FOR PUBLIC REVIEW KINZIE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY AUGUST 2020 INDEX
THE STUDY
Starting from August 2019, Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) retained AECOM to analyze the infrastructure conditions within the Kinzie corridor from Lake Street to Hubbard Street and from Halsted Street to Odgen Avenue. The goal of this study was to identify existing condition infrastructure issues, opportunity sites that may be developed in the future, and infrastructure priorities for the area. The study will be used to inform future planning work in this area by both DPD and Chicago’s Department of Transportation (CDOT).
EXECUTIVE EXISTING OPPORTUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE NEXT STEPS SUMMARY CONDITIONS SITES PRIORITIES P. 3 P. 4-11 P. 12-18 P. 19-25 P. 26
APPENDIX P. 27-30
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Kinzie Industrial Corridor, located immediately to the west of the Downtown Loop and Near North Side, is one of Chicago’s 26 Industrial Corridors. It spans approximately 854 acres between Halsted Street on the east and Kedzie Avenue on the west. The corridor blends Chicago’s historical meat packing and food distribution hub with the evolution to a technical and restaurant hub.
The City’s Industrial Corridor Modernization Initiative, which began in 2016, looks to review land use policies and structures to guide public and private investment, spurring employment and economic opportunities unique to each corridor. Planning and implementation actions for the Kinzie Industrial Corridor include the Chicago Plan Commission approval of the 2014 Fulton Market Innovation District Plan, the zoning ordinance change in 2017 to remove the Planned Manufacturing District 4 designation for a portion of the area east of Ogden and allowing the ability to use the downtown district designation with neighborhood opportunity bonus, and the Chicago Plan Commission approval of the 2019 Kinzie Industrial Corridor Framework Plan for the area west of Ogden. These actions have been attracting new development at higher densities than the manufacturing and industrial uses that had been Key Plan of Study Area typical of the eastern end of the Corridor. Thirty opportunity sites were ultimately identified for understanding of past and current real estate market Infrastructure Priorities: The list of recommended The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) vacant or under-developed lots in December 2019, trends of development. The Opportunity Sites were infrastructure projects to support the future initiated this study in August 2019 to consider the assumed as office, mixed-use, and hotel uses, mostly broadly divided into five zones across the project area: development were broken down into Transportation infrastructure needs to support future development comprised of multiple parcels. Existing conditions and Infrastructure categories and subsequent short within the section of the Kinzie Industrial Corridor analyses were reviewed in conjunction with the 1. Key Commercial Corridor northeast of area where and long-term projects based on existing development bounded by Halsted Street on the east, Ogden Avenue development scenarios to determine a prioritized list the higher densities have been approved; and opportunity sites. Some of these priorities would on the west, Hubbard Street on the north and Lake of infrastructure improvements that anticipate future require further study by CDOT and is also dependent on Street on the south. Existing public way and real growth in the area. 2. Historic District in the southeast where opportunity availability of funding. estate conditions were field inventoried in October sites are smaller; and November 2019 and mapped in Geographic The following document is organized around three • Infrastructure short term priorities include Information System (GIS) for use as the basis for main tasks: 3. Southwest Mixed-Use Commercial Corridor where upgrading 43 crosswalks, 33 ADA corner upgrades, understanding assets, gaps, and opportunities. full block developments may be possible; 6 at-grade train crossing improvements, connecting Existing Conditions: A field inventory of various the sidewalk network with over 21 blocks in missing The opportunity site analysis considered recent curbside conditions using ArcGIS Portal (Portal), a 4. Carroll Avenue Commercial Corridor where full sidewalks, and 182 lighting pole upgrades. Long- construction, approved and proposed Planned cloud-based geospatial system that allows for project block developments are anticipated; term projects include burying utilities, viaduct Developments (PD’s), current area market trends, and integration of GIS-based City data. improvements, adding bike lanes, and sidewalk the overall character context within and adjacent to the 5. Kinzie-Hubbard Corridor on the north where the widening. project area. Opportunity Sites: A designation of sites and a street network is interrupted due to the at-grade simulated scenario for development based on the train tracks • Transportation short term priorities include adding 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
7 Divvy Station locations, 9 bicycle facilities, 2 were provided for lighting improvements in the • CDOT is currently in the final design and traffic signals, 14 Transportation Network Company public way; individual developers will be required to engineering phase for Lake Street improvements (TNC) Zones, 10 viaduct improvements, 7 traffic address electrical upgrades for their own design and from Ashland to Halsted. control signage, and general wayfinding signage. procurement. Long-term projects include select street network • CDOT has also procured consultant services to study improvements and section improvements and Concluding components of this document include the proposed location, feasibility, and potential additional phasing for Divvy Stations, TNC Zones, next steps that describe immediate actions, ongoing funding sources for a new Metra station to serve this bicycle facilities and traffic signals. improvements, and available resources addressing area. both public and private entities to facilitate smart and Stormwater management, water services, and sewer coordinated growth in the area. Close coordination among public agencies specific loads and usage were determined for the opportunity to private and public projects on key circulation, sites. The key assessment is the likely need to up-size • DPD and CDOT will have developers start utility infrastructure issues, and consistent communication at localized water and sewer infrastructure within this coordination and review earlier in the design critical points of development will help foster a healthy, corridor, pending hydraulic modeling and analysis by process, and secure funding to start the design equitable, and vibrant Kinzie Industrial Corridor. the Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM), and engineering of the at-grade Metra crossing in order to accommodate the future demands of the improvements proposed developments. • DPD has created an online West Loop resource These exhibits and planning approach were reviewed guide to ensure easier access of planning with DWM, but require more detailed analysis for documents for this area. This webpage will be individual development proposals to ascertain updated with information about ongoing and specific improvements. Preliminary recommendations new planning initiatives in the area.
4 EXISTING OPPORTUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS + SITES = PRIORITIES
5 EXISTING CONDITIONS GIS COLLECTOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
• Field survey of existing conditions using GIS Collector
• Data points include curblines, corner ramps, lightpoles and other infrastructure information
• Attributes can be filtered to create site specific dashboards
• Other City-based GIS data were mapped to assess issue and opportunities
Phone Interface
Computer Interface
6 EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW)
Study Area Alley ¹º»¼ At-Grade Metra Crossings 89:LMNO Signalized Intersections One-Way Streets Eastbound Northbound UP- N, UP-NW Southbound Westbound $+ Direction Change Right-of-Way width 66 80 0 4 Grand 100 " Par ing Configuration Diagonal
Perpendicular MAY
GREEN
HALSTED RACINE
MORGAN
CARPENTER ABERDEEN ELIZABETH
PEORIA SANGAMON 89:LMNO HUBBARD
UP- W KINZIE +$ +$ $ + ¹º»¼ ¹º»¼ Milw-N,¹º»¼ Milw-W,¹º»¼ NCS ¹º»¼ Green +$ Racine May Aberdeen Carpenter Morgan ¹º»¼
$ + CARROLL WAYMAN
+$ FULTON 89:LMNO
Morgan " LAKE 89:LMNO 89:LMNO" 89:LMNO