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Task Force

This Stakeholder Involvement Plan identifies the need for seven Task Force committees to address the multitude of community needs for this project.

While each Task Force committee focuses on specific areas of expertise, all relevant information will be shared as many of the issues surrounding this project are interrelated. Participation in these task force committees will come from elected official recommendations, stakeholder recommendations, and general citizen interest.

Task Force Overview Handout

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The seven Task Force committees include four Task Force committees dedicated to specific areas of expertise. 

 

  • Environmental Task Force committee – This task force committee will be comprised of representatives involved with historic preservation, environmental organizations, water quality concerns and the Great Lakes, landscape architecture, wildlife organizations and parks. This group will focus on concerns dealing with park land, habitats, beach area, and water impacts. 
  • Transportation Task Force committee – This task force committee will include representatives from CTA, Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, bicycle and pedestrian organizations, emergency responders, North Shore representation selected by the 9th District of the House of Representatives, and commuters. This group will focus on North/South movement on NDLSD itself including circulation and access points. 
  • Park Users Task Force committee – This task force committee will be comprised of bicycle clubs, running clubs, sporting organizations, boating organizations, bicycle and pedestrian organizations, etc. The group will focus on park access issues, neighborhood-specific concerns, and park and beach issues. 
  • Business and Institutions Task Force committee – This task force committee will include business organizations, tourism agencies, area hospitals, universities, and education facilities. The group will focus on traffic movement and accessibility issues as well as other concerns affecting their operations. 
There will also be three Geographic Stakeholder Task Force committees. 
 
  • Grand Avenue to Diversey Avenue Task Force committee – This task force committee will be comprised of residents and stakeholders addressing issues from this section of the NDLSD project, including the 2nd, 42nd and 43rd wards. 
  • Diversey Avenue to Montrose Avenue Force committee – This task force committee will be comprised of residents and stakeholders addressing issues from this section of the NDLSD project, including the 43rd and 44th wards. 
  • Montrose Avenue to Hollywood Avenue Task Force committee – This task force committee will be comprised of residents and stakeholders addressing issues from this section of the NDLSD project, including the 46th and 48th wards. 
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Below are details and materials for the latest 3 Task Force committee meetings. For earlier Task Force committee meetings please visit the archive.

Task Force Committee Meetings