Chicago's Central Area Plan for 2020

A look at some of Chicago's plans for building the future.

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August 31, 2005, 9:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"Imagine even more parkland along the lakeshore. Imagine a Greater Loop of office towers, parks and condos stretching to Greektown on Halsted Street. Imagine a park on a shelf over the Kennedy Expressway between Monroe and Madison streets. Imagine 140,000 more people living downtown, 180,000 new jobs and 95,000 college students. Imagine riding a bike along the river and lake, without interruption, from Chinatown to North Avenue Beach."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

FULL STORY: What will tomorrow bring?

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 in Chicago Sun-Times

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