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90_HR0513
LRB9012268MWpcA
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Joint public/private participation in
3 transit-based development, the concept of providing
4 commercial, retail, and residential development opportunities
5 (mixed-use development opportunities) adjacent to transit
6 stations both in suburban and inner city areas, has assumed
7 new importance in recent years as developers, architects, and
8 government transportation and city planners have recognized
9 the positive economic, community, and ridership benefits that
10 can be derived from development in close proximity to
11 transit; and
12 WHEREAS, Planners are heralding transit-based
13 developments as a critical tool in reducing sprawl, air
14 pollution, congestion, and urban disinvestment; in providing
15 increased mobility, especially to a transit dependent
16 population; in creating affordable housing; and in improving
17 livable communities located proximate to transit; and
18 WHEREAS, One of the primary missions of the Lawrence
19 Avenue Development Corporation/North River Commission
20 (LADCOR/NRC) is to develop viable urban communities by
21 providing decent housing and a suitable living environment
22 and to expand economic opportunities through the planning and
23 development department of the City of Chicago (City), a unit
24 of local government existing under the Constitution of the
25 State of Illinois; and
26 WHEREAS, LADCOR, in cooperation with the Chicago Transit
27 Authority (CTA), sponsored a community planning process and
28 request for proposals for a transit oriented mixed-use
29 development at the Kimball property at the terminus of the
30 CTA Ravenswood rapid transit line (the Brown Line); and
31 WHEREAS, In September of 1994, the development team of
32 Williams and Nichols (developer), McBride & Kelly
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1 (architects), and Walker Parking (engineers and consultants)
2 was selected to work with LADCOR and the CTA in developing
3 the Kimball Station project; and
4 WHEREAS, The project, which was planned in conjunction
5 with the CTA and with the input of hundreds of citizens,
6 local organizations, and institutions, is designed to
7 accomplish many economic and social benefits, including but
8 not limited to the following: (i) to develop a highly visible
9 model project that will support neighborhood development,
10 transit use, and the integration of transit facilities into a
11 livable community, (ii) to preserve scarce transit resources,
12 increase ridership, and generate non-fare box revenue by
13 building residential, commercial, or institutional projects
14 to attract transit riders, (iii) to provide Park-N-Ride
15 facilities for commuters using the Brown Line and to
16 facilitate projects that encourage the use of mass transit to
17 reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled in Chicago, (iv)
18 to promote desirable uses adjacent to transit stations by
19 improving the aesthetics of the stations and thereby
20 encouraging increased ridership and the improvement of
21 adjacent properties, (v) to create new, economically feasible
22 investment opportunities to serve the immediate community by
23 creating jobs, affordable housing, new commercial
24 opportunities, and new tax revenue, (vi) to addresses the
25 transportation crisis that threatens to erode the quality of
26 life throughout the region, (vii) to encourage private
27 investment and development in Albany Park, (viii) to create
28 and retain jobs for the neighborhood residents and assist in
29 providing quality goods and services, and (ix) to promote
30 small business growth and to encourage activities that
31 support affordable housing, social services, and cultural
32 opportunities; therefore, be it
33 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 respectfully petition the City of Chicago, the City Council
3 of the City of Chicago, and the CTA to accelerate their
4 review, approval, and construction of the proposed Kimball
5 CTA project; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 delivered to the City of Chicago, the City Council of the
8 City of Chicago, and the CTA.