Reconnecting Independence Boulevard

The City of Chicago Department of Transportation is pleased to submit an application for  the Reconnecting Independence Boulevard: I-290 Land Cap Project. This land cap across the I-290 Eisenhower Expressway at the Independence Boulevard bridges will restore a broken link in Chicago’s boulevard system, a continuous band of greenspace which was separated by expressway construction in the 1950’s. The land cap will reconnect disinvested communities on either side of I-290 by filling the gap between northbound and southbound Independence Boulevard with more inviting, safe, and accessible bicycle and pedestrian facilities.  

This website has been created to compile the grant application and supporting appendices, including:

The Application Project Narrative

Budget Narrative

Appendix A: Benefit Cost Analysis

Appendix B: Study Area Maps

Appendix C: Letter of Endorsement

Appendix D: Letter of Funding Commitment

Appendix E: Letters of Support

Appendix F: Summaries of Public Comments

Appendix G: CEJST

Appendix H: EJ Screen Community Report

Appendix I: ETC Explorer Report

Appendix J: FHWA STEAP Tool Report

Appendix K: Policy Map

Appendix L: History