The commission recommends the city use buildings on 35th St as a campus for tourists and residents as well as converting the major north-south corridors to their former boulevard design. The third goal calls for economic development focusing on the chance for garnering self-sufficiency within the community. To do this the city must help maintain a favorable business climate in Bronzeville. To achieve this goal retail services must be integrated with other commercial and industrial activity, new manufacturing compatible with the design of the area must be created, and the opportunity for small business ownership must be enhanced. (Mid-South Planning Commission 1993, 100) To accomplish this the city must work with the local chamber of commerce, establish guidelines for commercial strips and community retail centers, and provide adequate office space for business in the community. The Mid-South’s plan calls for the creation of job growth, youth employment, and the promotion of business skills in order to offer opportunities for economic sustainability for local residents.




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