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Oak Park reviews Chicago Avenue streetscape concept honoring Dr. Percy Julian; design includes exhibits, gateways and safety changes
Summary
Design consultants presented a conceptual plan for a nine‑block Chicago Avenue streetscape honoring Dr. Percy Julian that would add gateways, interpretive exhibits, pedestrian bump‑outs and corridor branding while coordinating safety and bike‑connectivity improvements.
Design consultants and village staff presented a conceptual streetscape design for Chicago Avenue that would honor Dr. Percy Julian with a nine‑block corridor of interpretive exhibits, gateways, branded design elements and safety/streetscape improvements.
Jennifer Kelleher, senior landscape architect with Planning Resources, outlined a three‑pillar approach—branding, narrative and site design—and showed proposed treatments for primary nodes at East Avenue, Ridgeland Avenue, Lombard Avenue and Humphrey/Austin. Proposed elements included gateway sculptures or pillars that serve as visual arrival points, larger interpretive panels for major nodes, smaller…
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