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Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G
My main beef is with the park's design. It presents such a tall, sheer wall to Lake Street that I doubt it'll end up attracting anyone but the tower's office workers. Were it more accessible, I wouldn't have as much of a problem with the TIF money. But I don't think it will be; in fact, it seems designed so that it won't be.
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^ And how could what you are asking possibly be accomplished while still accommodating the Metra and Amtrak trains that would be running underneath? It simply has to be an elevated plaza.
The renderings show 3 different stairways to get to this park from street level, in addition to one sloped path probably designed for the handicapped. Access should not be an issue.
It's not a huge park, I agree, but considering that it completes a portion of the river walk, still adds public greenspace on a prominent site and (my favorite, of course) buries the train under stunning architecture, Chicago wins.