Larysa Salamacha - Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

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Chicago Planned Manufacturing Districts—Case Study Presented by Mike Holzer Director, Economic Development mike@leedcouncil.org LEED Council (DBA)
The Problem—Industrial Displacement on Chicago’s Near North Side in 1980’s: Foreign Competition, Pressure <strong>for</strong> Alternative Land Use & Case-By-Case Zoning Decisions at the Local, Ward-Level • Chicago’s industrial job loss: <strong>for</strong>eign competition (Germany & Japan), wage competition from lower wage states (Arkansas and Mexico’s Maquiladora region) & lack of owner investment • Young Urban Professionals jobs in FIRE industries downtown and housing on industrial fringe apply land use pressure on existing industry • Developers convert vacant loft buildings on edge of historic Clybourn Industrial Corridor to rental housing—1st zoning change Piano Lofts, 1985 • Real Estate speculation on remaining sites increases pressure on existing firms to sell, move or close up • Investment by existing firms is put on ―HOLD‖ due to lack of political leadership on land use, lack of city industrial policy • Resulting industry & job loss in the North River Industrial Corridor in 1980’s: firms reduced from 1,200 to 600 and job loss from 40,000 to 20,000 jobs
Page 2 and 3: Session 2: The Role of Industrial L
Page 4 and 5: The Value of Industrial Activity in
Page 6 and 7: Case for Industrial Activity in Cit
Page 8 and 9: Lessons from Saint Paul: Fiscal Imp
Page 12 and 13: LEED Council Response • Study imp
Page 14 and 15: Our Experience—Business & Communi
Page 16 and 17: The Role of Industrial Land in the
Page 18: HOW WAS THE MIZOD IMPLEMENTED? •
Page 21 and 22: Larysa A. Salamacha Managing Direct
Page 23 and 24: REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF URBAN MA
Page 25 and 26: San Francisco manufacturers = consu
Page 27 and 28: DODOCASE Case Study: City as incuba
Page 29 and 30: Urban manufacturers want to be loca
Page 33 and 34: INDUSTRY IS IMPORTANT Piggy Bank f
Page 35: APPROACH TO STRENGTHENING SUPPORT F

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