Three Corridors

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

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Network

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Assets

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REC CENTER

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PING TOM PARK

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CASL

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CCCC

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CHINATOWN SQUARE

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CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER

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PUI TAK CENTER

8.

CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM

9.

HAINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

10.

PUBLIC LIBRARY

11.

SUN-YET-SEN PARK

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Community Profile Growing population

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10

-7% +24%

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20

Ongoing immigration

25

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

Aging Residents

94% 18%

of residents are 65 and over

42

median age in Chinatown

of Chinatown residents born in Asia

42%

of those arrived in US since 2000

Community Input Identity Chinese and ChineseAmerican community Family-driven Multi-generational Heritage and culture Support network Goods and services

Issues Personal safety Cleanliness Transportation Parking New immigrants Aging population 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

C R A

R E H

CONNECT 2 INFILL 3 BIKE & 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 Current

10'-0"

8'-0"

6'-0"

12'-0"

PARKING STRIP BIKE LANE TRAVEL LANE

Support infill Improve Experience for Bikes and pedestrians

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 mi to McCormick Place WITH 3 MILLION VISITORS/year High traffic volume

Goal

MORE EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOW And Improved Connection Bus Rapid Transit 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 & State

19'-0"

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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 Vacant Lots & Parking Weak Connection on Triangle Dangerous Intersection

Goal

MIXED USE linking OLD AND NEW COMMERCIAL Areas Transit-oriented development at SOMA, San Francisco, by LA Wad

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

1

Current Conditions

River for transportation Industry/Manufacturing Corridor Shipping yard Important for distribution , but also a barrier

Goal

Creation of diverse, High-quality Jobs XuanXin Light Industry CO., Shanghai, China, by DIY Trade

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

Vision

Use industrial infill to activate space

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, Mixedincome, and Senior Housing

MARKET RATE HOUSING

4,600 Units MIXED-INCOME HOUSING

1,500 UNITS SENIOR HOUSING

100 UNITS

4 Shengxiao Path

Shengxiao Path

CONNECT 2 Identify 1

Current Conditions Assets: Park, Commercial corridors, Residential Core Assets NOT clearly CONNECTED

Ping Tom Park, by chinatown Chamber of Commerce

Goal

PING TOM PARK

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IMPROVE GATEWAYS ALONG EDGES

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NEW PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

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IMPROVE TUNNELS UNDER RAILYARD

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Vision

ESTABLISH DEFINED PATHS TO LINK AREAS zone 1 common landscape park seating lighting bike paths information kiosks

zone 3 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

5 Master Plan

Current Conditions

Infill Opportunities

Future of Chinatown