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Old Posted Oct 27, 2021, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ardecila View Post
It looks like vehicle access is from Lake Shore Drive only. There is a 2-way "Inner Drive" that runs between the McFetridge and 18th St exits, although it is under structure rather than being open to the sky like other parts of the Inner Drive.

Since delivery trucks can't go on LSD, there's also a service road that is an extension of Mines Drive that runs under McCormick Place. Assuming this would be used for moving trucks and retail deliveries.

https://chicagoyimby.com/wp-content/...evelopment.jpg


Pedestrian access is a little murkier but it looks like the main access point is a wide path from the south gate of Soldier Field over LSD, through the entertainment area, then gradually sloping back down to grade through Mark Twain Park at Indiana. Presumably the park would be regraded, kinda like the park in Lakeshore East at Alta/Cirrus. There would also be some kind of access near the current pedestrian bridge at 18th, but this would probably be more of a secondary entrance.

https://chicagoyimby.com/wp-content/...evelopment.jpg
I haven't followed this project. That helps. The view from LSD looks interesting, but I will take with a grain of salt anything prepared for marketing as that is never how the final product appears. But I would question the ease and convenience of access if the audience is casual entertainment visitors (other than football pedestrians) and not only resident or office tenants who know exactly how to get in and out.
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