Responsible Hospitality Practices: Management, Planning, and Policing the South Side

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The challenges facing the South Side and recommendations included in this proposal may appear extensive and overwhelming. Certainly, the side-effects of
the nightlife on the South Side neighborhood are very significant. Thus, the solutions offered to them must be equally comprehensive.Three primary points provide hope and optimism for the South Side.

First, the South Side is not alone in the challenges that it faces because of thriving nightlife in an entertainment district within a residential neighborhood. As
mentioned several times, over 60 cities in more than 5 countries have recognized these problems and begun to take steps to address them. As evidenced by the attendance of so many cities at the Responsiblity Hospitality Insitute (RHI) Networking Conference, and the growth of the RHI and its approach to these issues, the collective interest of other cities is certainly increasing. In beginning to take steps to address these challenges, the South Side is in good company.

Second, the South Side has begun to take measures to address the problems stemming from the by-products of the thriving nightlife on East Carson Street. Many individuals and organizations on the South Side have begun to conceptualize and follow through with policies and practices based on the responsible hospitality approach. Five members of the South Side community
attended the 2008 RHI Networking Conference in November of 2008. Organizations like the South Side Local Development Company, the South Side Community Council, the South Side Chamber of Commerce, and the Mayor's Advisory Committee on the South Side have undertaken discussions and plans regarding the South Side's entertainment district. Residents and businesses have also taken note: approximately 100 residents attended the June meeting of the Community Council to consider establishing the South Side as an "entertainment district," and 30 business owners attended a community conversation surrounding quality of life issues. In summary, the South Side, as a whole, has initiated proactive conversations and plans to address its challenges.

Third, other cities across the world have not only adopted the responsible hospitality approach, but have also seen direct success as a result of the implementation of this approach. In the Responsible Hospitality Successes in other Cities chapter, nine cities have been highlighted for the success and benefits that they have achieved as a result of this implementation. Including these nine, there are more than 26 cities who have implemented responsible hospitality practices and seen measurable success as a result.386 This record of success certainly provides the South Side with plenty of positive examples and a sense of optimism with which to pursue the responsible hospitality approach.

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