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Originally Posted by ardecila
Personally I think PDT and his Machine predecessors have held Bridgeport back for far too long. Conservative, racist white viewpoints are prioritized over the opinions of everyone else. The neighborhood has so much potential to be a diverse, thriving, urban community, and some people like Ed Marszewski are working hard to make it happen, but it will never happen without a good alderman. Gotta be someone with balls, too, to stand up to the Mob elements still present in the neighborhood.
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Yes to all of this!
In related news, the People's Coalition map received backing from the Latino Caucus, with of course some concessions. The ward map on surface may not look too different from the current one, but upon closer inspection a lot of the racist & NIMBY enclaves lose a lot of their political power. Dearborn Park is now a part of the 11th ward, where Chinatown & Bridgeport are unified in the same ward. Canaryville is with West Englewood and Back of the Yards. The 42 ward doesn't cross into West Loop, and is overall much smaller! West Loop below Madison St is a part of the 24th ward with North Lawndale and the IMD. Ukranian Village is in the same ward as East/West Garfield Park and Humboldt Park.
Several Black neighborhoods on the South Side are also less divided up, such as Englewood, Washington Park, Auburn Gresham, and Roseland. At the same time, there are still some oddities such as the 2nd ward, 27th ward, and 14th ward. This map seems like an improvement over the current one, but I am a bit worried seeing West Side wards in such a weird amalgamation and what that might mean for services in Black neighborhoods.
map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/vi...2JXIIaATrI-Euw