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Figure 14. Number of bicycle crashes by community areas in Chicago (2005).
A growing number of CBOs (and governments) have relied on enhancing
cultural capital as a strategy to revitalize the local economy and promote a
sense of community. Their activities include hosting art-related events,
designating historic and conservation districts, and attracting ―creative classes‖
(Florida, 2014).
Bronzeville Visitor Information Center
believes that the
cultural assets scattered around Bronzeville can be leveraged to promote
tourism and generate local job opportunities. GIS was utilized to map cultural
assets as a source for developing cultural art tours in the community (Nieciak
et al., 2012) (Figure 16).
