park by providing 3 handicapped accessible picnic tables at each park for a total of 9 tables total. These tables are designed to be inclusive and would have a huge impact in all three parks!
Estimated Cost: $90,000
Chicago Academy High School, Prosser Career Academy & Fullerton Business Corridor Improvements
The installation of large planters along W. Fullerton Ave. will bring much needed beautification to the business corridor. Field improvements at the Chicago Academy High School will improve soccer and football spaces so that our children and youth can have a safe place to be active. At Prosser Community Garden, large storage sheds will be built to better meet the needs of both the students and the community. All three projects would have great impacts on our community!
Estimated Cost: $305,000
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