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Old Posted Jan 20, 2021, 5:55 PM
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^ This idea that a bunch of city planners are going to save the Mag Mile is flawed, IMO

Mag Mile’s challenges have absolutely nothing to do with its street and sidewalk design. Let’s not blow taxpayer money away on such major redesigns when we know that the real issue is changing consumer behavior.

We don’t need another State St Ped mall disaster
I always had a dream that it would become more of a promenade, maybe like Champs les Elysees or something. Ground-floor spaces could be taken over by restaurants and cafes, and the terminus at the north could be reconfigured to finally make a proper connection to the lakefront (in conjunction with the current plan to revitalize Oak Street Beach).
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