The Midway Study Chicago Lab 2014

THE MIDWAY STUDY CHICAGO LAB 2014

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING INTRO COLLABORATIVE IDEAS - BIG AND SMALL

The Midway Study was a collaboration with CannonDesign and the University of Utah to serve Chicago and the local community. There are a number of challenges the city faces around MDW in terms of vacant lots, deteriorating building stock, vacant retail, and crime. In addition, the Mayor’s Office is looking into various ways to enhance the identity and vibrancy of the area, as it is a major international gateway that lacks definition within its local context. The following studies and ideas were generated in a 5-week intensive workshop during the summer of 2014.

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CHICAGO LAB 2014 Text Goes Here ChicagoLAB is an intensive and designed a net-positive TEAM-7 STUDENT DIRECTORY summer program with the Neighborhood of the Future COLBY KALIAN Architecture

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801.350.1177 Chicago as a local laboratory and on the city’s southwest side, [email protected] tests ideas to enhance the quality eight miles from the Loop. The Elizabeth Poulsen of life, and advance the city’s goal of the project is to explore AMANDA ROMAN Urban Design 801.643.6575 future culture. physical and nonphysical solutions [email protected] Amanda Roman to improve and integrate the GREGORY STACY Architecture The program is an active surrounding communities with 612.723.3182 collaboration of students, MDW and to create a sense of [email protected] Greg Stacy practitioners, politicians, arrival to Chicago. Studies also CONNOR STEPHENS Architecture real estate developers and question the role of zoning, the 801.458.3908 [email protected] community organizations. In creation of affordable housing Connor Stephens 2013, the ChicagoLAB developed and employment opportunities to ALAN TAYLOR Architecture

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THE MIDWAY STUDY | 4 | 7 DISRUPTION The Major Loop A High Speed Rail Intervention I am not sure if The Major Loop along with the Minor Loop. I should leave so Learning from the success of the inner city loop much text in this we can establish a “major” loop, harnessing the area or use bullet bigger Chicagoland area and increasing the ease points to sum up of more economical transporation options. what I am trying Pedestrian to say. and Cyclist Way A more economic way to live. The grid already being established a new geometric shape adds place, location, designation, unfa-THE MAJOR LOOP miliarity in the terms of diversity, etc. etc. etc. Highspeed Rail Level Advantages of highspeed rail. Imagine a high speed Technology How much faster. train system running Economic benefits through Chicago thatBRT and Payoff timeline Bike Lanes connects Midway, The Bigger Picture Considering the city as a while and how O’Hare and Navy we can integrate the surrounding neigh- Pier. This “Chicago borhoods requires insight from many aspects. Stepping away from Midway in Triangle” will create order to take a look at the bigger picture A combined structure of high speed transportation and personal is necessary to understanding how we three main nodes transporation is mixed into this three tier program. High Speed rail can connect the existing neighborhoods. used to transport long distance as well as Bus and Bike lanes to within the city that encourage the use of more eonomical and environmentaly friendly Cultural evolution of transportation. methods of transporation. all activity will then A quick look of the transportation in Chica- go will instantly reveal a changing demographic in radiate from. Along culture. There has been an exponential growth in commute by the means of bicycle. In order to nur-this new system, a complex network of public transit can ture this cultural shift we must take the necessary steps now to ensure a healthy future. develop along existing streets within nodes. This vast web of public transit will strongly reduce automobile dependence. This will be a summary of the previous talking points.Which in turn, allows for the blurring of the boundaries A slow but steady cultural shift is saying that we are becoming more aware of our impact on the environment through transportation.between A large the citynumber and airportsof the work- creating unique public spaces. force have opted to strategically locate their housing to allow themselves to commute to work in a more environmentally friendly manner. Biking in Chicago has grown exponentially in the past decade and continues to be an option. Increasing public transporation options with all three bus, highspeedThis train, ease and of transportationdedicated elevated lets youbike take the current structure lanes would help to facilitate that shift making Chicago a better place to live. etc. etc. of “live, work, play” communities and flip them inside out. No etc. longer does each node need all the amenities of everyday life. The current themes of each node can be amplified, transforming O’Hare into an aerotropolis business center and converting Midway into an attractive leisure destination with a strong Chicago Identity.

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THE MIDWAY STUDY | 6 | 7 Outside the highly dense areas are those that are made for comfort. Typical urban and suburban residential developments rarely allow for the ideal density of population, holding back potential growth DISRUPTION for the area.

By disrupting typological regions we can create areas that blend together, allowing for many more opportunities.

SUBURBAN 1,000 - 3,000 people URBAN 3,000 + OUTSIDE per square mile INSIDE people per square mile A dense population spread out over a vast amount A dense population focused on economical use of of land. Giving way to wasted resources and islands land and space. The integration of dense residential of developments that become their own constraining and long corridors of commercial and/or mixed use blocks. development allows healthy communities and a sense of place to develop.

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Increased quality of life, ease of transportation, density, jobs and more economical means of transportation.

SUBURBAN

THE MIDWAY STUDY | 8 | 7 An intervention of transportation can increase the quality of life in the Chicago area. Using High speed train as well as dedicated bus and bike INTERVENE lanes we can better encourage the use of other means of transportation.

INSIDE THE LOOP UNDERSTANDING THE REACH OF THE MAJOR LOOP POPULATION WITHIN THE LOOP 2,041,075 BICYCLE TRIPS PER DAY 125,000 PUBLIC TRANSPORT TRIPS PER DAY 1.7 MILLION

CITY / REGIONAL LOOP Learning from the success of the inner city loop we can establish a “major” loop, harnessing the bigger Chicagoland area and increasing the ease of more economical transportation options. The grid already being established a new geometric shape adds place, location, designation, unfamiliarity in the terms of diversity, etc. Understanding the transportation in Chicago instantly reveals a changing demographic in culture. There has been an exponential growth in commute by the means of bicycle. In order to nurture this cultural shift we must take the necessary steps now to ensure a healthy future.

9| CHICAGO LAB A combined structure of high speed transportation and personal transportation is mixed into this three tier program. High Speed rail used to transport long distance as well as Bus and Bike lanes to encourage the use of more economical and environmentally friendly methods of transportation.

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CONNECT THE DOTS

Imagine a high speed rail system will strongly reduce automobile transforming O’Hare into an running along Chicago’s current dependence. Which in turn, allows aerotropolis business center infrastructure connecting Midway, for the blurring of the boundaries and converting Midway into an O’Hare and Navy Pier. This “Chicago between city and airport, creating attractive leisure destination with Triangle”, formed by the H-Line, unique public spaces. a strong Chicago Identity. will create three main nodes Due to this ease of transportation within the city that all activity will the current structure of “live, then radiate from. Along this new work, play” communities to be system, a complex network of flipped inside out. No longer public transit can develop along does each node need all the existing streets within the nodes. amenities of everyday life. Current This vast web of public transit nodal themes can be amplified,

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With current aviation technology in 2046, airplanes no longer require the length of current runways. This advancement in aviation technology coupled with enhanced airport security allows for the airports of today to be completely re imagined. Airports can be minimized and the line between airport and city can be blurred. The runways can bleed out into the city fabric and create unique spaces out of previously under utilized areas.

13| CHICAGO LAB AMPLIFICATION The implementation of the H-Line has allowed for certain nodes to be created throughout the city. Accelerated mass transit enables people to live further away from their daily activities. The current themes of each point of the triangle can be amplified. Midway can now become a vibrant cultural hub, while O’Hare can expand into a business driven “aerotropolis”.

The H-Line, accompanied by a complex network of varied transit lines, will bring a large number of passengers into the MDW area. The steady increase of pedestrian activity will intensify current commercial corridors and lay the framework for future growth.

THE MIDWAY STUDY | 14 | 7 TRANSFORMATION Currently, the MDW area is blocked out in large residential sections with business and industrial scattered within. Implementing a new commercial core, radiating from the H-Line stop at MDW, will allow for the region to be redefined. Unique walkable zones with pedestrian streets and large open public spaces can now be formed. The abundance of foot traffic can be utilized to create a high energy mixed use sector that will wake up the area. This transformation will change MDW from its current “Bedroom Community” state into an active, lively community throughout the day.

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Mixed-Use

Pedestrian Streets

Green/Open Space

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17| surrounding area. the H-Line and “Chicago Triangle” has the potential to greatly enhance the current conditions of MDW and its into unique mixed use corridors and plazas that will energize the area. In conclusion, the implementation of utilized alike. by residentsandtravelers Theland away fromtheairportcanbeconverted that has been carved transit. The fringe conditions extending out of the runways can be morphedinto active public spaces that can be public to plane from transferred efficiently are passengers where system like belt” “conveyor a into molded be The H-Line will severely revolutionize airports andtheirsurrounding fringe conditions. The runways can now IMPLEMENTATION

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THE TECHNICAL DELTA

Innovation: the action or process our lives. Yet what is the next step much more enjoyable for the of innovating. Innovation is apart in innovation? According to Airbus user. Taking the stress factor out of the world we live in. As we have it is aviation. They have designed , and focusing on exactly what the grown as a society, innovation has a 2050 plan that would drastically customer needs and wants for a become a more integral part of change the way we fly. There main enjoyable flight. life. We rely technology to better goal is to make the experience

Current Technology

Projected Technology 1,800 ft. runway

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5,500 ft. runway

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Midway Usage

MDW offers a very interesting very short runways. The longest runway MDW as of right now has five runways light aircrafts. proposition when you look at the future is only 6446’ which is very short with zero to no room to expand of aviation. Due to the compactness compared to most. Due to the short the number of runways they have. of MDW it struggles to compete with runways and surronding infulstructure, The longest of which are used for the larger airports today because it MDW is much different then most. the commercial plane travel,which has no room for expansion. But what accounts for the majority of MDW if the future could erase the need for business. The next two longest are long runways, and large airports? MDW used for mostly general avaition and compared to the majority of airports has the smallest of the fiveis used for

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Midway has always been constrained by the inability Commercial aviation is the majority of Midways to expand. This is shown in the size of its five runways, business, taking up over 70% of the airports business. which are very short compared to the majority of other The two largest runways are used for just that. The international airports. Midways lack of size has always next two larger runways are used for mostly general been a issue for it to compete with the larger airfields, aviation, the smallest of the five is used for light yet could it be a asset with the prospective aviation aircraft aviation. technology

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Midway Usage

MDW has always been restricted by By the year 2050, technology has runways to be one third the length its size. With the inability to expand advanced so much that MDW could they are now. Midway could outward, the only chance MDW has is to be a thriving airport due to its essentially quadruple the amount of relie on technology advancements. constraints and borders. Airbus has runways they have as of now. Also said the 2050 plan, is drastically the effeicency that Airbus expects different then avaition today. The flying to have a that point would also major advancement that would effect make this a much for feasable option MDW the most would be the drastic then it would be today. shortning of runways. Airbus expects

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Due to the constraints that Midway is presented In 2050 aviation has changed, planes are more with it has never been able to expand the way that efficient, quieter, and can take off and landin most airports do. Midway is surrounded by mostly one third the length that they used to. Midway neighborhoods, and four main corridors of Cicero Ave, now has the capability to take advantage of this Central Ave, 55th, and 63rd St. and quadruple the amount of runways they have. Not only does this make midway a much larger airport, but could it make the area around it a thriving area?

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THE H-LINE The proposed hyper-transit, or development within the airports, the city. By studying the cases H-Line, will provide an efficient as well as the surrounding local of the connections, specifically method of transporting people communities. The idea of “the using high-speed rail, or maglev, between O’Hare International single entity” is considered as we attempt to understand the and Midway International a necessary framework for windows of opportunities that Airports as well as serve the city the two airports to share the could be drawn. Furthermore, it is of Chicago . Our focus of study assets, creating the positive an effort to seek out opportunities within the proposed system is outcomes both economically and using the assets of an enhanced the connection between the two culturally. There are few cases transportation network and airports and how the high-speed around the world that connects airport operations together as a transit will allow the airports to a larger international airport to “single entity”. establish “the single entity”. The smaller municipal airport, that H-Line will create opportunities services domestic travel as well for further expansion and as better access to the core of

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THE MIDWAY STUDY | 24 | 7 Hearts eld Atlanta International Airport Hearts eld-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 1980 2002

ATLANTA CASE STUDY:1900 TO 2012

Hartsfield-Jackson International transportation network that to the city. It provided the solution Airport is the busiest airports created opportunities for further for moving people efficiently, in the world, and the leading expansion and development. “The allowing the airport to become the revenue-“The Plane(2013) Train”in ispassenger an underground Plane railTrain”, system an in theunderground secured area busiestof Hearts eld-Jackson airport of today, as well as “The Plane Train” is an underground rail system in the secured area of Hearts eld-Jackson Secured Area Atlanta International Airport. As the plan for the massive expansion that includes seven 2.8 miles Atlanta International Airport. As the plan for the massive expansion that includes seven trafficairside and concourses, revenue It wasgenerating. a brillientrail system solution that for movingmoves passengerspeople continual that allowed expansion the to the airport airside concourses, It was a brillient solution for moving passengers that allowed the Electric Atlantaairport International to become theAirport the busiest from airports gates toin thegates, world, is the and main the leadingand city. revenue-generat- Average 30 MPH airport to become the the busiest airports in the world, and the leading revenue-generat- is a successfuling airport casein the of United utilizing States driver within the airport as well ing airport in the United States Atlanta Olympicsthe effect of enhanced as to transit connection options ~ 8 minutes

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Hearts eld Atlanta International Airport Hearts eld-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 1980 2002

“The Plane Train” is an underground rail system in the secured area of Hearts eld-Jackson “The Plane Train” is an underground rail system in the secured area of Hearts eld-Jackson Secured Area Atlanta International Airport. As the plan for the massive expansion that includes seven 2.8 miles Atlanta International Airport. As the plan for the massive expansion that includes seven airside concourses, It was a brillient solution for moving passengers that allowed the airside concourses, It was a brillient solution for moving passengers that allowed the Electric airport to become the the busiest airports in the world, and the leading revenue-generat- Average 30 MPH airport to become the the busiest airports in the world, and the leading revenue-generat- ing airport in the United States ing airport in the United States 2.8 Miles Atlanta Olympics ~ 8 minutes Average 30 MPH 8 minutes “The Plane Train” is an underground rail system in the secured area of Hearts eld-Jackson “The Plane Train” is an underground rail system in the secured area of Hearts eld-Jackson Secured Area Atlanta International Airport. As the plan for the massive expansion that includes seven 2.8 miles Atlanta International Airport. As the plan for the massive expansion that includes seven airside concourses, It was a brillient solution for moving passengers that allowed the airside concourses, It was a brillient solution for moving passengers that allowed the Electric airport to become the the busiest airports in the world, and the leading revenue-generat- Average 30 MPH airport to become the the busiest airports in the world, and the leading revenue-generat- ing airport in the United States ing airport in the United States Atlanta Olympics ~ 8 minutes

THE MIDWAY STUDY | 26 | 7 Longyang Station - Shanghai Maglev Train Planned Longyang Station - Shanghai Maglev Train Completed 2000 2004

Transrapid “The Plane Train” is an underground rail system in the secured area of Hearts eld-Jackson “The Plane Train” is an underground rail system in the secured area of Hearts eld-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. As the plan for the massive expansion that includes seven 25 miles Atlanta International Airport. As the plan for the massive expansion that includes seven airside concourses, It was a brillient solution for moving passengers that allowed the airside concourses, It was a brillient solution for moving passengers that allowed the Maglev airport to become the the busiest airports in the world, and the leading revenue-generat- Average 210 MPH airport to become the the busiest airports in the world, and the leading revenue-generat- ing airport in the United States ing airport in the United States Shanghai Expo ~ 15 minutes SHANGHAI CASE STUDY:2000 TO 2014

In 2004, the first high-speed and it’s airport. The train allows of large scaled events such as magnetic levitation line in the for high levels of efficiency and The Shanghai International Expo world was completed in Shanghai, sustainability both for the airport in 2010, creating a foundation China, improving connections and city. Currently, it moves people for development opportunities. between the city and Pudong from Pudong international airport Within 10 years, what was a vast International Airport. Recording to other transportation connection rice field and scattered single-unit speeds as high as 311 MPH it hubs such as Longyang station the houses became one of the highest is the fastest commercial train station. Along with the enhanced valued residential districts in of it’s kind, serving one of the network of transportation options, Shanghai. worlds most rapidly growing city Longyang district hosted numbers

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Longyang Station - Shanghai Maglev Train Planned Longyang Station - Shanghai Maglev Train Completed 2000 2004

25 Miles Average 210 MPH 15 minutes

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THE MIDWAY STUDY | 28 | 7 Midway O’Hare - Chicago Maglev Train Planned Midway O’Hare - Chicago Maglev Train Completed 2014 2046

Travel time between MDW & ORD HIGH-SPEED MAGLEV 5 minutes TAXI 45 minutes

AIRPORT EXPRESS BUS 1 hour CTA L-LINE 1 hour 50 minutes BIKE 1 hour 50 minutes ORDWAYWALK 6CASE hours 30 minutes STUDY

Midway O’Hare - Chicago Maglev Train Planned Midway O’Hare - Chicago Maglev Train Completed 2014 2046

Travel time between MDW & ORD HIGH-SPEED MAGLEV 5 minutes TAXI 45 minutes

AIRPORT EXPRESS BUS 1 hour CTA L-LINE 1 hour 50 minutes BIKE 1 hour 50 minutes

WALK 6 hours 30 minutes

The Ordway study was focused on train, similar to Shanghai,would establishes a network of sharing the transportation network that allow much further distanced resources, creating opportunities creates opportunities for multi- to be traveled. The high-speed for improved operations. Current scale growth and development Maglev would decrease the travel travel times would be cut by nearly and a vision of creating an urban time of 19 miles, this distance from 90%, making the airports become core through the same enhanced Midway to O’Hare to 5 minutes or a single entity. network of transportation. The less. With this connection the two implementation of a high speed airports virtually becomes one that

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20 Miles Average 250 MPH 5 minute nonstop

Travel time between MDW & ORD HIGH-SPEED MAGLEV 5 minutes Post-security Line TAXI 45 minutes Furthermore, it leads to opportunities for developments along the H-Line. Communities and neighborhoods Pre-security Line would see an increase in housing density, as well as property value. The Ordway study shows how the H-Line AIRPORT EXPRESS BUS 1 hour 20 miles Hi-speed Maglev would benefit both airports and community surrounding them. CTA L-LINE 1 hour 50 minutes Average 250 MPH BIKE 1 hour 50 minutes ~ 5 minutes nonstop WALK 6 hours 30 minutes ~ 10 minutes stop

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One of the major infrastructures that governs the capability of an airport is runways. More runways allow for higher capacity of operations, as longer runways allow for larger aircrafts which could lead to higher capacity of passengers. Observing the available runways and their lengths for commercial use at eight air hubs in the United States, varying in scale, it was possible to emphasize the capacity, and capability of the Ordway airport that features more runways options, comparatively. Through the merge of two airports, Midway can take advantage of having a longer runway that provides more flight options internationally, while O’Hare can take advantage of diverting smaller air- Number of Flights ( 2013 ) 2013 ( Flights of Number crafts to shorter runways of midway for improved performance.Runways Available

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Atlanta Hearts eld-Jackson Hearts eld-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL International

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Los Angeles Los LAX International Airport International

Huston George H. Bush H. George Huston IAH International Airport International

San Francisco San SFO International Airport International

New York John F. Kennedy F. John York New International Airport JFK International

Salt Lake City Lake Salt International Airport SLC International

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The number of flights is a common deterChicago- O’Hare-Midway International Airport minant of the performance of an airport. The diagram focuses on projecting Atlantathe Hearts eld-Jackson International AirportATL improved performance of the merged Chicago O’HareORD International Airport airport, that could lead the Ordway to Los AngelesLAX become the busiest and the largest airInternational- Airport

port, the title that once both Midway andHuston George H.IAH Bush International Airport O’Hare had. San Francisco International AirportSFO

New York John F. Kennedy International AirportJFK

Salt Lake CitySLC International Airport

Midway International AirportMDW

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The opportunity of increased employment and economic growth created by the H-Line connection would be exponential. Through the connection of the airports, “Ordway” would combine to create a model of economic revenue and passenger traffic greater the Atlanta, currently the busiest airport in the world. The H-Line also creates more operations employment for the train as well as the new pre-security checkpoints would create service jobs. Numerous growth opportunities can be derived from the H-Line connection,

Economic and Employment Growth Possibilities

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The Diagram below shows the destinations of both Midway and O’Hare international Airport and the effect of how travel destinations would be effected by combining bother airports into a single entity. O’Hare would add more flights outside the US, while Midway contributes as more of a domestic partner to O’Hare’s international travel.

O’Hare International Airport

Midway International Airport

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Current Conditions at O’Hare Airport

Vitalized Conditions at O’Hare Airport

The Current Conditions of O’Hare are not much of a place to welcome visitors to Chicago. Most of the Surrounding infrastructure is designed to move high volumes of the active community directly to downtown or to the nearby commercial business areas. With the H-Line, the area will see the vast amounts of vacant land surrounding the area begin to fill with large commercial corridors and mixed use housing. The new infrastructure sustains the need for commercial space as well being to mix the dense residential building type see around the Midway Airport.

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Vitalized Conditions of Cicero Avenue

Cicero Avenue currently is an eight lane avenue that acts a freeway for commuters to and from the airport. Currently the area is not pedestrian friendly, and littered with vacant lots along is perimeter. The eight lane road acts as a barrier to all the surrounding neighborhoods creating a disconnect from the residential and the business corridor. Using Urban design principles like streetscape, BRT, and buffers used for storm-water management and visual friction pared with mixed used architectural elements Cicero Avenue can become a thriving “Broadway Street” of the Midway Area.

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Current Conditions in Neighborhood Industrial Areas Surrounding Midway

Vitalized Conditions in Neighborhood Industrial Areas Surrounding Midway

Right Outside the fringe of the Midway Airport the heavy rain line beings to have a very large impact cutting directly through neighborhood districts. The current conditions of the area are deserted businesses and brown fields. The areas are not well maintained and pose vast opportunity for development. The H-Line running through these districts would bring new life by creating a residential density boom and conversion of brown field into open public spaces. The results of the H-Line would be similar to the effect the “L” had in downtown Chicago and surrounding neighborhoods such as Wicker Park and Pilsen.

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Vitalized Fringe Conditions Surrounding Midway

The fringe conditions of Midway are one of the major issues that the business’ and neighborhoods face surrounding Midway. The airport is walled in to prevent any injuries, as a result of the 2005 plane accident, creating a visual barrier to all surrounding road. The large streets have created a barrier which has essential eradicated the active community creating business to fail and vacant lots. Open space has been created, however the lack of community causes them to become remote. The H-Line would cause the area to become a highly valued area, allowing for higher density mixed use buildings, as well as habitable Public spaces.

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