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Originally Posted by cityofneighborhoods

By far the most exciting thing about the OBC is how it will activate and establish Jackson Park as the city's most beautiful contiguous park space - on par with something you'd find in Central Park, Prospect Park, or Golden Gate Park. The best spots like Bobolink Meadow and the pathway on Wooded Island will be enhanced by removing the stream of cars flying down Cornell drive when you turn your head to the west. The current configuration of 6 lane Cornell Drive and the mowed lawns on the west side of the lagoon are depressing and scream Midwestern suburban design that passes for "nature" for people who file lawsuits from Winnetka. All the activated spaces, native landscaping, and pedestrian paths will be what people mostly appreciate and make the south lakefront even that more appealing. I like parts of Washington Park, but even more severely, it's mostly just configured as massive grass lawns and roads to drive through

Agreed. Jackson Park is a gem, and the OPC will help it realize its full potential