The City of Chicago Department of Transportation Morse Avenue Streetscape March 24, 2010 Project study area Project Boundary Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Morse Avenue – Ashland to Wayne • Resurface full roadway width • New curb and gutter in the resurfaced area • New Chicago Gateways 2000 Light poles at intersections and double acorn loop lighting at mid-block. • Curbed and fenced planters with irrigation at intersections • Bump-outs with decorative paving • Community identifiers on light poles at Sheridan and Clark • Stamped Crosswalks • Above ground planter pots on the sidewalk • Community identifiers stamped on concrete sidewalk • Trees in grates and decorative paving band along the parkway Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Sections – Morse Ave Sheridan and Clark Gateways Morse Avenue Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Glenwood Avenue- Lunt to Farwell • Widen sidewalk from 5’ to 9’ • New Chicago Gateways 2000 Light poles at intersections and double acorn loop lighting at mid-block. • Remove and replace all but 12’ of Glenwood pavement • Bump-outs at cross streets with permeable pavers • Above ground planters at bumpouts • Trees in grates and permeable paving band along the parkway • Stamped asphalt cross walks where appropriate • Community identifiers on light poles • Roadway reconstruction to eliminate flooding •Improved lighting under the CTA viaducts •Open bottomed catch basins Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Sections- Glenwood Avenue Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Propose Glenwood Cross Section Westside of CTA Train Eastside of CTA Train Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Bicycle Lane Striping Designated Bike Lanes from Clark to Sheridan Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Morse and Glenwood Avenues Stamped Asphalt Crosswalk Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Morse Avenue Permeable Pavers and Trees in Grates Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Community Identifier- Pole Light Community Identifier Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Community Identifier- Pole Light Community Identifier Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Community Identifier - In-ground Planter Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Morse and Glenwood Avenues Above Ground Planters Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Morse and Glenwood Avenues Stamped Concrete Medallion Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Proposed Trees and Plantings Kentucky Coffee Hackberry Ginkgo Biloba Japanese Tree Lilac Burr Oak Redmond Linden Swamp White Oak Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Proposed Above-ground Planters Plants Perilla Wormwood Sweet Alyssum Cornflower Annual Dianthus Snow-on-the-mountain Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Proposed in-ground Planter Plants Knockout Rose Cottage Pink Autumn Joy Sedum Flower Carpet Rose Purple Coneflower Little Bunny Fountain Grass Bigroot Cranesbill Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Construction Staging – Morse Ave. Phase 1 Segment 1 - West side of Glenwood Avenue-Lunt Avenue to Morse Avenue Construct west parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line and 17’ of the existing paver block pavement Parking prohibited, one-lane traffic southbound maintained Complete pedestrian path construction Segment 2 - North side of Morse Avenue-Glenwood Avenue to Ashland Avenue Construct north parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line North parking prohibited, one-lane east and west bound and south parking maintained Complete pedestrian path construction Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Construction Staging – Morse Ave. Phase 2 Segment 1- South side of Morse Avenue- Ashland Avenue to Glenwood Avenue Construct south parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line South parking prohibited, one-lane east and west bound and north parking maintained Complete pedestrian path construction Segment 2 – West side of Glenwood Avenue-Morse Avenue to Farwell Avenue Construct west parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line and 17’ of the existing paver block pavement Parking prohibited, one-lane traffic southbound maintained Complete pedestrian path construction Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Construction Staging – Morse Ave. Phase 3 Segment 1 - East side of Glenwood Avenue- Farwell Avenue to Morse Avenue Construct west half of roadway at CTA abutment, maintain east parkway and northbound traffic Parking prohibited Construct east half of roadway and parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line and northbound traffic Parking prohibited -complete pedestrian path construction Segment 2 - South side of Morse Avenue- Glenwood Avenue to Lakewood Avenue Construct south parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line South parking prohibited, one-lane east and west bound and south parking maintained Complete pedestrian path construction Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Construction Staging – Morse Ave. Phase 4 Segment 1 - North side of Morse Avenue- Lakewood Avenue to Glenwood Avenue Construct north parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line North parking prohibited, one-lane east and west bound and south parking maintained Complete pedestrian path construction Segment 2 – East side of Glenwood Avenue- Morse Avenue to Lunt Avenue Construct west half of roadway at CTA abutment, maintain east parkway and northbound traffic Parking prohibited Construct east half of roadway and parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line and northbound traffic Parking prohibited - complete pedestrian path construction Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Pedestrian Access During Construction Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation Pedestrian Access During Construction Morse Avenue Streetscape The City of Chicago - Department of Transportation