The Village of Oak Lawn invites all residents to take a survey that will helpshape and improve the appearance of the 95th Street Corridor.
The village has received a grant from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and is working with Teska Associates to identify opportunities for planning improvements along the corridor—from Pulaski to Harlem.
Improvements identified in the study may include new shops and dining, safer pedestrian crossings, bike routes and amenities, such as landscape and community signage.
Residents are invited to take a 10-minute survey, which includes questions about shopping, walkability, biking, and overall satisfaction with the appearance, safety and traffic along 95th Street.
Feedback from the surveys will be used to help shape future development along 95th Street. Residents who wish to be involved in future planning should include their email addresses at the end of the survey.
All Oak Lawn residents are invited to participate, including middle school and high school students. Residents can also track the study’s progress on the Oak Lawn 95th Street Corridor blog.
The survey will be open until April 8. For more information contact Josh Jones by phone at 708-499-7055, email to jsjones@oaklawn-il.gov.
I envision the downtown area as a dining and entertainment district. No more mediocre chain or fast food. If possible, give tax breaks to independent Ma/Pa ethnic places. If they have to be chains, go for something like the upscale Lettuce Entertain You franchises. (continued below)
The Oak Lawn Library is second to none, so they should be a higher profile presence. Connect with the Children's Museum to bring exhibits to Oak Lawn. Someone should install a permanent exhibit on Oak Lawn History. Angle parking (with meters), lower speed limit, landscaped medians and colorful planters would add the charm back to 95th instead of it feeling like an expressway zipping through town. Once the developments start to take hold, it'd be nice to see a local shuttle to take residents and visitors to other spots in the village, ie 111th & Cicero, Southwest Highway, etc. Revenue from the parking garage and meters could be used to contribute to shuttles. I wish Oak Lawn would've done something like this 10-15 years ago. What about a live music venue?
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