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Shoreline Protection
We often receive questions about current and future lake water levels and how the project team is considering climate resiliency. A major component of the NDLSD project is to provide improved shoreline protection measures that address these issues. We have produced a 3-minute video to show how we have been developing and testing potential shoreline protection measures (including creating a scale model of a key section of the lakefront in a wave tank!) that may ultimately be incorporated into the corridor design. We have also prepared a Study Spotlight to review this topic.
Summer 2022 Update
We hope that everyone has had a safe and enjoyable summer! The North DuSable Lake Shore Drive (NDLSD) Project Team has been busy this summer and wanted to share updates about recent and upcoming project activities.
Task Force Committee Small Group Workshops
In July 2022, the North DuSable Lake Shore Drive project team held a series of Task Force (TF) Committee Small Group Workshops. Three sessions were held in-person and one session was held virtually through the online webinar platform, Zoom. Task Force committee members were invited to attend one of these sessions.
No new Level 3 Screening results were presented in these meetings. Instead, these meetings were utilized to further discuss topics that came up during Task Force committee meeting #13 and ask for Task Force committee member input on remaining Level 3 screening analyses, such as equity and climate change. The majority of the meeting was spent answering specific questions from Task Force committee members and reviewing exhibits and renderings of the remaining alternatives.
Meeting Materials
- Workshop Presentation (pdf)
Exhibits
- Rendering: Typical Roadway – Existing Conditions and Essential Alternative (pdf)
- Rendering: Typical Roadway– Existing Conditions and Exchange/Flex (pdf)
- Rendering: Typical Junction at Fullerton Parkway – Existing Conditions and Essential Alternative (pdf)
- Rendering: Typical Junction at Fullerton Parkway – Existing Conditions and Exchange/Flex Alternatives(pdf)
- Rendering: Oak Street Beach from John Hancock Building – Existing Conditions and Exchange/Flex Alternatives (pdf)
- Rendering: Oak Street Beach Access and Concessions – Existing Conditions and Potential Conditions (pdf)
- Rendering: Belmont Harbor – Existing Conditions and Potential Conditions(pdf)
- Rendering: Hawthorne Place and Inner Drive – Existing Conditions and Potential Conditions (pdf)
Task Force Committee Meeting # 13
On March 24, 2022, the North DuSable Lake Shore Drive project team held Task Force (TF) Committee Meeting #13 virtually through the online webinar platform, Zoom. Task Force committee members were invited to attend one of two identical two-hour sessions. The first session was held from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; the second session was held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Representatives from the Corridor Planning Committee and all Task Force committee groups were in attendance.
The meeting began with an introduction to new project team members, Gehl, who are bringing a people-centered approach to lakefront access and design. With support from Gehl, the project team will be conducting an online public survey and a Public Life Study in spring/summer 2022 to better understand how people use the lakefront today and how they would like to use it in the future. This data will be used to further inform the design process.
The meeting then focused on a review of the results from Level 3 Screening so far. A recap of the criteria presented at Task Force Meeting #12 and Level 3 Screening Study Spotlights was provided. The meeting focused on key Level 3 Screening Criteria results for the Performance and Environmental Criteria categories. These included Transit Mobility, Vehicular Mobility, Transit Reliability, Future Flexibility, Transportation Footprint, and Green Space.
This Task Force committee meeting also included an opportunity for active participation with attendees encouraged to submit questions using the Zoom chat function or verbally. There were three designated question-and-answer periods during the presentation during which to the project team directly responded to Task Force committee members’ questions. At the end of the meeting, an alternatives comparison summary table was presented and Task Force committee members participated in an interactive activity using Mentimeter to provide input on the Level 3 Screening Criteria and remaining alternatives.
In total, there were 61 Task Force committee members who attended, as follows:
- Morning Session – 39
- Afternoon Session – 22
Comments and feedback from Task Force committee members will be collected through Thursday, April 14.
Meeting Materials
- Task Force Committee Meeting #13 Presentation (pdf)
- Access and Experience at the Lakefront Survey
- Alternatives to be Carried Forward Handout (Fall 2020) (pdf)
Exhibits
The Essential
- Grand Avenue to Diversey Parkway
- Diversey Parkway to Montrose Avenue
- Montrose Avenue to Hollywood Avenue
The Addition
- Grand Avenue to Diversey Parkway
- Diversey Parkway to Montrose Avenue
- Montrose Avenue to Hollywood Avenue
The Exchange
- Grand Avenue to Diversey Parkway
- Diversey Parkway to Montrose Avenue
- Montrose Avenue to Hollywood Avenue
The Flex
- Grand Avenue to Diversey Parkway
- Diversey Parkway to Montrose Avenue
- Montrose Avenue to Hollywood Avenue
The Double Flex
Winter 2021 Newsletter
Please take a moment to read the Winter 2021 Newsletter for a Project Overview and Public Input Opportunity Recap, Engagement Results an Summary, Small Discussion FAQs, Alternatives to be Carries Forward and Next Steps.
Level 3 Screening Design Alternatives
Five alternatives were carried forward in 2021. These include The Essential, The Addition, The Exchange, The Flex, and the Double Flex. View plans for each of these alternatives below. Each plan is divided into geographic segments. Learn more about the five alternatives on this handout. Check out this handout for a summary of the Level 3 Screening.
ALTERNATIVES TO BE CARRIED FORWARD
(Context Tailored Treatments with Transit Advantages – CTT+TA)
- Typical Cross Section
- North CTT+TA Plans (Montrose Ave. to Hollywood Ave.)
- Central CTT+TA Plans (Diversey Pkwy. to Montrose Ave.)
- South CTT+TA Plans (Grand Ave. to Diversey Pkwy.)
(Dedicated Transitway-left – DTW-L)
- Typical Cross Section
- North DTW-L Plans (Montrose Ave. to Hollywood Ave.)
- Central DTW-L Plans (Diversey Pkwy. to Montrose Ave.)
- South DTW-L Plans (Grand Ave. Diversey Pkwy.)
(3+1 Bus Only Lane – 3+1 BOL)
- Typical Cross Section
- North 3+1 BOL Plans (Montrose Ave. to Hollywood Ave.)
- Central 3+1 BOL Plans (Diversey Pkwy. to Montrose Ave.)
- South 3+1 BOL Plans (Grand Ave. to Diversey Pkwy.)
(3+1 Managed Lane – 3+1 ML)
- Typical Cross Section
- North 3+1 ML Plans (Montrose Ave. to Hollywood Ave.)
- Central 3+1 ML Plans (Diversey Pkwy. to Montrose Ave.)
- South 3+1 ML Plans (Grand Ave. to Diversey Pkwy.)
ADDITIONAL PLANS AND INFORMATION COMMON TO ALL ALTERNATIVES
Shoreline Protection
Northern Terminus Traffic Study (NTTS)
Study Background
Existing Conditions
Lakeview Community Meeting #2
A Virtual Community Meeting, which focused on the Belmont Avenue to Addison Street segment of the NDLSD corridor, was held on June 22, 2021 through the online meeting platform, Zoom. The meeting took place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and over 230 members of the public attended. The project team presented a PowerPoint followed by a question-and-answer session. The PowerPoint presentation and an interactive mapping tool was available for public review prior to the meeting and remained available following the meeting. Comments will continue to be accepted through the entire project development process. However, comments must have been received or postmarked by July 16, 2021, to be a part of the public record specific to this Community Meeting.
Frequently asked questions and project team responses are provided in the Meeting FAQ document below.
Meeting Materials
Materials presented at the Community Meeting can be found on the following website: www.NLSDinput.org/Lakeview