morse avenue streetscape march 24, 2010 the city of chicago department of transportation
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Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Project study area
Project Boundary
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe 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 StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Sections – Morse Ave
Sheridan and Clark Gateways Morse Avenue
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe 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 StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Sections- Glenwood Avenue
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Westside of CTA Train Eastside of CTA Train
Propose Glenwood Cross Section
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Bicycle Lane Striping Designated Bike Lanes from Clark to Sheridan
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Morse and Glenwood Avenues
Stamped Asphalt Crosswalk
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Morse Avenue
Permeable Pavers and Trees in Grates
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Community Identifier- Pole Light
Community Identifier
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Community Identifier- Pole Light
Community Identifier
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Community Identifier - In-ground Planter
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Morse and Glenwood AvenuesAbove Ground
Planters
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Morse and Glenwood Avenues Stamped Concrete Medallion
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Proposed Trees and Plantings
Ginkgo BilobaKentucky Coffee Japanese Tree Lilac Redmond Linden
Burr Oak Swamp White OakHackberry
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Proposed Above-ground Planters Plants
Wormwood
Annual DianthusSweet Alyssum
Snow-on-the-mountain
Perilla
Cornflower
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Proposed in-ground Planter Plants
Autumn Joy Sedum Flower Carpet RoseKnockout Rose Little Bunny Fountain Grass
Bigroot CranesbillPurple ConeflowerCottage Pink
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe 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 pavementParking prohibited, one-lane traffic southbound maintainedComplete pedestrian path construction
Segment 2 - North side of Morse Avenue-Glenwood Avenue to Ashland Avenue
Construct north parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property lineNorth parking prohibited, one-lane east and west bound and south parking maintainedComplete pedestrian path construction
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe 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 lineSouth parking prohibited, one-lane east and west bound and north parking maintainedComplete 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 pavementParking prohibited, one-lane traffic southbound maintainedComplete pedestrian path construction
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe 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 trafficParking prohibitedConstruct east half of roadway and parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line and northbound trafficParking 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 lineSouth parking prohibited, one-lane east and west bound and south parking maintainedComplete pedestrian path construction
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe 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 lineNorth parking prohibited, one-lane east and west bound and south parking maintainedComplete 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 trafficParking prohibited Construct east half of roadway and parkway, maintain pedestrian path at property line and northbound trafficParking prohibited - complete pedestrian path construction
Morse Avenue StreetscapeThe City of Chicago - Department of Transportation
Pedestrian Access During Construction