Chicago's Central Area Plan for 2020

Posted by: Brenda Meyer
Thanks to: Brenda Meyer

31 August 2005 - 9:00am

A look at some of Chicago's plans for building the future.

"Imagine even more parkland along the lakeshore. Imagine a Greater Loop of office towers, parks and condos stretching to Greektown on Halsted Street. Imagine a park on a shelf over the Kennedy Expressway between Monroe and Madison streets. Imagine 140,000 more people living downtown, 180,000 new jobs and 95,000 college students. Imagine riding a bike along the river and lake, without interruption, from Chinatown to North Avenue Beach."

Full Story: What will tomorrow bring?

Source: Chicago Sun-Times, August 30, 2005

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"To ignore this space is shortsighted." -- Jennifer Wolch, Director of the USC Center for Sustainable Cities

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