Wicker Park Bucktown
WPB. It’s our name and the name of the community we serve. It is where we live and what we live for. We help make this hood happen. WPB works when we grease the gears of commerce. It flourishes when we promote its arts. It stays beautiful because we keep it clean. Our culture thrives with our celebration of it. We are the forum to hear its voice. We are the volunteers who serve it. More importantly, we are it.
We are guided by a Master Plan, adopted in 2009 after consultation with a broad range of community residents, businesses and leaders. Our WPB committees, which are open to public participation, are organized to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Master Plan. Please join us at an upcoming committee or commission meeting to help implement the Plan.
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Our mission
is to sustain and promote the prosperity and unique qualities of life of the Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood and commercial district, whilst preserving its diverse character for the benefit of its residents, visitors, and businesses through the wise and discerning investment of resources to enhance our public ways.
Wicker Park/Bucktown’s $2.2 million worth of street trees to be safeguarded with comprehensive tree-care plan With lean City of Chicago budget, Wicker Park/Bucktown community takes tree care into its own hands Even before Chicago’s current budget crisis, having the means to optimally care for all of the city’s street trees has been tough. Not [...]
Read More...CHICAGO – September 7, 2011 – Six public murals sponsored by the Wicker Park Bucktown Special Service Area #33, a program administered by the WPB Chamber of Commerce, are underway! The WPB Arts Committee launched the Orange Walls Mural Project with a call to artists in July 2011. Submissions coming from around the world flooded [...]
Read More...WPB’s Program Manager Eleanor Mayer, AICP speaks about the development of the former Pizza Hut site at Division and Ashland Avenues. Have a listen to this morning’s Outside the Loop radio show (episode #258) on WLUW-FM (88.7) at 10:00 a.m. You can also stream the show on wluw.org. OR visit outsidetheloopradio.com. Just scroll down to [...]
Read More...As a reminder, Cleanslate will be closed on 9/5 for the Labor Day holiday. They will also be closed on 8/26 for a staff in-service day. The regular 6-day per week schedule will return starting Tuesday, 9/6.
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