Museum Campus Transportation Study

How to provide input at this open house

è Use the interactive web application è Leave your thoughts on the maps and boards metroplanning.org/museumcampus located throughout the open house, and on the maps located on the back of this sheet. The Metropolitan Planning Council’s interactive public engagement website solicits ideas and comments on è Discuss what you’re thinking with transportation to and around the Museum Campus. representatives of the Metropolitan Planning Use this system to propose ideas, comment on the Council, the Chicago Dept. of Transportation ideas produced by others and offer your insight into and Sam Schwartz Engineering, who are more issues facing transportation at the Campus. than happy to talk!

About the study

Chicago’s Museum Campus is home to the Shedd Aquarium, current transportation flows and proposing ways to improve Field Museum of Natural History, Adler Planetarium, Soldier them, which may involve new investments or opportunities Field, Northerly Island, FirstMerit Bank Pavilion and Burnham to better leverage nearby transportation infrastructure and Harbor, which collectively attract millions of visitors each year. services. The potential addition of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art would bring even more people to the Campus. Task force members include the tenants of the Museum Campus, relevant government agencies and community Today the Campus is accessible via Chicago Transit Authority stakeholders. This transportation task force is being staffed bus services, Divvy bike sharing, pedestrian ways and person- by the Chicago Dept. of Transportation and consultants at al automobile, but both locals and visitors find this area very Sam Schwartz Engineering. Results from the study process confusing to navigate. Congestion during peak attendance are expected to be released in December 2014. periods is significant, suggesting that the time is right to consider transportation improvements to serve both current The task force’s study will serve as the transportation element and future Campus visitors and employees. In August 2014, of the Museum Campus Framework Plan, a long-range plan City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel created a task force to that will establish a vision for the future of the Campus as a propose transportation enhancements to the Museum Cam- whole, with a focus on recreation, education, access and sus- pus area. The task force is chaired by Metropolitan Planning tainability. The Framework Plan is being undertaken by the Council (MPC) President MarySue Barrett and City of Chicago Chicago Park District, with assistance provided by architect Chief Operating Officer Joe Deal. The task force is examining Jeanne Gang.

More opportunities to engage Chicago Park District Greater South Loop Association Museum Campus Framework Planning Meeting Neighbor’s Night Out and Open House Tuesday, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 6 to 8 p.m. Spertus Institute, 610 S. Michigan Ave. Vice District Brewing, 1454 S. Michigan Ave.

The Park District is hosting a public meeting to establish Near South Planning Board a vision for the future of the Campus and guidelines Annual Membership Meeting (registration required) for implementation of that vision. The framework plan being developed will incorporate the results of the Thursday, Oct. 30, noon Museum Campus Transportation Study. Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. metroplanning.org/museumcampus | @metroplanners | 312-922-5616 Leave your thoughts on these maps!

Museum Campus and area attractions Existing transportation

Chicago Chicago River North Erie

Grand Navy Dearborn 1 Grand Columbus Pier

Wacker Michigan

Randolph Millennium Millennium 2 Park

The Monroe Loop Art

Jackson Institute Lake

Columbus Michigan Van Buren Buckingham Monroe Congress Fountain Harbor Harrison Balbo Dearborn Grant Park Michigan 11th Clark Shedd Aquarium Roosevelt Roosevelt Adler Field Solidarity Museum Planetarium McFetridge 14th Burnham Soldier Harbor Field

16th State Indiana 18th 18th South 4 Loop 3 Cermak 5 Chinatown Cermak McCormick Cermak Place McCormick Place I-55

26th CTA Rail Major projects Metra rail 1. Navy Pier update McCormick Place Michigan King Busway 6 2. Maggie Daley Park Bus routes 3. Lucas Museum

State Bronzeville Lakefront trail 4. Northerly Island 31st Bicycle paths I-90 5. McCormick Place event center Divvy stations 6. Michael Reese site Water taxi metroplanning.org/museumcampus | @metroplanners | 312-922-5616