Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, Indiana NORTH HARBOR INITIATIVE Community Reinvestment Public Shoreline Connection Strong Leadership
The City of East Chicago and are leading the revitalization of Indiana Harbor, the city s historic lakeshore community that remains rich in cultural diversity and a strong urban fabric. The Mayor s vision for Indiana Harbor revitalization includes: New residential development Retail corridor improvements Park renovation and expansion A new performing arts center And extending the community back to Lake Michigan, a redeveloped marina, and a regionally accessible shoreline park as envisioned in the Marquette Plan. Realizing this vision requires overcoming significant obstacles, particularly in the northern section of the community. These obstacles include blighted and vacant land, dilapidated and underutilized retail, obsolete infrastructure, poorly planned connections to Cline Avenue, and an overall lack of community-shoreline integration. Successful revitalization requires a bold comprehensive strategy that will redefine Indiana Harbor as a community of choice where families and businesses prosper along Indiana s regional shoreline. In 2006, the City procured The Community Builders, Inc. and Hispanic Housing Development Corporation to lead the Indiana Harbor Master Development Team (IHMDT). The City and IHMDT are advancing several catalytic projects that will invigorate the community, strengthen its real estate market, enhance public amenities and improve the community s image to the surrounding region. At the same time, a master development strategy is being created that will guide the long-term redevelopment of the Indiana Harbor Community. In 2007, the first of these catalytic projects began with new streetscapes and infrastructure along Main and Broadway. Renovation plans for Nunez and Callahan Parks were developed through community workshops. The City began converting the vacant Carnegie Library into a new performing arts center. And, community workshop participants inadvertently created the name for this comprehensive revitalization approach, the North Harbor Initiative. In 2008, the first phase of new housing development will begin. Nunez Park will be expanded into a full campus giving Lincoln Elementary students a direct and safe connection to playgrounds, athletic fields and the Roberto Clemente Community Center. The new intersection of Main & Broadway will be completed. And, the City of East Chicago will partner with the City of Gary and Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority to create the South Shore Lakefront Plan (SSLP). The SSLP will outline redevelopment of the mile long shoreline located between the East Chicago Marina and Gary s Buffington Harbor. Moreover, it will provide the strategy for connecting the Indiana Harbor Community to a regional shoreline and redeveloped marina.
REBUILDING THE COMMUNITY CORE @ MAIN & BROADWAY MAIN & BROADWAY REVITALIZATION PLAN 1. Carnegie Peforming Arts Center Rebabiliation of historic library as a new facility for dance, music and theater. 2. Nunez Park Pennsylvania - Block Redevelopment Zone Gu rie New homes with prime facing Nunez Park, yet part of the existing historic block grid. 4. Phase 1 Main Street Townhomes GRAND HEMLOCK 3: First Single Family Homes th Carnegie District PARRISH Expansion of park to connect elementary school to community center and provide more recreational activities. Workforce housing townhomes centered around a rejuvinating community amenities. 5. Broadway Mixed-Use Development BROADWAY potential phase Phase III CATALPA BUTTERNUT ALDER Commercial Focus Area PULASKI Phase II 7. Main & Broadway Street Reconstruction MAIN Single Family Home Sites DEODAR Phase I A revitalized Broadway will ultimately connect to redeveloped regional shoreline park system. P ELM Mixed-Use 6. Shoreline- Community Gateway P FIR Legend A combination of new retail and housing that connects the parks and anchors small business rejuvinization. Additional Redevelopment Areas Implementing a long-term revitalization plan requires the strategic implementation of significant short-term projects. Over the next 3 to 4 years the City will be rebuilding the Main Street District. More than a collection of historic retail buildings, this district has two community parks, an elementary school, a community center, a post office, a court house, a bank, and a medical clinic. The Main Street District once functioned as as the heart of the community attracting visitors from other communities. Rejuvinating the key intersection of Main & Broadway with new townhomes, retail, and streetscapes complimented by renovated and expanded parks with help reunite Indiana Harbor s neighborhoods and attract new investment and interest. New pedestrian-oriented streetscapes, seperated sewers systems and water lines. 8. Callahan Park Redeveloped park with outdoor stage that will host community concerts, festivals and events.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT New Townhomes Adjacent to Shopping Districts Replace vacant lots with new homes for working families Bring families back to Main & Broadway shopping district Create positive street life for residents and visitors Schematic Design Drafts: Main Street Townhomes & Nunez Park Single Families
NEW LINCOLN SCHOOL & NUÑEZ PARK CAMPUS Fall 2006 - Spring 2008 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO School City of East Chicago City Engineering Department City Parks Department City Planning Department IMPROVEMENTS New Soccer Field New Basketball Courts New Tennis Court New Water Feature New Picnic Areas New Play Lot New Paths & Entries New Signage & Landscaping New Furniture & Lighting Deodar Broadway HISPANIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Master Planner: Park Design:
CALLAHAN PARK RENOVATION Fall 2006 - Spring 2008 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO Broadway City Engineering Department City Parks Department City Planning Department Alder IMPROVEMENTS New Concert Seating New Music Stage New Water Park New Picnic Areas New Basketball Court New Play Lot New Community Garden New Lighting New Furniture & Landscaping HISPANIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Master Planner: Park Design:
MAIN AND BROADWAY STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS Phase One Fall 2006 - Summer 2007 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO City Engineering Department City Parks Department City Planning Department IMPROVEMENTS New Utility Infrastructure Total Street Reconstruction Special Intersection Treatment Broadway New Street Furniture New Lighting New Landscaping Main Street Phase One and Phase Two Limits of Work HISPANIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Master Planner: Streetscape Design: Engineer: