32nd Ward Chicago River Kayak Park
CoNCEPT
Development along the river corridor is booming, but most of the Chicago River’s path through our city is a hidden wasteland of rusting metal piles, parking lots, and industrial buildings. We can do better.
Pool BaRgE
CoNCERT VENuE
KaYaK lauNCh
dRiViNg oVER BRidgEs shouldN’T BE ThE oNlY WaY ChiCagoaNs iNTERaCT WiTh ThE RiVER!
Chicago River Kayak ParkRiVER KaYaK PaRK ChiCago Adding floating treatment wetlands (little islands that are essentially rafts with river moss Design grasses growing in them) to the river creates new habitat for birds, fish and plants. New park elements like a concert platform, a floating pool and a kayak launch will bring 32nd Ward Chicagoans to the river and nearby companies and stores (such as Costco, Whole Foods A Kayak Park can help make the Chicago River healthier, and also create vital new public spaces in an area where they are lacking. We can transform the North Branch from eyea Kayak Park people for the Chicago can help make the river healthier, sore to inspiration, bringing to the River water and helping regenerate an and create public spaces. underappreciatednew part of the city. We can transform the North Branch from eye-sore to inspiration, bringing people to the water and to the nearby companies and stores (Costco, Whole Foods, and goose island’s tech hub).
adding floating treatment wetlands - little islands - to the river, creates new habitat for birds, fish and plants. New park elements like a concert platform, floating pool, and kayak launch will bring Chicagoans to the river and make use and Goose Island’s tech hub), as well. of a neglected part of the city.
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The projects shown here can be completed all at once or one at a time, as funding The projects shown here can be completed one at a time, or all at once, as becomes available. Oncebecomes we test available. it at the North Branch, a the successful project could be funding once we test it at North Branch, a successful repeated in otherproject parts of thebe Chicago River—or other rivers—in future. could repeated in other parts of urban the Chicago River -the or other urban rivers - in the future.
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Development along the river corridor is booming, but most of the Chicago River’s path through our city is a hidden wasteland of rusting metal piles, parking lots, and industrial buildings. We can do better.
Pool BaRgE
CoNCERT VENuE
KaYaK lauNCh
dRiViNg oVER BRidgEs shouldN’T BE ThE oNlY WaY ChiCagoaNs iNTERaCT WiTh ThE RiVER!
Chicago River Kayak ParkRiVER KaYaK PaRK ChiCago Adding floating treatment wetlands (little islands that are essentially rafts with river moss Design grasses growing in them) to the river creates new habitat for birds, fish and plants. New park elements like a concert platform, a floating pool and a kayak launch will bring 32nd Ward Chicagoans to the river and nearby companies and stores (such as Costco, Whole Foods A Kayak Park can help make the Chicago River healthier, and also create vital new public spaces in an area where they are lacking. We can transform the North Branch from eyea Kayak Park people for the Chicago can help make the river healthier, sore to inspiration, bringing to the River water and helping regenerate an and create public spaces. underappreciatednew part of the city. We can transform the North Branch from eye-sore to inspiration, bringing people to the water and to the nearby companies and stores (Costco, Whole Foods, and goose island’s tech hub).
adding floating treatment wetlands - little islands - to the river, creates new habitat for birds, fish and plants. New park elements like a concert platform, floating pool, and kayak launch will bring Chicagoans to the river and make use and Goose Island’s tech hub), as well. of a neglected part of the city.
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The projects shown here can be completed all at once or one at a time, as funding The projects shown here can be completed one at a time, or all at once, as becomes available. Oncebecomes we test available. it at the North Branch, a the successful project could be funding once we test it at North Branch, a successful repeated in otherproject parts of thebe Chicago River—or other rivers—in future. could repeated in other parts of urban the Chicago River -the or other urban rivers - in the future.
32nd Ward Chicago River Kayak Park moss Design moss-design.com
15
14
restaurants
shops
5
2
10
mi
nu
te
wa
lk
coffee entertainment
parks
14
EL stops bike paths bus lines
0
17
8
