Workers Deserve It All:
A Vision of Neighborhood for Chicago’s Working Class.
Raheem believes that Chicago needs to invest in sustainable, affordable, and democratic neighborhoods. Our city should be a welcoming home for workers and families of all backgrounds, fostering vibrant neighborhoods for Chicago’s working class. Together, we can demonstrate that an organized and visionary coalition of workers, students, and parents can ensure that we can significantly change the circumstances of our most vulnerable neighbors without compromise.
A Sustainable Neighborhood. – Ensuring that we are developing a sustainable Chicago, from infrastructure to business development that brings a wide variety of amenities to all of Chicago’s vibrant communities.
- Encouraging greater housing density throughout the Third Ward to increase access and help to lower the cost of buying and renting for all Chicagoans.
- Expanding public transit throughout the ward, inviting the city to discover the Near South Side, and increasing access for residents without the need for a car.
- Investing in greener solutions that reduce flooding, cool down our neighborhoods, and replace our aging infrastructure.
- Increasing bike lanes and investing in walkability improvements to encourage neighbors and visitors to walk the ward and spend time in and between our business districts.
A Livable Neighborhood – Implementing policies and promoting development that increases housing availability in the Near South Side and across the city, and investing in public services that equitably improve quality of life for all of Chicago.
- Increasing youth opportunities during the summer months and after school to provide opportunities for youth development, job training, and safer neighborhoods
- Increasing housing availability and lowering rental costs to make the Near South Side more accessible to first-time buyers, families, and older adults.
- Expanding childcare options for residents, building supports around families with young children, and transitioning students into early learning and neighborhood education.
- Increasing resources for the public schools and increasing neighborhood school access
- Investing in the development of local business districts, bringing more locally owned businesses into our shopping corridors and transit hubs.
A Democratic Neighborhood. – Balancing Chicago’s budget in a way that delivers on social programs that improve the lives of all of Chicago and the most vulnerable.
- Implementation of participatory budgeting for the Third Ward and its improvements and investments.
- Increasing neighborhood townhalls and opportunities for citizen feedback for important ward development decisions.
- Addressing the reality of our city budget, cutting away unverifiable spending, investing in social programs that work, and funding systematic change for our greatest challenges.
- Public financing of campaigns and election finance transparency to ensure that the will of the masses is more important than the funding of a wealthy donor class