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
rendering to come
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