Folded Map Participants Challenge Common Advice: Don’t Go To The South Or West Side

Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood
Chicago's Little Village neighborhood Irina Hayes / Flickr
Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood
Chicago's Little Village neighborhood Irina Hayes / Flickr

Folded Map Participants Challenge Common Advice: Don’t Go To The South Or West Side

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People living in the greater Chicago area are regularly told not to go to the South and West Sides of the city.

Tonika Lewis Johnson of the Folded Map Project and two North Side residents involved with the project join Reset to discuss this word-of-mouth culture and how they’re challenging it.

GUESTS: Tonika Lewis Johnson, Folded Map Project creator, multimedia artist

Joey D. piano technician

Christina Harrington, assistant professor at DePaul University’s school of design