We asked readers what one change to Chicago’s downtown they’d like to see in the next 20 years. Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity:
“Fewer cars, more and better public transportation and a marketplace, a large indoor open space with food, shops, produce and specialty items. Think Reading Terminal [in Philadelphia] or [Queen] Victoria Market [in Melbourne].”
— Joe Krutz
“Affordable parking.”
— Monique DuBray-Katz
“Zoning that replaces empty storefronts with affordable housing.”
— Michael Davis
“A massive reduction in emissions from big buildings downtown. … We can bring [this] about … plus huge savings on energy bills and cleaner, healthier air by deploying heat pumps, efficient electric appliances, clean energy generation, smart thermostats and other proven technologies. But we need the political will and the initial capital investment to do it.”
— Rachel Fredericks
“Safety and security measures.”
— Rickey Buegel
“Through-run trains at Union Station, and build the tunnel from the Metra electric lines onto the UP lines.”
— Collin Pearsall
“I’d like to see the Bears find a conscience and self-fund a new downtown stadium for the coming generations.”
— Michael Vicari
“Retail and working class diners brought back to State Street.”
— Kevin Kitchen
“Put [DuSable] Lake Shore Drive underground to extend Grant Park to the lake.”
— John Falk
“Marshall Field’s make a comeback.”
— Doug Miller
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