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CHATHAM "DINING ON THE 5"

For a weekend in the summer of 2017, the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago was transformed with a street festival, volunteer-built parklets, and sidewalk cafe seating. The event brought neighbors together for good food, drink, and music. The community found common pride and business received a bolster, with an increase in sales ranging from 30 to 50 percent.

This project was completed by Cindy Schneider with Farr Associates, and was done with the support of the following organizations:

The 6th Ward and Alderman Roderick T. Sawyer

The Driehaus Foundation

Congress for the New Urbanism

Department of Planning and Development

Department of Transportation

Greater Chatham Initiative

Cottage Grove Planter Society

WHAT

Parklets on 75th Street

WHERE

Chatham, Chicago, IL

WHEN

July 2017

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