Planners are crafting the details of Chicago's first shared street, where pedestrians will rule.
"The Chicago Department of Transportation is currently hashing out an ordinance to regulate how motorists will behave on the Argyle 'shared street' [pdf], a pedestrian-priority zone slated for construction next year," reports John Greenfield and Steven Vance.
"The streetscape project — the first of its kind in Chicago — will create a plaza-like feel along Argyle from Broadway to Sheridan, by raising the street level and eliminating curbs. Slow motorized traffic and car parking will still be permitted on the street, but pedestrians will rule the space." 48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman released final designs for the shared street concept in August.
The article provides more insight into the functional details of the shared street concept for Argyle Street, which caught the attention of the Chicago Tribune back in October of this year.
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