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Developing vibrant retail in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood

  • By Marisa Novara
  • Mar 12, 2012

When the Bronzeville Alliance, a coalition of local community organizations, invited the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) to help staff and provide recommendations to its Bronzeville Retail Initiative in 2010, MPC jumped at the opportunity to support coordinated retail planning, retention, and… More »

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