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Public Open House (Public Meeting #5)

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The Public Open House (Public Meeting #5) meeting was held on August 8, 2024 at Harry S Truman College from 3 to 7 p.m. The Public Open House featured staffed exhibit areas and an audio-visual presentation that was shown continuously. Exhibits reviewed the five finalist multimodal roadway alternatives presented earlier, along with their evaluation results, the Recommended Preferred Multimodal Roadway Alternative, and recommended Lakefront Improvements for people walking, biking, and taking transit to, from, and within the north lakefront corridor and Lincoln Park. Project team members were present to discuss the project and answer questions. 

Please email any comments to the project team at [email protected]. Although written input on the project is accepted at any time, comments received by September 9, 2024 will be included as part of the official Public Open House record.

Meeting Materials

EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS (pdf)

Learn more about the five alternatives on this handout. You can view Level 3 Screening Plans here. 

EXHIBIT STATIONS

The Public Open House featured 11 staffed exhibit stations. To view materials, click on the station names below.

  • Station #2: Study Process
    This exhibit station includes:
    • Project Location Map
    • Importance of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive
    • Agency Decision Making/Selection of Preferred Plan
    • Alternatives Development and Evaluation
    • Study Timeline

Public Input Opportunity (Public Meeting #4)

The Public Input Opportunity (Public Meeting #4) was held virtually from September 28, 2020 to November 9, 2020 through the interactive website NLSDinput.org. View the Public Input Opportunity brochure here.

During this time, participants could review updates to the proposed designs and alternatives through project videos and exhibits. Participants were also encouraged to provide input through an interactive mapping tool, an ideas wall, a public survey, the comment web portal, and the project email. 

The project team also held small group discussions on October 13, 2020 and October 14, 2020 which provided participants the opportunity to provide feedback directly to the project team. The official comment period for the Public Input Opportunity ended on November 9, 2020.

To learn more about the Public Input Opportunity, including feedback heard from the public and next steps for the project, please check out the Winter 2021 Newsletter. 

Public Input Opportunity Survey Results

An online survey was available throughout the Public Input Opportunity in order to receive input and feedback regarding participants’ usage of the corridor and priorities for the Alternatives to be Carried Forward (ATBCF). The survey was accessible online through November 9, 2020. In total 3,257 surveys were completed. Survey highlights are included below, along with the complete survey results.    
 

Complete Survey Results

Review the complete survey results. 
Click Here
 
INTERACTIVE MAP RESULTS
An interactive map was available throughout the Public Input Opportunity in order to collect and share thoughts from the public about the proposed improvements. Through this tool, participants were able to like, dislike, or comment on proposed designs in specific locations throughout the study area. To view the most remarked upon locations, based on number of likes, dislikes and comments, view the Popular Comment Maps below. Please note, the Essential alternative has been used as a base map for ease of review, but the corresponding statistics reflect input that may have been provided regarding any alternative in that area. You may also access all of the detailed input and feedback received from the interactive maps by clicking here.
 

IDEAS WALL 

During the meeting, an ideas wall was provided to allow participants to share their ideas on existing issues and the proposed improvements in the North DuSable Lake Shore Drive study area. On the ideas wall, participants were able provide original comments as well as respond to others’ input. You may access all of the input and feedback received from the ideas wall by clicking here.

Small Group Discussions

To make up for the one-on-one interaction that typically occurs during in-person Public Meetings, the Public Input Opportunity also included small group discussions as an outlet for the public to provide questions or comments directly to the project team in real time. Participants signed up to review the project with the project team via Zoom or a call-in option. These discussions were held on October 13, 2020 and October 14, 2020. A total of 75 participants attended seven sessions. To learn more about what was discussed during the small group discussions, check out the summary below.

Small Group Discussion Summary

Review the small group discussion common questions and response summary.
Click Here

Meeting Materials

PUBLIC SURVEY

VIDEOS  

This presentation briefly reviews the goals of the NDLSD Phase I Study, the public involvement that has taken place during the study, and the policies and guidelines the study follows.

This presentation examines the proposed designs that are included in all NDLSD alternatives, including improvements to transit, the Lakefront Trail, the parks, the roadway, and the shoreline.

This presentation provides a high-level overview of the alternatives that were analyzed during Level 2 Screening and the results of the evaluation. A preview of the Level 3 Screening process and the study’s next steps are also included.

This presentation provides a review of the Phase I Study, including background information on the project process, the identified corridor transportation needs, the categories of potential alternatives, and the alternatives evaluation process.

The Alternatives Evaluation Review provides a detailed look into the diverse group of roadway design improvements that were analyzed, how those alternatives were evaluated, the results of the Level 1 and Level 2 alternatives evaluation process, and a preview of the Level 3 Screening process.

STUDY SPOTLIGHTS

CORRIDOR VISUALIZATIONS

North

Central

South

LEVEL 2 SCREENING

ALTERNATIVES TO BE CARRIED FORWARD

“The Essential” 
Transit Priority – Junctions 

(Context Tailored Treatments with Transit Advantages – CTT+TA)

“The Addition” 
Transit Priority – Exclusive 

(Dedicated Transitway-left – DTW-L)

ADDITIONAL PLANS AND INFORMATION COMMON TO ALL ALTERNATIVES

Public Meeting #3

The meeting held on July 12, 2017 at DePaul University Student Center was attended by 262 people. The meeting was an open house format with an introduction video, online survey, continuous PowerPoint presentation, and exhibit boards for review. Comments will be accepted through the entire project development process. However, to become part of the public record of this Public Meeting, comments must be received or postmarked by August 9, 2017.

Online Survey Results

An online survey was available at the Public Meeting in order to receive input on the Context Tailored Treatment Alternatives. The survey was accessible online through August 9, 2017. Within this time period, over 2,400 surveys were completed! Survey result highlights are included below, along with the complete survey results.
 
 

Complete Survey Results

Review the complete survey results. 
Click Here
 
RESPONSES TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
Comment forms were available at the Public Meeting and additional comments were received via email, the electronic comment form and postal mail. Comments postmarked by August 9, 2017 were included as part of the public record. In this time period, 289 comments were received.

All of the questions and comments have been collected and compiled to provide a comprehensive review of the topics raised along with project team’s responses.
 

Meeting Materials

EXHIBITS

Level 1 Screening Summary

Context Tailored Treatments – Grand Avenue to Diversey Parkway

Context Tailored Treatments – Diversey Parkway to Montrose Avenue

Context Tailored Treatments – Montrose Avenue to Hollywood Avenue

Shoreline Protection