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Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker
Yeah, I think if Chicago embraces the water taxi, it could really change the feel and identity of the city. Originally the public lakefront did this, and more recently the Riverwalk has been a huge change to the feel of downtown. If the North Branch riverfront really gets developed with commercial/residential/retail like this, I think this could be how many people remember and associate with Chicago.
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100% agree with this. I'm really hoping once the next phase gets going, along with the casino, the city starts investing into the North Branch. There's so much potential here.
Also, maybe I'm being greedy, but I really hope we get a couple cool signature towers in this development. Not necessarily signature in terms of height (supertalls, etc), but signature in architectural style. Given how apart from downtown this development is, and it's visibility, I would hate to see a good opportunity squandered.