Mayor Brandon Johnson joins West Side leaders to mark the ribbon cutting of the Soul City Corridor in Austin (Photo Courtesy of the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor).
A major step forward in revitalizing Chicago’s West Side took place this week as city leaders, residents, and business owners gathered for a ribbon cutting along the “Soul City” corridor in Austin.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, joined by 29th Ward Alderman Chris Taliaferro, 37th Ward Alderwoman Emma Mitts, and community partners, celebrated the newly redesigned stretch of Chicago Avenue between Austin Boulevard and Central Avenue—part of a larger vision to invest in and uplift the historic corridor…