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95th St Corridor Plan

Project Description

Initiated in early 2023, the 95th St Corridor Plan is seeking to foster equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD) along 95th between Halsted Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. The study is moving forward through a community-driven process that will result in recommendations and goals to guide corridor growth. Topic areas will include land uses, urban design, and policies to foster vibrant and transit-oriented mixed-use improvements. Once finalized in late 2024, the plan could be presented to the Chicago Plan Commission for formal adoption.

The $1 million study is being funded primarily through a federal transit grant and City of Chicago funds. The planning process is being administered by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in conjunction with AECOM, an infrastructure consulting firm. Latent is supporting AECOM in the conceptualization of potential development at key opportunity sites identified through community engagement.

Project Details

Location
Chicago, IL
Area
2 Mile Corridor
Client
Department of Planning and Development, Chicago Transit Authority

Partners

Planning, Transportation, Market AECOM, Community Engagement MUSE Community + Design, Rudd Resources, ETOD Health & Racial Equity Impact Assessment (HREIA) François Blue Consulting, LLC, Architect UrbanWorks

Project Gallery

The team hosted walking tours of the corridor as a way to hear resident stories and envision what a transformed 95th Street corridor could look like.
Conditions of buildings and sidewalks were noted as well as how it felt walking from Halsted to Cottage Grove.
Latent walked through each development scenario created by UrbanWorks and Latent.
Facilitators led discussions on considerations of each development scenario.
Boards showcased different sections of the draft report for people to take their time reading each section and having a live discussion with Community Table members and technical consultants.
DPD Planner Jasmine Gunn presented the content each hour for people trickling in at different times throughout the day.
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