FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM
COMMUNITY AMENITIES —
Making it Ours
MEMORIALS
The Flood Control System honors neighborhoods most impacted by the 2008 Flood by integrating memorials and historic markers to help tell the story of the neighborhood. Situated along O Avenue NW and Ellis Boulevard, the Northwest Gateway and Memorial Plaza includes greenway space, benches, and a memorial wall with historical narrative that shares the resiliency of the Northwest / Time Check neighborhood. The plaza also features a distinctive gateway and the privately funded sculpture, “West Side Rising.”
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oven throughout the Flood Control System is a unique combination of community amenities that improve the quality of life for all residents, which can be enjoyed year-round. The vast majority of the time, flood protection will be on stand-by, used during high river crests and seasonal flooding in low-lying areas. Intentional design efforts have been made to ensure the system not only blends into the neighborhoods it protects, but enhances them. Take a closer look at the community amenities integrated within the Flood Control System.
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TRAILS
With a new network of above-ground earthen levees in a variety of neighborhoods, the City has taken advantage of their natural riverfront views and have added 10-12 foot-wide bike/pedestrian paths on top of the levees. These new trail networks are already open at the NewBo and Czech Village levees, with an additional levee/trail segment planned for the area around Cedar Lake, and one being explored in the Northwest/Time Check neighborhood. OUR CR
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