芝加哥华埠社区发起连署 忧78区体育场瘫痪交通力争公投落实五大诉求
芝加哥华埠社区组织11月9日发表文章，忧虑“78区”体育场项目将瘫痪华埠交通，社区已发起连署，力争通过公投落实五大诉求。“78区”是位于芝加哥河南岸的大型开发项目，规划中的体育场紧邻华埠，社区居民担心比赛日的大量车流与人流会堵塞华埠本已紧张的街道，影响居民出行与商户经营。华埠更好社区联盟等组织指出，市议会此前已批准4.25亿美元税收增量融资资金用于78区公共设施建设，但社区在交通、住房等方面的诉求尚未得到充分保障。联盟呼吁将社区的五大诉求纳入具有约束力的安排，并通过公投方式让居民直接表态。文章同时回顾了华埠近年来的处境：芝加哥公立学校预算草案拟裁减760名教师、中期选举中华埠投票率依然低迷。社区组织表示，将继续敲门动员华人选民站出来发声，不做“哑裔”，让改变发生。
Chicago Chinatown Groups Launch Petition Over 'The 78' Stadium Traffic, Push Referendum to Lock In Five Demands
Chicago Chinatown community organizations published a statement on November 9 voicing concern that the stadium project at "The 78" development will paralyze traffic in Chinatown, and have launched a petition drive seeking a referendum to lock in five community demands. "The 78" is a large development on the south bank of the Chicago River; its planned stadium sits right next to Chinatown, and residents worry that game-day traffic and crowds will clog the neighborhood's already strained streets, affecting residents' travel and local businesses.
Groups including the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community noted that the City Council has already approved $425 million in tax increment financing for public infrastructure at The 78, while community demands on traffic, housing and other issues remain unsecured. The coalition called for the five demands to be written into a binding arrangement and put to residents directly through a referendum.
The statement also reviewed Chinatown's recent situation: a draft Chicago Public Schools budget that would cut 760 teaching positions, and continued low midterm-election turnout in Chinatown. Community organizations said they would keep knocking on doors to mobilize Chinese American voters to speak up rather than remain a "silent minority," and to make change happen.
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