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A Presentation and Resolution Authorizing the Adopting the Roosevelt Road Corridor Plan for the Roosevelt Road Business District
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Introduction
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The Lakota Group will present the final draft of the Roosevelt Road Corridor Plan for adoption which has been collaboratively led by the Berwyn Development Corporation and the Village of Oak Park.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Resolution.
Prior Board Action
The Board has taken the following Action:
- March 4, 2025: The Village Board authorized RES 25-158, the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with the Lakota Group.
- December 19, 2024; The Village Board entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Village of Oak Park and the City of Berwyn.
Background
The current "Plan for the Redevelopment of Roosevelt Road" was completed in 2001 and adopted by the Village Board in March of 2005. The plan is a joint-municipality study for the Roosevelt Road corridor prepared by Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design firm in collaboration with the City of Berwyn. The Roosevelt Road corridor is a major asset for both Oak Park and Berwyn, and a portion of Cicero. The plan was initiated with an Illinois Tomorrow Grant awarded to the Berwyn Development Corporation in partnership with the City of Berwyn and the Village of Oak Park. This plan was in collaboration with the two adjoining communities to establish the first-ever comprehensive redevelopment study of this corridor. Subsequently, the three adjoining communities formed a new relationship by implementing a mutual corridor-wide streetscape initiative as well as achieving common zoning regulations.
The Roosevelt Road corridor is a major asset for the three communities. Along its one-and-a-half-mile length between Harlem Avenue on the west and Austin Avenue on the east, the corridor comprises hundreds of businesses that employ thousands of people, providing goods and services to tens of thousands more...
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