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<br />3|Parking Strategy 5|Clean & Safe <br />To accommodate retail growth in the West Loop, To ensure that The Loop remains an attractive and <br />there must be a plan to improve and expand welcoming destination, there must be a substantial <br />parking, including better utilization of existing effort to maintain the safety and cleanliness of the <br />parking and development of new parking. This areaÔs public spaces. To keep the area clean, this <br />can be accomplished in three ways: First, the effort should include, at minimum, additional <br />existing parking garage must have improved garbage and recycling receptacles, street <br />signage and security, and should be available sweeping, garbage removal, and tree and <br />without cost. Additionally, as part of new garden beds maintenance. In terms of safety, <br />development at the intersection of Skinker and additional private security must be placed <br />Delmar, there is also an opportunity to build throughout the area with heightened presence on <br />structured parking in combination with a grocery. nights, weekends and in the summer. <br />Last, cultural institutions that attract large volumes <br />6|Public Realm Improvements <br />of visitors on evenings and weekends should <br />create a coordinated plan to accommodate <br />Public realm improvements must be made in order <br />increased parking demand. <br />to maintain the vibrancy of The Loop. These <br />should include improved sidewalks and <br />4|Assemble and Develop <br />streetscapes, façade renovations, and investment <br />In addition to several infill opportunities in the in soft infrastructure such as trees, garden beds, <br />West Loop, there are opportunities for key larger-and lighting. Recommended interventions are <br />scale developments. These key sites include: detailed on the map below. <br /> <br /> <br />Grocery Site (Delmar and Skinker) <br />Vacant Sites for Parking (616 Eastgate) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Improved Market Plaza <br />Delmar/Skinker Gateway <br />Potential New Public Plaza <br />Trolley Turnaround <br />Plaza and Civic <br />The Tivoli <br />GatewayDelmar <br />Gardens <br />Blueberry Hill <br />Improved Sidewalks with more <br />Ackert Walkway <br />Chuck Berry Plaza <br />pedestrian amenities (blue) <br />FitzÔs <br />Urban Street Wall <br />PRIP <br />UBLIC EALM MPROVEMENTS LAN <br /> Improvements (purple) <br />6 <br />DLARP&DS <br />ELMAR OOP REA ETAIL LAN EVELOPMENT TRATEGY <br /> <br /> <br />