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Nov. 15, 2016
Responding to a spate of home burglaries and street muggings, the University of Chicago Police Department announced, yesterday, a new plan to relocate Hyde Parkthe neighborhood 200ft feet directly above its current location.
The move was announced after a joint plan with the Chicago Police Department to significantly increased the local police presence, to the chagrin of many inebriateddrunk students. CPD’s presence increased Despite the subsequent upsurge in the number of police stops conducted, but local levels of crime and poverty remained unchanged. Uchicago’s department of Safety and Security
Citing the benefits of a secure perimeter, Associate Vice President for Safety and Security Eric M. Heath praised the plan’s air tight approach: “This will bring our community the peace of mind we’ have been after,” Heath said. “We will noton’t even need a police presence beyond 61st street or Cottage Grove anymore because the proposed elevator system will allow UCPD to profile and arrest individuals bringing crime into the area before they’ have even set foot on our streets.“
University administrators cheered on the move, which will open up a large swath of land below the old neighborhood. In a widely circulated email blast, President Robert Zimmer stated, “We’ are already taking bids for development projects in the former Hyde Park area. I fully expect that new businesses, arts venues, and three- story walk–ups owned by corporate landlords will revive this once– thriving part of the historic Souths Side.”
