Roosevelt Avenue: Contested Terrain, Neighborhood Center, or Border?
Chalkboard in Immigrant Movement International’s Main Lobby, listing the weekly and monthly schedule
Credit: Melisa Tekin
- In putting together a BID, it is important to find organizations that will serve as structures of support–Immigrant Movement International (IM International) is one such institution.
- The previous Project Coordinator of IM International, Elisabeth Ingwersen Mendez, said that “…[IM International] began speaking with the directors of the BID, because [the organization] is interested in working [and improving on] public spaces…”
- As a result of this desire to improve the community, IM International has signed on to hold one of the four introductory seminars that proponents of the BID have put forth to educate the public, titled “Designing Roosevelt Avenue.” The other three public seminars were held by separate organizations.
- According to Ms. Mendez, the seminar was highly interactive, and took the form of a walking tour on Roosevelt Avenue.
- Residents, business owners and property owners alike walked together on Roosevelt Avenue, sharing ideas for the improvement and further beautification of Roosevelt Avenue, exemplifying community involvement in shaping the BID.
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