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Originally Posted by Randomguy34
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The PD does mention the pedestrian bridge. Bally's or its successors must
"permit the future placement of a pedestrian bridge along the riverwalk in the general area of the former Erie Street Bridge abutment over the Chicago River to Montgomery Ward Park".
Translation, Bally's won't pay for the bridge but if the city wants to build it in the future, Bally's has to allow it. There's still a chance we get a bridge after the casino opens and it's not actually a wretched hive of scum and villainy like the River North neighbors think it is. But it's a slim chance if our broke-ass city still has to pay for it.
Other tidbits:
-Bally's can't receive their CO to open the Casino until the Riverwalk and Jefferson St are completed, and must open the Riverwalk to the public within 1 year of completion
-new public streets will be Jefferson, Erie, and Ancona. Any other streets in the site plan will be privately owned/maintained.
-the transitway is maintained thru the lower level of the site. UPRR still owns the corridor, but the plan is for CDOT to eventually take it over the way they did for the Chicago Terminal Railroad on Goose Island/Lincoln Yards. CDOT doesn't want to do this until it's necessary, since it means they become liable for all the crumbling bridges and other structures along the route.