Bellwood Transit Oriented-Development Plan
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Pasquale, Mayor Jophelia Boston Michael J. Ciavattone Lena M. Moreland, Clerk Larry Owens Annie N. Delgado Gloria Holman Edward S. Lezza, Jr. Albert Reese Dr. Phylistine Murphy William Bijou Ronald Nightengale Greg Cooper M. C. Robinson Eddie Golden Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction & Community Outreach 1 Section 2: Corridor Vision, Goals & Objectives 11 Section 3: Corridor Plans 23 Section 4: Design & Development Guidelines 43 Section 5: Implementation 59 Organization of the Plan Section 1: Introduction & Community Outreach The St. Charles Road Corridor Redevelopment Section 1: Introduction and Section 4: Design & Development Plan consists of five sections presented in a Community Outreach Guidelines concise, illustrative format to facilitate the clarity This section provides a brief overview of the This section provides design objectives, guide- of recommended policies, actions and goals. St. Charles Road Corridor, the purpose of the lines, and recommendations for the aesthetic Corridor Redevelopment Plan, and an outline of improvement of the St. Charles Road Corridor the planning process. A description of the com- study area. The guidelines are intended to munity input gathered throughout the planning inform necessary amendments to the Village’s process, including workshops, interviews, and regulations and guide the elected officials and various public meetings, is included. Addition- developers regarding the appearance and form ally, existing conditions of the study area are of investments and improvements in the Cor- included. ridor. Section 2: Corridor Vision, Goals, Section 5: Implementation & Objectives Strategies Plan The Corridor Vision, Goals and Objectives were The Implementation Strategies Plan sets forth prepared as part of the planning process. Build- specific actions required to carry out the ing upon the Community’s Vision, the goals and recommendations of the Plan. This agenda is objectives provide the framework for Bellwood’s intended as a work plan and tool for attracting long-range aspirations and focus for the plan- and guiding reinvestment within the St. Charles ning recommendations. This section contains Road Corridor. The Strategies Plan identifies key goals and objectives for several different sub- improvement projects and actions, recommends stantive topics. sequencing and suggests possible funding sourc- es to accomplish capital projects. Section 3: Corridor Plans This section provides policy direction for the future improvement, growth, development and preservation within the St. Charles Road Cor- ridor. Plans include: • Land Use & Development Plan • Transportation & Circulation Plan • Recreation, Open Space & Urban Design Plan Page vii Section 1: Introduction & Community Outreach Section 1: Introduction & Community Outreach This document presents the St. Charles Road Charles Road between the western Village limits Redevelopment Plan for the Village of Bellwood, near 52nd Avenue and the eastern Village limits Illinois. The Plan outlines the Village’s long- at 22nd Avenue, as well as 25th Avenue south range plan for improvement, development and to Washington Street. St. Charles Road provides growth over the next 10 to 15 year period along direct access to and from the Village of May- St. Charles Road. The Plan establishes a founda- wood to the east and the villages westward; tion for future decision-making regarding land- Berkley, Elmhurst, Villa Park and Lombard and use and development in the Study Area. The intersects Mannheim Road near the corridor’s Plan includes community goals, objectives, and midpoint. policies for the future of the Corridor, includ- ing long-range recommendations for land-use, AVE 21ST transportation, and community facilities. In addi- tion, the Plan includes an Implementation Plan ERIE ST CENTER ST CENTER GRANT AVE that assigns priorities and outlines actions to be R ST CHARLES RD D taken to complete the Plan’s recommendations. ST CHARLES PL AVE 25TH 21ST AVE 21ST 22ND AVE 22ND The Corridor Redevelopment Plan is a policy ST CHARLES RD SPENCER AVE SPENCER guide intended to be flexible and adaptive AVE SPENCHLEY over time. While the Plan contains detailed RD MANNHEIM recommendations and policies for a number BUTTERFIELD RD AVE EASTERN 53RD AVE 53RD RANDOLPH ST of improvements and actions, it also sets the basic framework to guide activities and change, WASHINGTON BLVD allowing room for adjustment as conditions and AVE 25TH potentials change. The Plan has been developed with substantial community input and participa- AVE 50TH 52ND AVE 52ND 51ST AVE 51ST 53RD AVE 53RD GENEVA AVE GENEVA MELROSE AVE MELROSE BELLWOOD AVE BELLWOOD tion. AVE BROADVIEW MADISON ST HYDE PARK AVE PARK HYDE GRANVILLE AVE GRANVILLE ENGLEWOOD AVE ENGLEWOOD MUELLER DR MUELLER RAYMOND DR RD MANNHEIM Community & Corridor Setting LN ILD W AVE FOREST ADAMS ST LE The Village of Bellwood is located in Cook JACKSON BLVDID County, Illinois. The Village sits 13 miles west CLAYTON RD The Study Area, indicated of Chicago’s Loop, bounded by the Dwight with a red dashed line, encompasses St. Charles VAN BUREN ST D. Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to the south, FR ON Road and the neighbor-TA Union Pacific Railroad Proviso Yard and Me- GE hoods surrounding it as RD INDIAN JOE DR tra/UP-W Line to the north, and the Villages of well as 25th Avenue south Maywood to the east and Hillside and Berkeley to Washington Boulevard. to the west. The Study Area includes all of St. Page Village of Bellwood: St. Charles Road Redevelopment Plan Purpose & Intent of the Plan projects that will realize the Vision for the Cor- The planning process included a multi-step In an effort to address the issues, challenges, ridor. work program that began with documenting and opportunities of the Corridor, the Village the existing conditions to provide a concise and of Bellwood commissioned the development of The St. Charles Road Redevelopment Plan accurate assessment of strengths, weaknesses, this Redevelopment Plan for St. Charles Road. provides a basis for zoning and development issues and opportunities. Community outreach Recommendations of the Corridor Redevelop- regulation amendments and also direction and and citizen participation were also an emphasis ment Plan seek to improve and revitalize all rationale for budgeting capital improvement in the first steps. The process included estab- areas of the Corridor, including the commercial, plans. Village actions such as those, combined lishment of a “vision” for the Corridor as a office and service districts, the residential neigh- with private actions will ultimately implement foundation for future planning efforts; formula- borhoods, community facilities, and industrial the planning policies and recommendations of tion of goals and objectives; development and areas, while also addressing image and identity the Plan. Finally, the St. Charles Road Redevelop- evaluation of alternative plans and policies; and and revitalization of the east end of the Cor- ment Plan serves as an important marketing tool preparation of the final St. Charles Road Rede- ridor. to promote Bellwood and the Corridor’s unique velopment Plan with recommendations and assets and advantages. The Plan should be used implementation strategies. The St. Charles Road Redevelopment Plan is to achieve the desired vision for the Corridor, Bellwood’s official policy guide for physical while helping to attract desirable new develop- improvement and development within the Cor- ment to the Village. ridor. It considers not only the immediate needs and concerns of the community, but projects The Planning Process improvement and development 10 to 15 years The Village of Bellwood understands the impor- in the future. The Plan establishes an overall tance of the issues facing the St. Charles Road vision that guides development, redevelopment, Corridor and the relationship of those issues improvement and overall revitalization of the St.