in the central portion of Ashburn in Chicago. The most recent population for Parkview was 1,463 and the racial makeup was 54.1 African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% White, and 0.7% Asian. Parkview is bounded by West Columbus Ave to the northwest, Central Park Avenue to the east, Pulaski Avenue to the west, 87th Street to the south. Scottsdale Scottsdale is located in the far western portion of Ashburn in Chicago. The most recent population for Scottsdale was 14,207 and the racial makeup was 62.7 Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% White, 12.7% African American, 1.2% Asian, and 0.5% of Mixed Race. Scottsdale is bounded by Cicero Avenue to the west, Pulaski Avenue to the east, 77th Street to the north, and 87th Street to the south. GADA and NEXTdoor In 2016, the Greater Ashburn Development Association (GADA) was created to replace the now defunct Greater Ashburn Planning Association (GAPA). They were created to bring the entire Ashburn community back together through concerted efforts of multi-organizational support. Its mission: to foster strategic relationships between the businesses and residents to create economic prosperity while partnering with surrounding communities and organizations to strengthen the forces against the challenges of potential blight, while continuing to seek a resolution to the mechanisms of gradual succession. As a result of the formulation of GADA, Ashburn had its first Summer Extravaganza, turning out over 500 community residents, business owners, sponsors and supporters. In 2017, because of the efforts of GADA and the Ashburn community's online neighborhood platform (NEXTdoor/Ashburn), they were the only predominantly African American community in Chicago to receive the Good Neighbor Award from the NEXTdoor organization, a nonprofit company whose mission is to support neighborhoods in becoming stronger advocates for themselves. Jen Burke, NEXTdoor staff writer, writes, "Every day, we come across incredible stories of how neighbors are using Nextdoor to improve each other’s lives and their larger community - one neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Ashburn, has done just that – in a big way". The Ashburn NEXTdoor founder, Shaun R. "Pink" Pinkston, an Ashburn resident of 16 years, created the platform in 2013 in an effort to bring the community together. As of April 12, 2019, the platform has nearly 3,000 resident members and business owners who share community news, safety awareness concerns and get to know one another. Transportation METRA's SouthWest Service provides Monday–Saturday rail service at the Ashburn and