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Project Overview
Welcome to Lincoln Yards, a vibrant new development that will connect Chicagoans to over 50 acres of riverfront sitting between some of the city’s most iconic neighborhoods: Bucktown, Wicker Park and Lincoln Park. The development of Lincoln Yards presents a defining moment for Chicago to improve a vast, underutilized parcel of land to benefit residents, businesses and visitors.
Organisation
Project Context
Lincoln Yards offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to transform an under-utilized area of the City into a neighborhood built for the needs of Chicagoans.
Lincoln Yards is an exceptional development that looks to the future, while preserving and revitalizing the area in a way that blends its unique industrial heritage with generous parks, riverfront open spaces and new amenities for
local residents.
It is rare to find 55+ acres under visionary ownership in a city with such strong assets as the Lincoln Park and Bucktown neighborhoods, the Chicago River and The 606 Trail.
Project Innovation
Lincoln Yards is centrally located within the northside of Chicago along the North Branch of the Chicago River. Specifically, Lincoln Yards is bounded by the Kennedy Expressway to the west; Webster Avenue to the north; Clybourn Avenue to the east; and North Avenue to the south. The area is in close proximity to all major modes of transportation in Chicago including Metra commuter trains, CTA ‘L’ stations and bus stops, I-90/I-94, water taxi transportation and the 606 bike trail.
Transportation
Lincoln Yards is a centrally located, multi-modal hub for residents, businesses and visitors. Proposed improvements include:
Infrastructure improvements and congestion reduction including a revised street grid and new bridges and parking garages
New, relocated Clybourn Metra Station
Shuttle service to and from CTA ‘L’ stations at Armitage and North/Clybourn
New water taxi stops
Extended 606 bike trail
Divvy shared bike stations
Easy access to I-90/ I-94 (3.5 miles to the Loop, 15 miles to O'Hare, 13 miles to Midway)
Concept - Space
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