Redefine the Drive: North DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Project leaders: Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago Park District
Project summary: The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Chicago Department of Transportation have been studying rebuilding 7 miles of the 8-lane North DuSable Lake Shore Drive (DLSD) between Grand Avenue and Hollowood Avenue.
Some public meetings have been held and more are coming. Project alternative are expected to be announced this fall.
Unfortunately, advocates do not anticipate an alternative with bus priority lanes to be chosen. We urge the Governor and the Mayor of Chicago to direct the project team to revisit the purpose and need of the project.
Get the latest updates on the project from the Redefine the Drive website.
Status: Proposed
Expected construction cost: $3.4 – $3.7 billion
City of Chicago Aldermanic Wards: 43, 44, 46, 48
Illinois House Districts: 11, 12, 13, 14, 26
Illinois Senate Districts: 6, 7, 13
US Congressional Districts: 5, 7, 9
Timeline:
Keep track of project activities:
- Get the latest updates on the project from the Redefine the Drive website.
- Follow Redefine the Drive on Facebook or Twitter.
- Sign up for the Redefine the Drive e-newsletter.
Better Streets Chicago is a local grassroots advocacy group that is organizing efforts to ensure that a newly envisioned DLSD will give priority to the movement of people rather than cars:
- Get involved in Better Streets Chicago
- Take the Better Streets Chicago Lakefront and DuSable Lake Shore Drive Community Visioning Survey
- Sign up to canvass with Better Streets Chicago
In the news
- ‘Tremendous amount of land’: A reimagined DuSable Lake Shore Drive adds more greenspace (CBS News Chicago)
- New renderings released for Redefine the Drive. The potential conditions would reimagine the lakefront experience (Block Club Chicago)
- Renderings of Redefine the Drive an ambitious vision for improving public space (Streetsblog Chicago)
- ‘Redefine the Drive’ aims to revamp DuSable LSD on North Side (WBEZ Chicago)
Contact the project team:
NDLSD Study
c/o Civiltech
30 N. LaSalle, Suite 3320
Chicago, IL 60602Phone: 630-735-3086
Email: info@ndlsd.org