Chinatown Studies Summer 2013

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Three Corridors A Vision for Chinatown’s Future

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill University of Utah July 16, 2013


1 Context 2 THREE CORRIDORS 3 INFILL AND GROWTH 4 SHENGXIAO PATH 5 Master PLAN


1 Context


Network

CERMAK

WENTWORTH

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CH AR


Assets

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REC CENTER

2.

PING TOM PARK

3.

CASL

4.

CCCC

5.

CHINATOWN SQUARE

6.

CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER

7.

PUI TAK CENTER

8.

CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM

9.

HAINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

10.

PUBLIC LIBRARY

11.

SUN-YET-SEN PARK

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3

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community Profile Growing population

05

10

-7% +24%

15

20

ongoing immigration

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decline in Chicago’s population increase in Chinatown’s population

Aging Residents

94% 18%

of residents are 65 and over

of Chinatown residents born in Asia

median age in Chinatown

42% of those arrived in US since 2000

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community Input Identity

Issues

Chinese and ChineseAmerican community Family-driven

Personal safety Cleanliness Transportation

Multi-generational Heritage and culture Support network

Parking New immigrants Aging population

Goods and services

Connectivity

Sources Public input gathered by CMAP Meeting with CASL and CBCAC


2THREE CORRIDORS


wentworth

corridor

CONNECT 2 ACTIVATE 3 SHARE 4 ANCHOR

WENTWORTH

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Current Conditions ACTIVE COMMERCIAL WITH IDENTITY CONCERN about Decline Poorly-defined SOUTH END


Goal VIBRANT MARKET STREET WITH INCREASED BUSINESS Woonerf in Seoul, Korea by Portable Urbanist


Vision

IMPLEMENT SHARED STREET STRATEGY BRING Businesses ONTO SIDEWALK

Current

10'-6"

10'-0"

PARKING STRIP

12'-0"

TRAVEL LANE

12'-0"

TRAVEL LANE

10'-0"

10'-6"

PARKING STRIP

Vision

20'-6"

EXTENDED SIDEWALK

12'-0"

TRAVEL LANE

12'-0"

TRAVEL LANE

10'-0"

10'-6"

PARKING STRIP

Street section at Wentworth & 23rd St


Vision

EXPAND PUBLIC SPACES



Vision

Develop anchor to define south end



Archer corridor

R E H

C AR

CONNECT 2 INFILL 3 BIKE AND WALK 1


Current Conditions important neighborhood connection Poor Pedestrian experience Existing Bike lanes


Goal INCREASED SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY Bike Lane in Chicago, By Green Lane Project


Vision

Support infill Improve Landscape Support Bike/pedestrian Access

Current

10'-0"

8'-0"

6'-0"

12'-0"

PARKING STRIP BIKE LANE TRAVEL LANE

11'-0"

12'-0"

TURNING LANE

6'-0"

8'-0"

13'-0"

TRAVEL LANE BIKE LANE PARKING STRIP

18'-0"

20'-0"

8'-0"

8'-0"

PARKING STRIP

PARKING LOT

Vision

10'-0"

6'-0"

BIKE LANE

19'-0"

10'-0"

PARKING

TRAVEL LANE

12'-0"

TURNING LANE

10'-0"

6'-0"

TRAVEL LANE BIKE LANE

13'-0"

34'-0"

NEW RETAIL PADS

Street section at Archer & Chinatown Square

12'-0"

TRAVEL LANE

8'-0"


Cermak corridor

CERMAK

CONNECT 2 SHARE 3 INFILL 1


Current Conditions east-west connection to Key activity centers 0.5 mILES to McCormick Place WITH 3 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY High traffic volume


Goal MORE EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOW And Improved Connection BRT Corridor in Guangzhou Zongshan, China, by Transportation Issues Daily


Vision

DEVELOP BUS RAPID TRANSIT ENCOURAGE INFILL Development

Current

16'-0"

9'-0"

11'-0"

PARKING STRIP TRAVEL LANE

11'-0"

24'-0"

TRAVEL LANE

11'-0"

11'-0"

TRAVEL LANE

TRAVEL LANE

9'-0"

16'-0"

PARKING STRIP

Vision

19'-0"

8'-0"

10'-0"

PARKING STRIP TRAVEL LANE

10'-0"

BRT SHARED LANE

24'-0"

ALTERNATING LOADING ZONE

10'-0"

10'-0"

8'-0"

TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE PARKING STRIP

Street section at Cermak & Clark

19'-0"


PAIFANG (GATEWAYS)

CERMAK

WENTWORTH

R

E H C R A

IDENTIFY 2 Welcome 1


Current Conditions Infrastructure barriers at edges of Chinatown


Vision

use physical markers to Create Welcoming Gateways





Vision

Improve tunnels under shipping yard





3 Infill and Growth


Infill

Opportunities


tRANSIT-oRIENTED

DEVelopment

CONNECT 2 DEVELOP 3 ALIGN 1


Current Conditions transit access At Red line Stop development opportunity with Vacant Lots & Parking Weak Connection on Triangle Dangerous Intersection


Goal MIXED-USE LINKing OLD AND NEW COMMERCIAL Areas


Vision

Develop Dense Mixed-Use at Red Line Stop

Pedestrian connection New and infill development

200-300 UNITS 5-story parking structure

600 Parking Spaces WentwoRTH Realignment


INDUSTRIAL INFILL

INFILL 2 CONSOLIDATE 3 CREATE Jobs

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Current Conditions River for transportatioN InDustrY/Manufacturing Corridor Shipping yard for distribution and as barrieR


Goal creation of diverse, High-quality Jobs


Vision

Encourage Industrial infill Consolidate shipping yard and redevelop north end

2 MILLION SF of potential buildable area

2,100 JOBS Industry & Manufacturing

$45,000 Avg. Salary




HOUSING

DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOP

1


Current Conditions Limited variety of housing types Vacant land to north, east, and Tan Court


Goal new housing types for current and Prospective residents Roosevelt Collection Development, by Roosevelt Lofts


Vision

Develop Market-rate, Mixed-income, and Senior Housing

MARKET RATE HOUSING

4,600 Units SENIOR HOUSING

100 UNITS MIXED-INCOME HOUSING

1,500 UNITS


4 Shengxiao Path


Shengxiao Path

CONNECT 2 Identify 1


Current Conditions Assets: Park, Commercial corridors, Residential Core Areas NOT CONNECTED OR COHESIVE

Ping Tom Park, by chicagochinatown.org


Goal

zone 3

CONNECTIVITY AND SAFETY zone 1 common landscape park seating lighting bike paths information kiosks

wider pedestrian walks common landscape signage paving patterns lighting branded crosswalks information kiosks WOOD/FIRE/EARTH

zone 4 common landscape paving patterns lighting WOOD/EARTH/WATER

WATER/EARTH/METAL

zone 2

zone 5

wider pedestrian common landscape signage paving patterns lighting branded crosswalks

signage paving patterns lighting

EARTH/FIRE/METAL


Vision

PING TOM PARK

ESTABLISH DEFINED PATHS TO LINK AREAS

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5 Master Plan




Current Conditions


Infill Opportunities


Future of Chinatown




community Input Identity

Issues

Chinese and ChineseAmerican community Family-driven

Personal safety Cleanliness Transportation

Multi-generational Heritage and culture Support network

Parking New immigrants Aging population

Goods and services

Connectivity

Sources Public input gathered by CMAP Meeting with CASL and CBCAC


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