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What We Heard <br /> What We Heard <br /> Following are the main ideas expressed during the public engagement process for the Near West Side Neighborhood.The items in bold Were identified as priority projects at the public workshops. <br /> Streets&Transportation Housing BuiLt Form&Zoning Other <br /> Calm traffic along the following streets: Promote and expand home repair program Increase housing density in targeted areas to Create an easily accessed neighborhood park <br /> • Washington Street support additional amenities <br /> Charles Martin Drive/Chapin Street Diversify housing types,especially by adding Incorporate neighborhood signage where <br /> missing middle housing Examine development opportunities of city- appropriate <br /> owned properties <br /> Colfax Avenue Preserve and expand affordable housing options Address brownfield concerns <br /> Promote neighborhood scale(corner store) <br /> Western Avenue;improve its intersection Identify homes needing repair through code businesses in the neighborhood Clean up litter on vacant lots <br /> with Chapin Street enforcement <br /> Promote more entrepreneurs and local <br /> LaSatte Avenue Promote infitl housing opportunities in businesses,especially walkable third places <br /> neighborhood <br /> Thomas Street <br /> Meet demand for market-rate housing,including <br /> Create consistent lighting of streets single-family and missing middle <br /> Repair curbs and sidewalks <br /> Plant street trees where possible <br /> Create a comfortable connection to downtown <br /> Repair and restore brick streets when possible <br /> Add more protected and shared use traits <br /> Draft <br /> Near West Side Neighborhood Plan io une 15 2022 <br />