Red Line Extension

Transit-Supportive Development Plan

Plan overview

The Red Line Extension (RLE) Transit-Supportive Development (TSD) Plan is a proactive effort to create a guide for future development in the long-disinvested communities located near the RLE project area. It was developed in partnership with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development and is the culmination of significant community engagement, agency coordination, and technical analysis.

The RLE TSD Plan was adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on May 18, 2023.

Station area summaries

103rd Street station area - active community hub

103rd Street Station Area Development Concept

Vision: active community hub

The 103rd Street station area community hub will be comprised of complementary land uses surrounding the station to include, but not be limited to, retail, affordable housing, education, community services, and land uses that will serve both neighborhood residents and transit riders.

Click here to learn more about the plan for this station area in the TSD Plan!

Development potential

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13,000
gross square feet of new retail

Housing icon

800
new infill & rehab housing units

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$360 million+
development investment

111th Street station area - health & wellness district

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Vision: health & wellness district

The 111th Street station area will be a Health and Wellness district with clustered development that offers connections to jobs and activity along Halsted Street, in the Roseland Community Medical District (RCMD), the historic Pullman neighborhood, and the Pullman Industrial Corridor.

Click here to learn more about the plan for this station area in the TSD Plan!

Development potential

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11,000
gross square feet of new retail

Housing icon

880
new infill & rehab housing units

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$460 million+
development investment

Michigan Avenue station area - thriving commercial corridor

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Vision: thriving commercial corridor

The Michigan Avenue Station area will be a thriving mixed-use shopping district in the heart of Roseland, with renovated historic buildings, new infill development featuring commercial destinations, increased access to housing, and improved connections to all forms of transit.

Click here to learn more about the plan for this station area in the TSD Plan!

Development potential

Retail icon

72,000
gross square feet of new retail

Housing icon

2,100
new infill & rehab housing units

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$850 million+
development investment

130th Street station area - vibrant & connected community

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Vision: vibrant & connected community

The 130th Station area will be a historic, vibrant, connected, environmentally sustainable community with equitable access to jobs, healthy food, amenities, schools, open space, and transit.

Click here to learn more about the plan for this station area in the TSD Plan!

Development potential

Retail icon

22,000
gross square feet of new retail

Housing icon

55
new infill & rehab housing units

Investment icon

$37 million+
development investment

Economic development and implementation

A consistent focus of the RLE TSD Plan is the importance of development occurring to benefit the existing residential and business community, in addition to attracting new business and facilitating population growth. The TSD Plan emphasizes the need for balanced, responsible development and growth without displacement.

Four focus areas and corresponding goals were established to guide implementation. Recommendations, strategies and actions that can be applied at the RLE corridor-wide level and in each of the four station areas are articulated in greater detail in the Strategy and Action Plan Matrix in the TSD Plan. Each action item identifies key financial resources, support programs, anticipated timeframe, and potential partnerships that can help facilitate the realization of the community’s vision.

Focus areas & goals

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Housing development & affordable housing stock

  • Goal 1: Encourage vibrancy and resiliency (Anti-Displacement)
  • Goal 2: Broaden access to quality, affordable, and diverse housing options
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Business development, retention & support

  • Goal 3: Retain and expand local businesses
  • Goal 4: Attract new local businesses
  • Goal 5: Identify, enable and promote existing commercial and cultural assets
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Community wealth & capacity building

  • Goal 6: Provide access to education and workforce training
  • Goal 7: Achieve equitable economic development
  • Goal 8: Drive community wealth building and generational prosperity
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Social infrastructure

  • Goal 9: Promote wellness
  • Goal 10: Communicate, create & coordinate to magnify investment

Planning process & community engagement

This plan would not be possible without the significant participation and input from stakeholders and residents in the project area. The planning and community outreach process was broken down into three major phases:

  • Discovery: Assessing and documenting community strengths, needs, and goals.
  • Creating a vision: Establishing cohesive and concise statements of the community’s vision for the future.
  • Creating a plan: Identifying action steps to achieve the vision; refining financial and development recommendations and strategies.

Each phase included numerous stakeholder conversations and a broader community meeting for reviewing findings and concepts. This TSD Plan is a summary of the conclusions from those meetings and information gathered on different topics as the team progressed through the three plan phases.

 

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