How will CREATE increase space near the lakefront?
CREATE will eliminate the St. Charles Airline rail route, which carries freight train traffic between 16th and 76th streets on Chicago’s South Side. The line runs along the lakefront for about five miles. The land occupied by the rail line will be redeveloped for multiple uses, including new public green space and a trail linking the lakefront to the Chicago River just south of downtown. Eliminating the rail line will also enhance public safety at Ping Tom Park in Chinatown by removing freight traffic from the tracks that pass in front of the park’s entrance.
