McKinley Park Plan | Design Charrette | Graduate Summer Studio | CUPPA | UIC

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Toolkit Our proposed design concepts are preliminary visions based on the community’s preferences. They can be broken into discrete elements, some of which are listed below.

Two- and three-flats Coach houses Mixed-use housing with first-floor community space

Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings Landscaping and increasing tree cover Permeable pavers and other pervious materials

Adjusted block structure to alleviate traffic congestion Bike lanes

Pedestrian-only zones Wider sidewalks

Maker’s markets Community plazas Placemaking strategies led by local artists

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