Fulton Streetscape Section 2

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Task Force Meeting
October 4th, 2017
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Meeting Outline
• Project Review
 Project Limits and Timeline
 Project Goal
 Public Involvement
• Selected Design Elements for Entire Corridor
• Section 2 – Proposed Improvements
• Public Comments & Design Elements
• Next Steps
• Task Force Discussion

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Landmark Designation – Effective September 2015
Section 1
* Existing Gateway Historic District Boundary
Section 2

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Maintain flexible use of the right-
of-way, improve public safety,
upgrade infrastructure, and
provide enhancements that
respect the historic character and
significance of the area.
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Project Goal

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Public Involvement
December 2014 Public Meeting
September 2015 Public Meeting
Public Outreach:
• Gateway/Section 1 Task Force
(2014/2015)
• Design Workshop (2014)
• Public Meetings (2014/2015)
• 10+ Individual Stakeholder
Meetings (2017)
• Task Force Meeting(s) (2017)
• Public Meeting(s) (2017)

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Task Force & Public Meeting comments received:
• Need for ADA accessible sidewalks
• Address drainage and ponding issues
• Correct Racine Ave – too narrow
• Resurface streets
• Concern about wrong-way drivers
• Improve safety and lighting
• Add traffic signal at Ogden
• Extend the project further west
• Accommodate truck movements and forklift operations
• Support planters, trees and street furniture
• Preserve unique and historic character of Fulton Market
• Support multiple types of active transportation and street art
• Prioritize pedestrian and bicyclist safety during/after construction
• Incorporate the rapid rate of development through the corridor in the final design
March 2017 Task Force Comments
Public Involvement
2017 Public Meeting

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Public Comments and Design Elements
PUBLIC COMMENT DESIGN ELEMENT
Considering congestion, why convert
two (1-way westbound) lanes to one?
There is currently one wide lane; this lane to be narrowed to
discourage speeding
Provide additional pedestrian space
and space for cultural expression
Narrow one-way westbound traffic lane and widen south
sidewalk
Double parked trucks block roadway
Are forklifts factored into design?
Angle parking flexed for truck parking and loading zone
Where will bike-sharing station go? Divvy station on north sidewalk, west of May
Why aren’t trees included in design? Existing healthy trees on Fulton and cross streets to remain, new
trees to be added on cross streets
Why maintaining one-way and two-way
stretches?
One-way flexes for truck loading and car parking, two-way serves
existing & new uses
Racine parking removed/converted to one-way southbound, May
one-way northbound
Concerned about safety of bicyclists on
cobbled intersections
Neighborhood Bike Routes: Morgan, Hubbard
Crosstown Bike Routes: Grand, Ogden
Spoke Routes: Milwaukee, Lake
What to do with large 18-wheel trucks? Truck movements were considered in design of bump-outs, and for
both one-way and two-way traffic configurations
How will future development be
accommodated?
Parkway design (example, south parkway between Ada and
Elizabeth) coordinated with developer
Left turn lanes and traffic signals installed at Ogden

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35’ Spun Aluminum
Davit Arm Light Poles
Stainless Steel Bike Racks
Reuse of Historic Granite Cobble
Streetscape Elements for Entire Corridor
Grey colored
sidewalks
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Intersection Bump outs

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Raised Sidewalk and Aluminum Pipe Railings
Planter and Benches
Brown Trash Can
Streetscape Elements for Entire Corridor
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Improved Crosswalks

10. 10/04/17 DRAFTSection 2 – Existing and Proposed Cross Sections
March 2017 Task Force Comments
Carpenter to May
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• South sidewalk width
increased from 16’ to 22’
(raised condition
maintained where
existing)
• Defined 17’ angled
parking lane on north side
of street
• 16’ wide one-way west
bound through lane
• 9’ parallel parking lane
Existing
Proposed

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March 2017 Task Force Comments
Carpenter to May
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Section 2 – Existing Conditions
Looking West from West of Aberdeen

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Section 2 – Proposed Improvements
Looking West from West of Aberdeen

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West of May to Racine
• Grass parkway removed
• Angle parking flips from
north to south and parallel
parking flips from south to
north
• Allows for traffic shift
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Existing
Proposed

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Racine to Elizabeth
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• Roadway cross-section
is maintained
• Wide driving lanes
accommodate truck
traffic
Existing
Proposed

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March 2017 Task Force Comments
May to Elizabeth
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Section 2 – Existing Conditions
Looking East at May, along the South Sidewalk

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Section 2 – Proposed Improvements
Looking East at May, along the South Sidewalk

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Section 2 – Existing Improvements
Looking East from West of Racine

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Section 2 – Proposed Improvements
Looking East from West of Racine

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Ada to Ogden
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• Roadway cross-section
is maintained
Existing
Proposed

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March 2017 Task Force Comments
Elizabeth to Ogden
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66 80
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New Traffic Signal
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Section 2 – Existing Conditions
Looking West from East of Elizabeth

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Section 2 – Proposed Improvements
Looking West from East of Elizabeth

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Design Pending
• Racine Avenue Options
 Remove Parking
 Widen Racine
 One Way Couple – Racine
southbound, May
northbound
< Under Study and Need Your Input

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Timeline and Next Steps
• Fall/Winter 2017
 Review updated design with Task Force
 Public Meeting - Present Pre-Final Design
• Spring/Summer 2018
 Begin Construction

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Thank You!
Questions?
Fulton Market project website
http://chicagocompletestreets.org/portfolio/fulton-market-ogden-to-halsted/
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Lubica Benak, Interim Director
Livable Streets Program
Lubica.benak@cityofchicago.org
312-742-2837
Roberto Rodriguez-Torres, AICP
Project Manager
rrodriguez@knightea.com
312-744-2632