8/7/2019 Metra Construction: Wilson Area

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Leland to Wilson Existing Anticipated

Parking on east side o street 40 spaces 38 spaces (approximately)

Community Green Space 4,502 square eet 12,156 square eet (+170%)

Natural Drainage Area none 3 areas

 Wilson to Sunnyside Existing Anticipated

Parking on east side o street 25 spaces 24 spaces (approximately)

Community Green Space 15,279 square eet 18,610 square eet (+22%)

Natural Drainage Area none 3 areas

Area Facts

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The West Ravenswood Corridor Greenway Metra North Line Improvements

Cross Section

 Wilson AreaRavenswood Avenue is two-way in this area, with the section north o Wilson Avenue wider than to the south.Tis act, coupled with existing angle parking along the tracks, means that only about ve eet would remain orgreen space once the track project is completed. (Almost all existing landscaping here is on railroad property and

 will be removed.) Te current wooden retaining wall or the angled parking area in this area is also deteriorating. A new low landscape wall is planned in the additional ten eet o green space created here by makingRavenswood one-way southbound.

Te area south o Wilson presents a diferent picture. Tis section o green space is currently the widest in theoverall project. Te street is also an historic artiact, being the only remaining stretch o Ravenswood still inpaving bricks. Here a continuous low landscape “green” wall will be installed, with an additional ve eet o green space created by making Ravenswood one-way southbound. Te brick street will be preserved as well.

New landscaping will be planted due to signicant changes in slopes and grades to meet the railroad elevation.

Bridge

Saety Fence(onRRpropertyline)

Landscape Wall

StormwaterManagement Areas

Green Space

Landscape Wall

Trafc Flow

Trafc Flow

Existing Train Track

Parallel Parking Parallel ParkingOlder Wood Retaining Wall

New Train Track

 Width o Existing Green Space

Green Space

RR Property Line(noexisting ence)

Saety Fence

RR Property Line

Existing LandscapePlantings(onRR property)

Green Space

 Angled Parking Angled Parking

Railroad“high wall”at end o

blocks onlyLandscape“bump-out” ortrafc calming

and stormwatermitigation

Landscape“bump-out” ortrafc calming

and stormwatermitigation

New and widerlandscape plantings

replace existinglandscaping

largely on railroadproperty