(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Transportation leaders with the city and state unveiled new plans Thursday for redesigning part of DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
The new design would get rid of the stop light at Chicago Avenue and add 80 acres of park space by building out into the lake along Belmont Harbor. That extra land will allow planners to soften the Oak Street curve and thereby cut traffic delays.
Dozens of protesters showed up outside Truman College where the $3.4 billion plan was shared. They want bus-only lanes, light rail or other options to reduce the roughly 160,000 cars that commute on it daily.
Planners found more express bus service options would not change driving habits. They say while drivers come from further away, bus riders typically live near the lake.
This is NH along the lakefront where the latest version of a redesigned DuSable Lake Shore Drive would get rid of the Oak Street curve.
View the renderings of the redesign here.
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