Belmont and Hoyne Bus Stop
This bus stop is where 80% of Alcott students come to school every morning. The two main stops are Belmont & Hoyne and Damen & Wellington. We used a survey to get a better understanding on our site’s relevance to Alcott's student body. Something else we got from the survey is that although students are entering this neighborhood on a daily basis many do not feel connected to it as a community. Students may not feel connected to the community because they grew up in their own neighborhoods and due to the segregation in Chicago they feel unable to travel to different neighborhoods throughout the city. For example, North Lawndale is a community that is considered very different from a neighborhood such as Logan Square on the North Side, and for that same reason students don't have a connection with the Alcott community.
After interviewing a few Alcott students we got a better understanding on how safe students feel coming to and from school. All results were positive! We also surveyed students to get a better understanding on how students feel about traveling to and from school. Our group, including the youth in our school and in the community, value bus stops because of the multiple connections it provides us with. In particular, bus stops connect students from all different areas. Our survey proves that their are many students coming from far areas in the city all thanks to our site "bus stops." Several students come from the west and south sides and travel all the way up north to attend our school. Some of these neighborhoods include: North Lawndale, Logan Square, Englewood, and Austin. Because of this site students/youth would lose knowledge of the differences within communities other than their own and it would make it much harder to have a the school community that Alcott provides. |
AuthorsEsteban, Allison, Anthony
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Alcott Civics Class Neighborhood
Name: Neighborhood:
Vianca Dunning
Cletis Pilsen
Armani Avondale
Elle Lincoln Square
Valerie Logan Square
George Lakeview
Davion North Lawndale
Merlinda Lakeview
Cynthia Bucktown
Derrick Lincoln Park
Saul Lakeview
Angelika Logan Square
Maria Avondale
Allen North Lawndale
Jordan Lathrop
Selma Lakeview
Beto North Center
Vianca Dunning
Cletis Pilsen
Armani Avondale
Elle Lincoln Square
Valerie Logan Square
George Lakeview
Davion North Lawndale
Merlinda Lakeview
Cynthia Bucktown
Derrick Lincoln Park
Saul Lakeview
Angelika Logan Square
Maria Avondale
Allen North Lawndale
Jordan Lathrop
Selma Lakeview
Beto North Center