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Martin H. Nesbitt The Barack Obama Foundation 300 East Randolph Street, Suite 4030 Chicago, Illinois 60601
Dear Mr. Nesbitt: As a board member of the President Obama Library and Museum Campus Foundation, I am pleased and honored to present to you our response to your request for qualifications for hosting the Barack Obama Presidential Library. Beyond the medium presented here, we Chicagoans in Bronzeville have anticipated the opportunity to host Obama’s legacy since his election in 2008. His story is our story, his journey is reflected in our history, and his vision of hope and change will be realized by our future. By working with more than twenty different companies, organizations, and community groups we have embodied the grassroots spirit of the Obama campaign to truly reflect the ideals of the people it represents. There have been many proposals for the Michael Reese site, but considering its namesake’s character and that of the surrounding community the Obama Presidential Library is undoubtedly the best and highest use of the location. On behalf of our team, thank you sincerely for this unique opportunity to serve the President, the South Side of Chicago, and people around the world.
Paula Robinson Board Member President Obama Library and Museum Campus Foundation ObamaCampus.com
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executive summary
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why bronzeville?
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executive summary OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CAMPUS - A NEW URBAN PARADIGM FOR CHICAGO The Burnham Plan of 1909 was bold and visionary. Born out of necessity to solve immediate problems, the plan ultimately transformed Chicago and provided a grand template that still inspires and guides us today when planning the City’s future growth. Echoing Daniel Burnham’s admonition to “make no little plans”, our plan for Bronzeville is comprehensive and bold. The Barack Obama Presidential Library represents a seed of transformation that once planted, would have the power to revitalize the site. It has the potential to create new urban spaces that would initiate lasting change and reinvigorate the surrounding community.
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LEADERSHIP
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Barack Obama’s presidency has been built on the idea of change; his library would manifest that theme for Bronzeville and the greater South Side. The project would serve as a catalyst, promoting sustainable growth and targeting investment to deliver clear economic EHQH¿WV WR WKH FRPPXQLW\ ZKLOH UHPDLQLQJ WUXH to the neighborhood’s history.
Chicago is a city known for its strong urban grid, in large part due to the Burnham Plan. Throughout the city, appropriately scaled streets seamlessly connect neighborhoods to parks and Lake Michigan. The existing Michael Reese site in Bronzeville breaks that connection by creating a barrier between Bronzeville and the lakefront. Our proposal JLYHV WKH ODNHIURQW EDFN WR WKH SHRSOH DQG ¿OOV a gap in Chicago’s necklace of public assets that stretches from Evanston to Northwest Indiana. The proposed elevated park would provide park views along 31st, 29th and 26th streets, inviting the community to the site.
Presidential libraries have traditionally been VWDWLF UHÀHFWLRQV RI D SUHVLGHQF\ 2XU SURSRVDO challenges that trend. By fully realizing the potential of the site, the Barack Obama Presidential Library would go beyond simply cataloguing President Obama’s eight years in RI¿FH WR H[SODLQ KRZ KLV VHUYLFH LV URRWHG LQ past events and ways in which it will impact the future. A living part of its host community, it would drive economic development, create a sense of place, promote inclusivity at the ethnic crossroads of Chicago. Most importantly, it would accomplish all this without displacing the people who call it home.
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By connecting the site to the lake, we would FUHDWH D ÀH[LEOH XUEDQ JUHHQ VSDFH WKDW would play a key role in the area. It would not only contribute to the economic vitality of the neighborhood but would house vertical farms and have dedicated land for ongoing research in environmental and related sciences.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINE
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The entire site is a tool for environmental performance that would utilize Biomimicry to be functionally indistinguishable from the region’s natural coastal environment. The site would be designed to meet living building and ecological performance standards, becoming a model of WZHQW\ ¿UVW FHQWXU\ KHDOWK\ XUEDQ OLYLQJ FDUERQ neutrality, and regenerative design.
The Obama Presidential Library would revitalize the historic Bronzeville community. With a commitment to develop without displacement, we envision a campus with integrated commercial and mixed-income residential development that would result in a stronger Bronzeville, the Obama Presidential Library at its core.
Because ours is a coastal site with views of the lake it gives us the opportunity to build upon Burnham’s vision of a “City in a Gardenâ€?. It would help achieve objectives of the Millennium Reserve, Obama’s “America’s Great Outdoorsâ€? initiative, and the Burnham Wildlife Corridor Bird Sanctuary. Vertical IDUPLQJ DQG GHGLFDWHG VSDFH IRU VFLHQWLÂżF research would engage visitors in dynamic ways, promoting environmental awareness and stewardship.
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ECONOMIC ENGINE
of programmatic spaces including vertical farms, mixed-income living spaces, lakefront trails, and world-class hotels. And while it has a rich history augmented by the surrounding community, it has become a blank canvas, malleable and ready to give back to Chicago once again.
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Just as the University of Chicago provided a foundation for investment further south, so would the Obama Presidential Library (OPL) in Bronzeville. Along with the newly completed harbor at 31st street, recently approved Lake Meadows Master Plan, and new Green Line station at 24th and Michigan, the OPL would connect South Side development to the nexus
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of the city and provide an investment anchor in the area. Instead of becoming an island, inaccessible to those it serves, it would instead form the heart of the area, paying homage not only to the service of President Obama but also to Michael Reese and the enduring spirit of Bronzeville. 7KLV ORFDWLRQ ZRXOG UHĂ€HFW DQG DFWLYHO\ UHDOL]H 2EDPDÂśV YLVLRQ IRU FRPPXQLWLHV E\ EHLQJ D FDWDO\VW IRU XQLÂżFDWLRQ DQG XUEDQ UHQHZDO 1HDUO\ DFUHV SURYLGH DPSOH VSDFH IRU
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the Michael Reese site to weave high-density, multi-use land with the lakefront ecosystem and nearby public transportation, the library serving as its core. This unique, bounded ORFDWLRQ SURYLGHV WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR FUHDWH D VHOI VXIÂżFLHQW FORVHG ORRS V\VWHP WKDW GRHV not produce waste, generates its own energy, and serves as an model for cutting-edge sustainable design. Indeed, sustainability is at the forefront of the vision for the Michael Reese site. This
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includes going beyond LEED Platinum standards to create a campus functionally indistinguishable from the natural ecology that existed before Chicago and a library that is regenerative, giving back to the environment. A review of the genius of the biome would establish ecological performance standards (EPS) that the site would then be designed to PHHW +HOOPXWK 2EDWD .DVVDEDXP +2. LV RQH RI WKH OHDGLQJ VXVWDLQDEOH GHVLJQ ÂżUPV in the world and has collaborated closely with The Biomimicry Guild since 2008 on projects worldwide to create a partnership on the cusp of sustainable design.
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program RESPONSE TO THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The Obama legacy will be one anchored in the themes of inclusion, empowerment, and respect. The Michael Reese site embodies these ideals, respecting the community by offering development without displacement, including all Chicagoans through its geographic AUTHENTIC
accessibility, and empowering Bronzeville to grow both as an economy and as a community. While institutional involvement would be an integral part of the library, its location on the Michael Reese site would send a clear message that it is a campus not only for researchers and tourists, but for everyone. The museum will fully illustrate Obama’s life and presidency, exploring in detail hallmark achievements such as the Affordable Care Act, the recovery from the Great Recession, and the ending of the war in Iraq. And it will go beyond the
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OPL would illuminate existing, if undervalued, attractions such as the Mies van der Rohe Campus, Stephen Douglas’ tomb, and the house of Muddy Waters. Its location adjacent to the data artery of Chicago would enable it to be truly global, from streaming inter-Atlantic FODVVURRP GHEDWHV WR IDFLOLWDWLQJ VFKRODUO\ UHVHDUFK RI KLJK GH¿QLWLRQ YLGHR ¿OHV
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The Michael Reese site is large enough to accommodate extensive trails and green space, providing a place to improve community well-being and enhance the biodiversity of the area by connecting lakefront habitats. It has the potential to manifest both the America’s Great GLOBAL Outdoors and the Let’s Move! initiatives in tangible ways. A state-of-the-art bike valet center equipped with showers would encourage sustainable, active commuting to one of Chicago’s most beautiful transit hubs. In addition, more than 400,000 square feet of vertical farming would improve community health, generate funds, and serve as an interactive learning experience for students and tourists alike from around the world.
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There was no place for racial discrimination at the Michael Reese Hospital; the OPL would expand upon that legacy. The location itself invites mixed-income residential development so that people of all ages, backgrounds, and socioeconomic statuses could not only visit, ENGAGEMENT
but have the ability to call this site home. By presenting national political issues in an unbiased way and distilling them down to their local relevance would show those Americans disenfranchised with Washington how democracy can still work and their importance in the process. From an academic perspective, its ability to simultaneously partner with multiple higher education institutions would nurture discourse and improve its quality.
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The Douglas neighborhood is at the ethnic crossroads of one of the most diverse cities in the country. Predominantly black, Asian, Hispanic, and white communities (among others) surround it on all sides, and the OPL would represent not only their unique traits, but also what they have in common. Library employees would be multilingual to best address the needs of all visitors and material would be available in various languages. Chicago also
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boasts one of the largest and most vibrant LGBT communities in America. Given Obama’s personal support for gay rights and the historic progress that has been made both on federal DQG VWDWH OHYHOV GXULQJ KLV WLPH LQ RI¿FH LW ZRXOG EH \HW DQRWKHU JURXS ZKRVH SHUVSHFWLYH LV highlighted by the library. And while it would take many multicultural cues from its host city, the OPL would also look to the more diverse global population for guidance as well. The data capabilities of the site introduce the possibility of a robust interactive digital experience
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for this global base of virtual visitors in addition to engagement through more typical social media channels. When it comes to connectivity, the Michael Reese site is second to none. It hosts an impressive array of existing multi-modal transportation options, setting it apart from other areas of the city. Its proximity to I-55, the Metra South Shore Line, the Green line, and proposed Bus Rapid Transit routes gives it the potential to become a Transit-Oriented Development. The lakefront trail system would be routed directly into the site, enabling access not only for pedestrians and cyclists but also for those who would arrive by boat at the 31st street harbor. Its physical accessibility would be matched by its virtual accessibility, as it sits four blocks from Lakeside Technology Center at 350 E Cermak road, the world’s largest data center.
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The Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum Campus Foundation is a 501(c) (3) organization formed by community leaders in Bronzeville. The group consists of LQĂ€XHQWLDO OHDGHUV IURP DURXQG %URQ]HYLOOH and has strong representation from the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission (BMNHAC), a group that is seeking National Heritage Status for Bronzeville. The organization responding to the RFQ is led by Paula Robinson, President of the BMNHAC. Main point of contact: Paula Robinson paula1077@aol.com (773) 532-9850
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The organization includes experts with a variety of skill sets at a local, regional and national level. The core team members and partners listed on the following page have been working with advisors throughout the Chicago region to compile a well-researched and inspiring package. The experts include local Bronzeville development and engineering practices, as well as nationally-recognized urban design and biomimicry experts. The organization has multiple committees that orchestrate and execute the decision making process. Committees for Real Estate Development, Transportation, Finance, Social Media, Sustainability, Legal, Civic Innovation and Media were established to tell the story of Bronzeville and the Michael Reese site. What follows is a result of their collaboration and hard work together for this inspirational project.
Core Team
Chicago Streetcar Renaissance
Engage Civil Inc.
Partners
Farr & Associates
Abraham Lincoln Centre
Bronzeville Alliance
Blacks in Green
Bronzeville Merchants Association
Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism Council
Rehab Construction Systems
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) A. Philip Randolph, Pullman Porter Museum Choose Chicago Enjoy Illinois Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum OpenLands Center for Neighborhood Technology Illinois Department of Natural Resources Chicago Park District Pervasive Health
Community Advisors
Illinois Business Consulting
South Side Community Federal Credit Union Center for Neighborhood Technology
Alliance of National Heritage Areas
Chicago Black History Forum
African American Community Trust
Bronzeville Historical Society
Bold Agenda
Green Meeting Industry Council
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Urban Equities Inc.
Deborah Strauss and Associates
FCB
Derric Price Ltd.
Fiscal Austerity and Urban Innovation Project
Stratz Group ARC Law Group East Lake Management + Development Corp. Camp Douglas Restoration Foundation
Converge Exchange
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Dr. Paul Magelli Sr.
Chicago Community Loan Fund
Michael Reese Foundation Chicago Community Trust International Center for Advanced Internet Research (iCAIR) Prologue, Inc.
community c vision v COMMUNITY HISTORY
With the Civil Rights movement and the dismantling
The story of how Bronzeville shares the vision of
of segregation beginning in the 1950s, many
the Obama Presidential Library begins at the turn
families left Bronzeville, which had become
of the twentieth century. Oppressive Jim Crow
overcrowded. As a result, Bronzeville’s population
laws helped spark the Great Migration, which
declined by more than 75 percent between 1950
brought over half a million former slaves and their
and 2000 and much of the community’s economic
descendants to Chicago in search of opportunity.
base was lost.
But while Chicago proved more progressive than the places they left behind, discrimination was still
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widespread and in many ways forced the black
The location once hosted the Michael Reese
community to survive on its own. Thus formed
hospital campus, named after a man whose vision
what was known as the Black Metropolis, in 1930
to make healthcare accessible to all regardless
becoming Bronzeville. Born out of struggle, an
of nationality, creed, or skin color echoes that of
embodiment of the American Dream, this was a
President Obama’s through the Affordable Care
place where blacks could come and prosper. The
Act. Amid rising costs, it closed its doors in 2008
articles of 7KH &KLFDJR 'HIHQGHU, the music of Louis
and was demolished a year later, but soon after
Armstrong, and the pioneering social activism of Ida
held the possibility of becoming the Olympic Village
B. Wells broke boundaries and demonstrated how
for Chicago’s 2016 bid. Such a spotlight would
Bronzeville empowered blacks to succeed in ways
have introduced its undervalued cultural assets to
they could not elsewhere. Even if it has lost some
the international community. While Chicago’s bid
of its luster, its importance in black history and the
was unsuccessful, it preserved the site for future
history of the United States cannot be diminished. It
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Obama Presidential Library. A place that saw the VXFFHVV RI WKH ÂżUVW PHGLFDO LQFXEDWRU FDQ SOD\ WKDW role in a new way once again.
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COMPLEMENTARY VISION
The site would be rebuilt in keeping with the old
Locating the OPL in a neighborhood that will
adage of “Be your Brother’s Keeper”. Michael
celebrate the Great Migration Centennial in 2016
Reese did not discriminate against nor abandon
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the community around him. The President’s “My
National Heritage site would accurately tell the
Brother’s Keeper” legacy embodies the history
story of a people using the cultural and geographic
of the site and will strengthen the story for future
landscape. The Michael Reese site is the cultural
generations.
and geographic anchor that can best celebrate and interpret the historical continuum of the President
These stories will be conveyed through the Cultural Heritage Tourism vision of the Bronzeville
and the nearby community.
area. Current cultural heritage tourism efforts in Bronzeville take place in numerous venues
The complementary vision of the site, the city, and the President are rooted in the ideals of rebuilding at the community level. Just as Chicago was rebuilt after the Great Fire and the United States was the Michael Reese site can be rebuilt with greater
well as education and inspiration for visitors. The of Americans during his campaign and presidency. That same inspiration and hope will be conveyed to
vigor and hope than before. The Bronzeville TIF
visitors of the OPL and the nearby Black Metropolis
district is designated to revitalize this area and can site.
these tour guides provides job opportunities as President brought hope and inspiration to millions
rebuilt after the Great Depression, Bronzeville and
be greatly enhanced if the OPL is located on this
near the site. The workforce training program for
Heritage Area by Cultural Heritage Tourism guides. Hope and Change formed the foundation of %URQ]HYLOOH LW ZRXOG EH D ¿WWLQJ SODFH IURP ZKLFK WR spread those ideas again.
Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission Steering Committee: Jerry Adelman David Baker Christina Beatty Timuel Black PhD Terry Nichols Clark PhD Susan Campbell Anna Agbe-Davis PhD Saundra Dougherty Michael Fountain
Ghian Foreman Walter Freeman Teri Graham Kim Hunt Rhonda Hardy Cassandra Houston Lyn Hughes PhD Lennox Jackson Ralph Kindred Leroy Kennedy
Barbara Kensey Yvette LeGrand Harold L. Lucas Sonya Malunda Theodore Manley PhD Tracye Matthews Mell Monroe Corlis Moody Sharon Morgan Bruce Montgomery
Norman Montgomery Isobel Neal Jeri Richards Paula Robinson Carolyn Rush Christopher Reed PhD Tim Samuelson Charles Sutton Alisa Starks Arthur Turnbull
Bernard Turner Ron Thomas Don Wallace Bill Williams Ira Williams Donna Williamson Antoinette Wright
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the site The project site offers 98 acres of potential development. This includes 48 acres for the former Michael Reese hospital site, 28 acres of truck marshalling yard and 22 acres of additional site parcels. The land is mostly vacant and is bounded by 26th and 31st street, Martin Luther King Drive, and Lake Shore Drive. Just as the Michael Reese Hospital provided quality healthcare to individuals regardless of nationality or race, the site has the potential to serve as a welcoming location for people of all backgrounds as it did in years past. Many medical innovations took place at Michael Reese, VXFK DV WKH 多UVW LQFXEDWRU VWDWLRQ IRU SUHPDWXUH EDELHV This site has the potential to serve as a future incubator for transportation, tourism, and technology that will create research collaborations and drive economic development for the region. As the demographics of the neighborhood around the hospital changed by the 1950s, Michael Reese became an agent of urban renewal in lieu of deserting the neighborhood. Locating the OPL on this site will plant the seed in fertile ground and help realize this same dedication to urban renewal and the surrounding community.
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Electric and water lines run through the existing
Metra rail line. The contours in this area will allow for
street network and future Comed and People’s
easy development west of the Metra line.
Gas utility lines are being reserved for placement along Cottage Grove Avenue and 28th streets.
The Metra line is 8-10 feet below the grade of the western portion of the site and would require decking and/or pedestrian bridges over the rail for new development. The Truck Marshalling yards are at a similar grade level as the Metra line and will require decking and/ or pedestrian bridges to tie the site to the lakefront.
Future storm water and sewer infrastructure is being reserved for the existing street network, but future storm and sewer infrastructure would be needed for site development. Roadway improvements would be needed for the majority of the site to complement development performance and site accessibility.
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zoning The zoning for the Michael Reese site is mostly “Planned Development”. This designation allows the site to embody the principle of being Flexible and Forward Thinking. Planned Developments have the ability to contain a multitude of future programmatic elements that will meet the intent of the OPL Guiding Principles.
The Michael Reese site is currently owned by the
The Northwest parcels are owned by Self-Storage,
City of Chicago and is designated as a “PD 18” and
McDonalds and Advocate Health and are zoned
“PD 1133”, Planned Developments for Residential,
as “PD18”, Planned Developments and “M1-3”
Businesses and Institutional Uses.
Manufacturing.
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The Prairie Shores development to the west is
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and is a
zoned as “RM-5”, Residential.
“PD-1055”, Planned Development for Residential, Businesses and Institutional Uses.
The Lake Michigan Park and Lake Shore Drive parcel to the east of the site is designated as “POS1”, Park and Open Space.
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remediation to create a site that is indistinguishable
a diverse developmental program that will spur vast
from nature. Remediation plans have been proposed
economic development.
and cleanup is necessary for the future vision of the Chicago Lakefront.
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visitors in to explore site assets.
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infrastructure: transportation
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3 freeway access points. 3 rail lines. 5 bus routes. 2 major airports. lakefront trails, sidewalks and boat docks.
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(the Lakeside Technology Center at 350 E. Cermak) is just a few blocks away from the Michael Reese
The site’s close proximity to renowned research
site.
universities, federal research labs, Chicago’s central business district, and major tech companies will
New companies creating information technology products and services, and seeking to be close to large-scale server and bandwidth infrastructure, ZLOO ÂżQG WKDW WKH 23/ 7HUDELW 3OD]D RQ WKH 0LFKDHO Reese site has the potential to give them the edge they need to succeed in the global economy.
create educational collaboration networks. K-12 schools, libraries and community colleges will be able to collaborate with higher education partners and participate in interactive video-conferencing programs with the National Park Service, National Archives, and the Library of Congress. The OPL Terabit Plaza on the Michael Reese site has the potential to touch everybody with a cell phone and/or internet connection.
Calumet Core is a 220-square mile opportunity to transform a region in transition into a sustainable land use urban area
project site
infrastructure: ecological The Michael Reese site is situated in the Millennium
The project team has partnered with the Biomimicry
Reserve boundary and will be designed to enhance
Guild to help establish a “Genius of the Place”
the ecological performance goals of the Reserve
for the Michael Reese site that will determine the
project and the “America’s Great Outdoors” initiative
ecological performance indicators for the site.
launched by President Obama. The Millennium Reserve project is the largest collaborative of urban open space in the country and the site will be a great connector to the natural habitat on Northerly ,VODQG DQG WKH %XUQKDP À\ZD\
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on-site accessibility In addition to the multiple means of transportation that are available, the urban renewal of the Michael Reese site would also allow for ease of accessibility within the development. The site can use existing assets to operate as a national example of a Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Highway 55, Highway 90, the Metra OLQH WKH *UHHQ DQG 5HG OLQHV ÂżYH EXV routes, the McCormick bus-way and
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lakefront bike trails currently serve the site. Future considerations for a centralized trolley system, Bus rapid transit systems, a central bike valet and shower station, and disability transport assistance would further enhance accessibility. The site is not only close to downtown Chicago assets, but it is also on the way for tens of thousands of local travelers going to South Suburbs. Existing transit systems can deliver potential visitors with minimal capital expenditures. This connection would bolster neighborhood identity and improve connections between the neighborhood shopping districts, future Cermak Green Line ‘L’ station, and McCormick Place.
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vision of the Barack Obama Foundation.
crowdfunding campaign to raise the necessary capital. As a 501 (c)(3) organization, we have asked
economic impact Placing the Obama Presidential Library on the
Current development trends for the area are positive
Michael Reese site would catalyze development
over the long-term, but the OPL would accelerate
in Bronzeville and the surrounding South Side
growth and substantially improve its quality.
neighborhoods, acting as an anchor for public and
Summarized below are development projections
private investment. Estimated economic impact of
for the Bronzeville area if the OPL is built on the
the OPL on the Michael Reese site would exceed
Michael Reese site.
previous projections.
Michael Reese Site Projected Economic Development Annually
20-year period
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400 units
8,000 units
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Further analysis shows that the OPL would draw
A number of other factors make the Michael Reese
1.2 million tourists to the area due to its proximity
site an ideal driver for Economic Impact:
to nearby Chicago and Bronzeville cultural assets. Nearly 15 million tourists visit McCormick Place,
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sites. 78% of adult travelers are heritage
Motor Row, China Town, IIT, and US Cellular Field
travelers that stay longer and spend more
every year. Placing the OPL as close to these sites
money per visit.
as possible will draw visitors from these locations. These visitors would spend $40 per capita (a
Locating OPL near National Heritage Tourism
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conservative estimate) mainly at local existing and
natural green space like Millennium Park which
new businesses. This spending would encourage
attracts 5 million visitors generates $78 million
prosperity without displacement and provide an
in tax revenue, and supports $1.4 billion worth
estimated 13,234 jobs for the nearby community.
of nearby residential developments.
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Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 10
Year 20
at New Retail
$15,000
$15,375
$15,759
$16,153
$16,557
$18,733
$23,980
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9,469
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20,188
26,054
61,114
167,899
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36,000
38,400
43,200
48,000
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69,518
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$79,542
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$53,185
$60,844
$68,825
$79,542
$100,612
$145,468
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17,551
20,079
22,712
26,249
33,202
48,005
91,040
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22,870
26,163
29,595
34,203
43,263
62,551
118,628
Total Spend
$93,606
$107,086
$121,131
$139,994
$177,076
$256,024
$485,548
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1,615
2,232
2,848
3,756
4,440
7,340
13,234
Tax Revenue
$13,105
$14,992
$16,958
$19,599
$24,791
$35,843
$67,977
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$23,402
$26,771
$30,283
$34,998
$44,269
$64,006
$121,387
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404
558
712
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1,835
3,308
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This zone would be an urban seward shabazz sheridan sherman sherwood shields shoesmith s simeon simpson sizemore skinner smith smyser smyth social just laboratory and research institution for not just one, but solomon south loop south shore fine arts south shore international southsid many higher education institutions, K-12 schools, and local spry stagg steinmetz stem magnet stevenson stock stone stowe sullivan sumner sutherland swift taft talcott talman tanner tarkin technology companies. team telpochcalli thomas thorp tilden till uofc-donog turner-drew twain uic college prep uofc-woodlawn uofc-woodson uno-51st and hom A Chicago Public School collaboration lab would be uno-fuentes uno-marquez uno-near west uno located on-site. 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1,200,000 visitors “Where are we going to draw tourists? That’s going to be a key factor that might favor, for example... the Michael Reese site.” - Tom Corfman, Political Editor, Crain’s Chicago Business
tourism Locating the OPL near existing Chicago cultural sites, Bronzeville Heritage attractions, and multiple alternative transportation options will drive high levels of attendance to not only the OPL, but to other undervalued assets nearby.
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enhancements to the physical environment The Michael Reese site is currently a 98-acre blank canvas. A site of this size and condition has the greatest opportunity IRU LQQRYDWLRQ DQG D ÀH[LELOLW\ IRU SURJUDPPDWLF VSDFHV WKDW enhance the current environment. The proposed design for the OPL includes everything from natural habitat to vertical farms to technology and education collaboration zones. Some of the proposed enhancements to the physical environment can be seen below.
1. Metra/Multi-modal Station
2. Bike Storage/Shower Facility
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4. Obama Library
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1368 N. Mohawk Chicago, IL 60610-4692 312-751-1693 www.campdouglas.org
David L. Keller Managing Director
June 13, 2014 DĂƌƟŶ H. EĞƐďŝƩ The Barack Obama FŽƵŶĚĂƟon 300 East Randolph Street, Suite 4030 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Dear Mr. EĞƐďŝƩ͕ The Camp Douglas ZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ is developing a museum to be located on the site of the Civil War military camp, Camp Douglas. This ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů facility is likely to be a part of a “museum campus” devoted to historic Bronzeville. In ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ the FŽƵŶĚĂƟon is ĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů programs in the Bronzeville community and throughout Chicagoland to increase awareness of the history of the area during the Civil War. Over the past three years we have sponsored three archaeological ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ on the Camp Douglas site. Camp Douglas, ĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐ of 60 acres, located between 31st Street, 33rd Place, CoƩĂŐĞ Grove and Giles Avenues, was the largest military facility in Chicago during the Civil War; training 40,000 Union soldiers and housing a total of 30,000 Confederate prisoners during its existence between 1861 and 1865. The ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ of the Barack Obama Library on the former site of the Michael Reese Hospital would be an important and meaningful ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ to the Bronzeville community adding to the historic ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ of the community. Located is close proximity to the downtown area within easy ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ for Chicagoans and visitors alike, we strongly support this ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ as the museum’s home. Sincerely,
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June 16, 2014 Martin H. Nesbitt The Barack Obama Foundation 300 East Randolph Street, Suite 4030 Chicago, IL 60601 Dear Mr. Nesbitt: The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), a Chicago-based nonprofit focused on creating sustainable and equitable communities, is proud to have worked for many years with parties involved with the revitalization of the South Side of Chicago. Our efforts range from transit and active transportation initiatives, to historic preservation, energy and water conservation, and green infrastructure installations in neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland and across the country. We are pleased to submit this letter of support for the development of the South Lakefront Michael Reese Hospital site as the Global Chicago anchor for an Obama Library and Museum Campus, including the people-intensive Museum venue, designed as an Online Library Platform with other universities/libraries and heritage/conservation places in the City of Chicago and around the world. CNT has pioneered tools for transit-oriented development and provided consumers and planners tools for decision-making. Our Housing and Transportation (H+TŠ) Affordability Index, for example, demonstrates how the combined costs of housing and transportation impact the true affordability of place. We also recently launched Transit Future (www.transitfuture.org), a campaign to create a new investment stream for improved and expanded public transit in Cook County. Transit Future is supported by community, business and public organizations, and led by Jacky Grimshaw, CNT’s Vice President for Policy, who also serves on the board of directors of President Obama Library and Museum Campus Foundation. All of our work aims to provide the imagination, information, and innovation to create more efficient, equitable, and livable urban communities. In this spirit, we look forward to working with the Presidential Library Foundation to create a destination that represents the best of Chicago for our fellow Americans and for visitors from countries all over the world. Sincerely yours,
Kathryn Tholin CEO Cc: Obama Presidential Library and Museum Campus Foundation
Center for Neighborhood Technology x 2125 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60647 x p: (773) 278-4800 x www.cnt.org
June 14, 2014 Martin H. Nesbitt The Barack Obama Foundation 300 East Randolph Street, Suite 4030 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Dear Mr. Nesbitt, By way of introduction I am Dr. Lyn Hughes founder of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, located the Historic Pullman district, and I am also the founder of the Center for Black Labor Research Culture and Education. I write this letter to demonstrate and inform the committee of my support of the RFQ being submitted by the President Obama Library & Museum Campus Foundation for the proposed site to be located at the former Michael Reese Hospital location. While I applaud all of the groups submitting an RFQ for this magnificent project, I am somewhat saddened that there are multiple submittals all being submitted by people who have worked together in the past and in most we cases continue to do so. Just think of what a tremendous submission it could have been if all of them worked on a singular proposal. There are numerous academic institutions that are a part of the various teams, but it is my opinion—this kind of Cultural Economic Development project presents an unprecedented opportunity for a collective of a much more unique opportunity. More important, it could serve as a model for the nation. While the composition of the foundation itself is not officially an academic institution, the participants, partners, board members, advisors etc. include people like me. Many of us hold advanced degrees and have participated in scholarly research projects for decades. Our concept is that the Obama Campus would work with Multiple Universities. My own research has been focused on Black labor History and Cultural Economic Development. In fact, the title of my doctoral dissertation was: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF CULTURAL POLICY ON CULTURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. CED is a relatively new phenomenon with limitless potential, and in this case could not only become an economic engine based upon both the national and international tourism attraction, the umbrella for CED—but it also has the potential to have a major economic and cultural impact upon segments of the community that are often left out in the disbursement of the meaningful resources. PO BOX 6276 CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60680-6276 10406 SOUTH MARYLAND AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60628 ▪ 773-850-8580 WWW.AprPullmanPorterMuseum.org
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In addition to our own respective efforts with our own respective organizations and institution, many of us have spent countless volunteer hours, supporting the effort to obtain National Heritage Area designation anchored in the Bronzeville community. That initiative has spawned multiple efforts like the Great Migration Centennial, which includes a collaborative project, between the Bronzeville Convention and Tourism Council and the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum. The tour itself has developed into an international tourist attraction. In the past month alone, the tour has brought visitors to the south side of Chicago from England and the Netherlands. This is just example of the kind of activity this initiative, the Obama Presidential Library & Museum Campus could /make for Chicago, but specifically for the urban community in general. It is my sincere hope that you give thorough and favorable consideration to their RFQ. Sincerely,
Lyn Hughes, Founder President Emeritus A Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
CC: Paula Robinson, President Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission
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