In CTA’s First-Ever TOD Plan, Too Much Parking is Proposed Adjacent to ‘L’ Stations
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The CTA has embarked on a neighborhood development plan to recommend new mixed-use buildings next to its 'L' stations on the North Side.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Uptown
Proposed Multi-Family is “On Hold” For Being Too Dense, Despite Denser Housing Already on the Block
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A proposed residential development that would have brought 50 mixed-bedroom apartments and 11 townhomes to an empty lot in Uptown has been stalled by 46th Ward Alderman James Cappleman and the Department of Planning and Development for being “too dense”. The proposal is less dense than neighboring buildings, and the number of new households it […]
Gerber, Baby! Restoration of the 1923 Gerber Building Marks the end of the Wilson Rehab
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With the recent restoration of the building's clock tower, the city calls the $203 million Wilson station rzenovation a success.
Eyes on the Street: Subpar Bike Racks at the Wilson Station
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When your local transit authority installs bike racks that are less-than-ideal, that’s a good problem to have, but bad racks are a recurring issue at new CTA stations.
Take a Virtual Tour of the Wilson Stop’s New Sunnyside Entrance
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Unlike most unstaffed CTA entrances, this one is wheelchair- and bike-friendly
New Platform, Entrance, Artwork Debut at Wilson Station
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The Wilson 'L' station renovation in Uptown reached another major milestone today.
Work Has Started on the Leland Avenue Greenway in Uptown
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After several years of delay and significant design changes, CDOT has finally started work on the Uptown bikeway.
Eyes on the Street: Checking Out the New Wilson Station House
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Another CTA station became wheelchair-friendly today as the main stationhouse of the new Wilson stop opened, complete with an elevator and escalator.
Ardmore-Montrose Plan Will Add a Half-Mile to Bike Route
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For better or for worse, cyclists will have to detour east to the lakefront on this stretch, and trail users will have to go through an underpass to cross Montrose.
Let’s Not Use Sidewalk Bike Lanes as Defensive Architecture
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CDOT is planning to install bike lanes on the sidewalks of Uptown's Lawrence and Wilson viaducts. It appears that this is a strategy to prevent future homeless encampments
Eyes on the Street: Ogle the Wilson Station’s Translucent Canopy from the Sky
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What you’re seeing isn’t a typical “Eyes on the Street” because we got our “eyes” up in the air with the new Streetsblog Chicago Traffic Chopper (actually a drone camera) to check in on the reconstruction of the CTA’s Wilson ‘L’ station in Uptown. The project, which began in 2014, will make the train stop […]