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North Lake Shore Drive Corridor Planning Committee/ Task Force Meeting #8 March 12, 2018 Welcome 1

Meeting Agenda • Introductions • Task Force #7 Recap • Lakefront Trail and Park Access Workshop – Overview of Lakefront Trail and Park Access – Station 1: Grand Ave to Diversey Pkwy – Station 2: Diversey Pkwy to Hollywood Ave • Context Tailored Treatments (CTT) Alternatives Update • Next Steps 2

CPC/TF Meeting #7 Recap • Meeting held October 12, 2017 • 65 Attendees • Transitways and Managed Lanes Alternatives Workshop 3

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Review 4

Chicago Park District – Trail Separation & Coordination https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/ parks-facilities/lakefront-trail • Lakefront Trail Separation Update • Lessons Learned 5

Lakefront Trail and Park Access 6

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Purpose and Need: Lakefront Trail and Parks • Improve safety and mobility – Over 31,000 users on a typical summer weekend day • Improve access and circulation • Address infrastructure deficiencies 7

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Design Goals • Reduce congestion on the trail • Minimize conflict points • Reduce flooding • Improve visibility and aesthetics at access points • Ensure ADA compliance 8

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Design Guidelines • Separate users • ¼ mile spacing of pedestrian/bicycle access • Wide, welcoming access points points 9

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Design Guidelines: Trail separation Bike trail: Lakefront 12’ paved promenade Pedestrian trail: 14’ paved 3’ crushed limestone shoulders 10

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Design Guidelines: Junctions Bike trail access Direct access to pedestrian trail Grade-separate bike trail from access path 11

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Design Guidelines: Underpasses & Bridges Access without interaction with Skylight vehicles Comfortable width; Opportunity to separate bikes and pedestrians Museum Campus, Chicago, IL 12

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Support Bike Trail Pedestrian Promenade • LaSalle Dr. to Briar Pl. • Grand Ave. to Fullerton Ave. Pedestrian Promenade Support Bike Trail DRAFT 13

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Bus and motor vehicle access to park North Ave Beach Parking North Ave Beach CTA Bus Stop & Turnaround North Ave Beach Drop Off DRAFT 14

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Shoreline Protection 15

Lakefront Trail and Park Access 16

Lakefront Trails and Park Access Workshop Breakout 1: 40 min Breakout 2: 40 min Break: 10 min Breakout Feedback Report BREAKOUT GROUPS (color assigned groups) 17

Lakefront Trail and Park Access Workshop We’d appreciate your comments on: • Lakefront Trail and park access design elements • Locations where additional information is needed 18

Breakout Feedback Report 19

Context Tailored Treatments Alternatives Update 20

Context Tailored Treatment Definition Context Tailored Treatments (CTT) are: • Base layer of roadway improvements needed to improve safety and operations • Improvements that include Transit Advantages such as queue jump lanes, bus turnarounds, and bus staging and layover areas • Specifically tailored to the varying roadway, transit, bike, pedestrian, and shoreline protection needs 21

Context Tailored Treatments Previous Meetings: Task Force #5, Task Force #6, Public Meeting #3 All 3 CTTs modernize the existing facility, improve safety, and reduce bottlenecks 22

Transitways and Managed Lanes Previous Meeting: Task Force #7 23

Context Tailored Treatments Alternatives Development & Evaluation We are here 24

Context Tailored Treatments (CTT) Corridor Modernization Concept (Alternative 1) DRAFT Features • A continuous landscaped median along the length of NLSD • Increased separation between the Inner and Outer drives between Grand Ave. and LaSalle Dr. and between Belmont Ave. and Irving Park Rd. • Although the design is urban and takes into account Lincoln Park’s surroundings, it is not the most compact design 25

Context Tailored Treatments (CTT) Compressed Roadway Concept (Alternative 2) DRAFT Features • Minimizes transportation footprint and Inner/Outer Drive separation • Concrete barrier wall in place of landscaped median 26

Context Tailored Treatments (CTT) Frontage Drive Concept (Alternative 3) DRAFT Features • Lowers Outer Drive below grade and splits Inner Drive into one-way frontage drives: Grand Ave. to East Lake Shore Dr. and Belmont Ave. to Montrose Ave. • Improves pedestrian access and circulation within Lincoln Park • Increased separation between the Inner and Outer drives, between Oak St. and LaSalle Dr.; this creates separate local and regional park spaces 27

Level 2 Screening Criteria – Part A • Opportunity to mix and match CTT Alternatives at specific locations • Top performing alternatives from Part A will then be used in combination with one another during Part B screening 28

Level 2 Screening Criteria – Part A NLSD Junctions • • Chicago Ave. Irving Park Rd. • • Michigan Ave. Montrose Ave./Wilson Ave. • LaSalle Dr. • Lawrence Ave. • Fullerton Ave. • Foster Ave. • Belmont Ave. • Bryn Mawr Ave./ • Addison St. Hollywood Ave. 29

CTT Alternatives Grand Avenue to Diversey Parkway Alternative 1: Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages Alternative 2: Compressed Roadway Concept with Transit Advantages Dismissed based on impacts to Lincoln Park, visual impacts, construction costs and/or constructability issues Alternative 3: Frontage Drive Concept with Transit Advantages Several positive elements taken from these and incorporated into others 30

CTT Alternatives – Chicago Avenue Grade-separated, DRAFT full-access junction Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 31

CTT Alternatives – Chicago Avenue Bus turnaround Pedestrian and DRAFT bicycle access Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 32

CTT Alternatives – Chicago Avenue Pump station DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 33

CTT Alternatives Typical Pump Station 34

CTT Alternatives – Chicago Avenue DRAFT NLSD lowered below grade Alternative 3 – Frontage Drive Concept with Transit Advantages 35

CTT Alternatives – Chicago Avenue Bus turnaround Street level pedestrian and bicycle access DRAFT Pedestrian underpass Alternative 3 – Frontage Drive Concept with Transit Advantages 36

CTT Alternatives – Chicago Avenue Pump station DRAFT Alternative 3 – Frontage Drive Concept with Transit Advantages 37

CTT Alternatives – Michigan Avenue Realignment of Oak St curve and relocation of Oak St Beach DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 38

CTT Alternatives – Michigan Avenue Street level pedestrian and bicycle access DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 39

CTT Alternatives – Michigan Avenue Increased separation between Inner and Outer drives DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 40

CTT Alternatives – Michigan Avenue Lakefront access facilities DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 41

CTT Alternatives – LaSalle Drive In review: CTA In review: bus staging and parking and pick turnaround up/drop off location DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 42

CTT Alternatives – LaSalle Drive Expanded boardwalk around North Ave Beach Boat House DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 43

CTT Alternatives – LaSalle Drive Pedestrian and bicycle underpasses DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 44

CTT Alternatives – Fullerton Parkway NLSD shifted west to accommodate bike path DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 45

CTT Alternatives – Fullerton Parkway Replace a portion of aging seawall DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 46

CTT Alternatives – Fullerton Parkway Pedestrian and bicycle access DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 47

CTT Alternatives – Fullerton Parkway West side bike trail DRAFT Alternative 1 – Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages 48

CTT Alternatives Grand Avenue to Diversey Parkway Alternative 1: Corridor Modernization Concept with Transit Advantages Alternative 2: Compressed Roadway Concept with Transit Advantages Alternative 3: Frontage Drive Concept with Transit Advantages 49