Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, Indiana

NORTH HARBOR INITIATIVE

Strong Leadership

Community Reinvestment

Public Shoreline Connection

Mayor George Pabey

The City of East Chicago and Mayor George Pabey 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:

x New residential development x Retail corridor improvements x Park renovation and expansion x A new performing arts center x 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.

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1. Carnegie Peforming Arts Center Rebabiliation of historic library as a new facility for dance, music and theater.

2. Nunez Park Expansion of park to connect elementary school to community center and provide more recreational activities.

3: First Single Family Homes New homes with prime facing Nunez Park, yet part of the existing historic block grid.

4. Phase 1 Main Street Townhomes Workforce housing townhomes centered around a rejuvinating community amenities.

5. Broadway Mixed-Use Development A combination of new retail and housing that connects the parks and anchors small business rejuvinization.

6. Shoreline- Community Gateway A revitalized Broadway will ultimately connect to redeveloped regional shoreline park system.

7. Main & Broadway Street Reconstruction 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.

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 streetscapescomplimented by renovated and expanded parks with help reunite Indiana Harbor’s neighborhoods and attract newinvestment and interest.

REBUILDING THE COMMUNITY CORE @ MAIN & BROADWAY

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

New Townhomes Adjacent to Shopping Districts

Schematic Design Drafts: Main Street Townhomes & Nunez Park Single Families

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NEW LINCOLN SCHOOL & NUÑEZ PARK CAMPUS

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Park Design:

HISPANIC HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Fall 2006 - Spring 2008 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO

IMPROVEMENTSNew 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

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CALLAHAN PARK RENOVATION

Master Planner:

Park Design:

HISPANIC HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Fall 2006 - Spring 2008 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO

IMPROVEMENTSNew 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

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Master Planner:

HISPANIC HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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IMPROVEMENTS

New Utility Infrastructure

Total Street Reconstruction

Special Intersection Treatment

New Street Furniture

New Lighting

New Landscaping

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MAIN AND BROADWAY STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS

Fall 2006 - Summer 2007

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