8/7/2019 Metra Construction: Montrose Area

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Existing

Sunnyside to Montrose Existing Anticipated

Parking on east side of street 62 spaces 44 spaces (approximately)

Community Green Space 3,317 square feet 12,694 square feet (+283%)

Natural Drainage Area none 3 areas

Montrose to Berteau Existing Anticipated

Parking on east side of street 30 spaces 30 spaces (approximately)

Community Green Space 14,118 square feet 17,061 square feet (+21%)

Natural Drainage Area none none

Area Facts

rendering to come

Proposed

Safety Fence(onRRpropertyline)

Landscape Wall

StormwaterManagement

Areas

The West Ravenswood Corridor Greenway Metra North Line Improvements

Cross Section

Montrose AreaTe use o a continuous high retaining wall to support the new train tracks would result in a narrow green spaceo only ve eet wide. By narrowing Ravenswood Avenue and creating more open space, required slopes up to

the railroad can be created using lower landscape green walls. Te nal community green space will be equalto or exceed the current appearance and width. Sa ety will be improved or drivers and pedestrians with theconversion o Ravenswood Avenue to one-way southbound in this area.

Opportunities exist or sustainable drainage improvements that reduce water runof. Most o the existinglandscape plantings will be removed because they are on railroad property.

Existing

Green Space

Green Space

Landscape Wall

Tra fc Flow Tra fc Flow

Sa ety FenceSa ety Fence

RR Property Line RR Property Line

Existing Train Track

Angled Parking Angled Parking

Proposed

New Train Track

Width of Existing Green SpaceGreen Space

Less pavementmeans less runoff

plus new stormwaterrecapture areas

Railroadhigh wallat end of

blocks only m o n t r o s e A v e n u e

west rAvenswood Avenue

west rAvenswood Avenue

New and widerlandscape plantings

replace existinglandscaping largelyon railroad property

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