Planning Office and Community Influence on Land-Use Decisions Intended to Benefit the Low-Income: Welcome to Chicago

Table 1

Total units produced by community organizations in Woodlawn and Kenwood by Category from 1990 to 1997*.

Community organization	Low income^a	Affordable/moderate^b	Market rate^c	Total units
Woodlawn
WPIC		287	80	367
The fund		122		122
WECAN	52	24	17	93
Covenant development	1		16	17
TOTAL	53	433	114	600
PERCENT	9	72	19
Kenwood
KOCO/KODC	117	233		350
TIA	78	79		157
Ariel foundation	2			2
Urban league			25	25
TOTAL	197	312	25	534
PERCENT	37	58	5
Neighborhood totals
TOTAL	250	745	139	1,134
PERCENT	22	65	12

Notes. ^aLow income refers to family incomes that are 80 percent or less than the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) median income.
^bAffordable/moderate income refers to family incomes that are 80 percent or less than PMSA median income.
^cMarket rate housing refers to housing that approximates average of housing purchase or rental prices across the PMSA for similarly constructed and located structures.
*Figures provided by community organizations active in neighborhood areas.