Workers Pressure Wash Local Sidewalks, Beautify Area

Wicker Park and Bucktown are getting a lot prettier.

The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce is currently managing a Special Service Area—often referred to in other cities as the "Business Improvement District"—that's focused on beautifying the area. Most recently, sidewalks in the Bucktown-Wicker Park SSA are being pressure washed, according to the chamber's website.

" ... SSAs provide a fair and transparent way to finance and manage programs to create, maintain and manage clean, attractive and competitive commercial districts," the WIcker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce states.

The Chicago City Council created the local SSA, No. 33, in November 2005.

Coordinators expect that pressure washing will make a "noticeable difference in the overall cleanliness of the area," according to the chamber's website.

"Also, the SSA is working to repair the fences that surround the planters that are a part of the North Ave. street scape," it says. "This should be completed before the end of the year."