Declaring that Chicago’s aggressive standing is determined by bridging the gaps between its thriving core and its struggling neighborhoods, a downtown civic group is looking for broad investments in public transit, workforce coaching, inexpensive housing and different efforts to unfold the advantages of town’s development. “A new physical and economic development strategy offers the opportunity to position Chicago as a leader in growth, quality of place and equity,” stated a report of the Chicago Central Area Committee, drafted with enter from greater than 60 enterprise and civic leaders. With a brand new mayor taking workplace Monday, the group hopes to focus discussions on concepts it believes will radiate downtown’s dynamism into underserved areas. These embody incentives