Overview
- Detailed design now proceeds, with construction expected to start in 2026.
- Chicago Avenue will remain open to through traffic, including buses, with temporary closures allowed for events.
- Metro Transit service on Chicago Avenue will be restored as part of the project.
- The plan dedicates space for memorials and public art centered on healing, unity and shared growth.
- Infrastructure upgrades include new sidewalks, planted boulevards, green stormwater systems, pedestrian lighting, off-street bikeways and additional trees, following planning that cost about $3.5 million and a $380,000 engagement that showed strong opposition to a pedestrian mall.