Clark Street Streetscape Groundbreaking

 Alderman Gene Schulter (47) joined representatives from the Department of Transportation and representatives from the local Ravenswood business community to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Clark Street streetscape. 

This $7.4 million project will beautify Clark Street between Montrose and Ainslie and consists of numerous aesthetic and architectural elements, including decorative lighting, planters, and community identifiers highlighting the Clark Street shopping district.

“We’ve been working on this project for twelve years,” noted Alderman Schulter.  “This project stretches from Ainslie and Montrose and will serve to connect the two commercial districts north and south of this area of Clark Street.”

Alderman Schulter was also joined by Jackie Taylor, Executive Director of the Black Ensemble Theater.  The Black Ensemble Theater is planning on breaking ground on a new state-of the-art theater space on the 4400 block of N. Clark Street in 2010. 

“I really believe that a new look on Clark Street, along with the introduction of the Black Ensemble Theatre, is going to have a huge impact on future economic development initiatives in the Ravenswood neighborhood,” stated Alderman Schulter.