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Mi Parque wins Placemaking prize in Apps for Metro Chicago, Illinois contest 

Drumroll, please! The winner of our Placemaking apps contest is ... Mi Parque!

Residents of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on the city’s southwest side are working to transform a 23-acre capped Superfund site into a vibrant, open green space for all of its residents to enjoy and make their own. Now, they have technology on their side: Mi Parque, a web and smartphone application that helps residents of the community contribute and share their vision for the future of Little Village’s new park. The app has won MPC’s $2,500 Placemaking award, sponsored by IBM, in the Apps for Metro Chicago Illinois contest.

Access Mi Parque, which is available in English and Spanish, through the web or a smart phone.

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