Update on PB 2010 Menu Projects

Given the complexity of several of the winning projects voted on April 10, 2010, a few of our projects remain pending. Some were relatively straightforward infrastructure projects, and others are taking longer to complete. But, we are making progress! Check back for further updates.

• Sidewalk Repairs. PARTIALLY COMPLETED. Fifteen sites were repaired, but the City increased costs for most, so twelve sites still need to be addressed. Eleven of the original sites were added to the 2011 ballot, but did not receive enough votes to receive new funding.
• Bike Lanes on Touhy, Ashland & Rogers (Phase I). COMPLETED. There was an initial long delay due to a worldwide shortage of striping materials (the shiny stuff), but the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed the work in Summer 2011.
• Dog-Friendly Area (Dog Park) at Pottawatomie Park. COMPLETED. Lengthy initiative including planning committee, architects, etc., involved. Completed in Fall 2011 and flood lights just installed.
• Community Garden at Dubkin Park. COMPLETED. Built by DOE GreenCorps in late Summer 2011. Some initial planting, with full planting Spring 2012.
• Underpass Murals. 12 out of 13 COMPLETED. Project started with a published RFP, resulting in 160 entries from local artists which was reduced to 24 finalists by a panel of experts, and 13 designs determined by a popular vote of 49th Ward residents at the Glenwood Sunday Market. Completed murals grace both CTA and Union Pacific/Metra underpasses.
• Traffic/Pedestrian Signal on Clark at Chase. PENDING. Final estimate from the City was significantly higher than the original. Given the crossing is by a school, Alderman Moore is seeking additional funding from both City and State agencies.
• Bike Racks (Artistic & Multifunctional). PENDING. The process will include an RFP (similar to the murals project), a community vote on the design, and fabrication to meet City specifications.
• CTA Heating Shelters with Benches at Jarvis, Morse & Loyola Stations. COMPLETED. The CTA completed installation in Spring 2011.
• Street Resurfacing of Lunt, Ashland to Clark. PENDING. The work has been dependent on bordering infrastructure work on Lunt. In 2010, the Lunt water mains were replaced from Ravenswood to Ridge, and that section was resurfaced. In 2012, water-main replacement and resurfacing is planned from Sheridan to Ashland. PB funding will be used to resurface the “middle section,” Ashland to Ravenswood. The end result will be a resurfaced Lunt, from Sheridan to Ridge.
• Solar-Powered Garbage Containers on Sheridan. PENDING. This project will be combined with an order by the Department of Streets & Sanitation, which can issue official RFPs for the garbage containers.
• Convenience Shower at Loyola Park. COMPLETED. Situated outside near the Loyola Field House, it was completed Summer 2011.
• Path Completion in Touhy Park. COMPLETED. The partial path in the park was completed in Fall 2010.
• Historical Signs for Rogers Park. PENDING. This complex project will include content written by the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society, hiring of a designer and fabricator, and working with specifications from the CDOT.
• Street Lights on Morse, Sheridan to Wayne. COMPLETED. The project was originally for residential lights (two-bulb upper and lower lights), but was upgraded to ornamental lights to complete the Morse Avenue Streetscape lights from Wayne to Morse. Lights were installed in Fall 2011.

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