
Lightfoot Administration Issues Roadmap for Downtown Revitalization
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city leadership on Thursday announced the Central City Recovery Roadmap, a guide to the revitalization of Chicago’s greater downtown area and street activations across the downtown area that encourages Chicago residents and visitors to come back downtown this summer and fall.
“Our city cannot fully bounce back from the pandemic until the cultural, retail and financial engines that power our economy are able to return at full capacity,” said Lightfoot
Issued by the Lightfoot administration and the Chicago Central Area Commission, the roadmap coordinates implementable actions across sectors the goal of a strong reopening this summer that will guide Chicago into full recovery over the next several years. A follow-up to the COVID-19 Recovery Plan, the plan provides immediate and near-term goals and actions.
The city will partner this summer and fall with major civic organizations to activate Michigan Avenue, LaSalle Street and State Street.
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