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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
A bit removed from folks waiting at the bus stops, but still quite possible:
Civic and university buildings often have ceremonial or garden setbacks that deep without feeling anti-urban.
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Yeah, and I doubt they have any 100' exclusion requirement from CTA tracks, so potentially even more room on the West side of the site if you did it that way. I would really prefer that it be out of the park and integrated with the city. I was really hoping there would be potential to have the Green Line empty directly into the library and then potentially have a skywalk over MLK into the park.
These parcels are still included in the plan so perhaps there will be some non-library auxiliary buildings on these sites with the main library in the park. I could see Obama Foundation office buildings located to the West with the main archives, exhibits, and other library functions in the park.
I just really hope they don't go for Jackson Park, absolutely the stupidest idea I've heard besides "build it in the circle interchange".