Post on 23-Jan-2021
Prepared by:
City of ChicagoDepartment of Planning and DevelopmentDepartment of TransportationDepartment of the Environment
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLPArthur Andersen LLPGoodman Williams GroupThe Lambert Group
Zoning Reform:Duncan AssociatesDyett & Bhatia
CHICAGO’S CENTRAL AREA PLAN 2020
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CENTRALAREA PLANBOUNDARIES
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CENTRAL AREA PLAN
• Econom ic Appraisal
• Organization:
– Guiding Them es
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– Recom m endations for publicand private im provem ents
The Guiding Them esof the Central Area Plan
• Ensure a dynam ic Central Area m adeup of vibrant and diverse m ixed useurban districts
• Ensure the Central Area rem ainsaccessible and connected
• Reinforce the Central Area’s focus onits waterfronts and open spaces
A CENTRAL AREA THAT ISACCESSIBLE AND CONNECTED
• M ake transit the first choice for people com ing to andm oving around the Central Area
• Expand and upgrade the transit system to providehigher quality service from outlying areas to andwithin the Central Area
• Dim inish auto congestion and future traffic andparking dem ands
• Create high quality landscaped streets and highways
• Reduce barriers faced by pedestrians and people withlim ited m obility
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Factors for Choosing aDowntown Location
• Proxim ity to m ass transportation was the factor that had the strongestinfluence on the decision to locate downtown (73% )– According to the survey, 72% of em ployees take CTA or M etra to the workplace
– 23% drive
– 6% walk
• O ther influential factors were proxim ity to clients (46% ) and state-of-the-art technology infrastructure (43% )
• 79% indicated that is is neither an advantage nor disadvantage to belocated directly adjacent to residential developm ent
• Nearly one third of com panies interviewed indicated that an “urbanresidential lifestyle” was a factor in the decision to locate downtown
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Central Area Office Space Growth
The Challenge - High Em ploym ent Growth Year 2020
Downtown Em ploym ent Increase +188,000 to 272,000
Downtown W ork Trip Increase +165,000 to 239,000
Transit Share of New Trips 70%
W ork Transit Trip Increase +116,000 to 167,000
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(125M ft2) (133M ft2) (141M ft2)(109M ft2) (117M ft2)
Year (CBD office space)BASE FORECAST
TRANSIT
Existing Level of Service Across All ScreenLines Existing Conditions, 1998
2020 Projected Level of Service Across All ScreenLines Base Scenario 1.6
W ith Added Parking No Added Loop Parking
Directing growth to the historic center ofthe region will:
• Lim it sprawl at the regional fringe
• Protect regional open space
• Enable the greatest num ber of people tocom m ute on transit
• M axim ize the value of existinginfrastructure
• Im prove regional environm ental quality
20 Year Transportation Plan
2002 - 2021
Plan Recom m endation:Transit Oriented Developm ent
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•Office and retaildevelopm ent near transitstations
•High density corridorsalong transit lines
•Include transit stations inbuildings
•Reduce parkingrequirem ents fordevelopm ent near transit
Extend the high density office coreinto the W est Loop
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Plan Recom m endation:Roadways
• Revisit On-Street Loadingand Parking Policies
• Im prove Traffic Flow via aTraffic M anagem ent Center
• Com plete the Street/BridgeGrid
DRIVEW AY ACCESS
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CENTRAL AREA PARKINGDISTRICT
(Zoning Reform )
•Expand to include additional areas
•Create floor area allowance foraccessory parking
•Continue surface parking prohibition
Inner-Core (No non-accessory)
Central Area Parking District(Non-accessory by PD)
Expanded CAPD (Conceptual)
Plan Recom m endation: Transit
• Increase CTA and M etrarail and bus capacity intodowntown
• Provide im proved transitdistribution arounddowntown
• Im prove interm odalconnections including rail-to-rail and rail-to-bus
• Provide express railservice to the airports
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• Renovate and im prove
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• New stations along
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• Interm odal facilities
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rapid transit, and bus
Right of W ay Preservation for Future Corridors
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Concepts
• Exclusive Traffic Lanes
• Traffic Signal Priority
• Lim ited Stops
• Boarding AreaCanopies
• Real Tim e Bus ArrivalSigns
• Prepaid Boarding
• Streetscaping
• M etra Fare Integration
• W ide Doors/Bus FloorLevel Boarding
• High Capacity
POTENTIAL BUSRAPID TRANSIT(BRT) SYSTEM
W est Loop Transportation Center
Chicago’s Sm art Growth Plan
• Cluster new developm ent neartransportation
• Focus higher density office in theCentral and W est Loop
• Encourage residential North of Kinzie,W est of Halsted and South of Congress
• Regional policy needed to increasetransit use
Prepared by:
City of ChicagoDepartment of Planning and DevelopmentDepartment of TransportationDepartment of the Environment
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLPArthur Andersen LLPGoodman Williams GroupThe Lambert Group
Zoning Reform:Duncan AssociatesDyett & Bhatia
CHICAGO’S CENTRAL AREA PLAN 2020