![Diagram of Polis Station and surrounding areas](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/07.11.2023_Polis-Station.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
The project is located in the North Lawndale neighborhood, and its purpose is to serve the community, especially the youth, by creating a safe recreational space. The strategy for the project is to use a pre-existing functioning police station to make a safe multi-use building.
The proposed Polis station would unite the community under the roof of the police station which in recent years has seen controversy and debate in order to create a space in which youth can safely play in the neighborhood.
![Adults gathering at a table for a "Community Cafe" discussion](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/Polis-Station/polis-station-chicago-community-cafe-civic-engagement.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
![Three kids drawing on paper mapping out spaces in their neighborhood](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/Polis-Station/polis-station-chicago-youth-workshop-civic-engagement_2000x1000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
![Five males playing on a basket ball court near Polis Station](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/Polis-Station/polis-station-chicago-basketball-court-urban-design_2000x1000-new.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)