Obama Center Design Sparks Widespread Discontent

Why is the Obama Presidential Center design causing a big argument? Learn how the 225-foot tall building in Chicago is changing Jackson Park for neighbors.

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https://newsletter.tf/why-the-obama-presidential-center-design-is-causing-a-big-argument/

The new Obama Center is 225 feet tall, which is much taller than most buildings in Jackson Park. Some people say the gray building looks like a prison, but the project includes a new 88-foot video screen to inspire visitors.

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https://newsletter.tf/why-the-obama-presidential-center-design-is-causing-a-big-argument/

Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park, Chicago c1901. Field Columbian Museum,Parks,Galleries & museums,Lakes & ponds,Children,United States Illinois Chicago Jackson Park

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Huh, the new Bears proposal for a stadium is... wildly different than I expected ​ I really like what the renders did with the old Soldier Field columns (and frankly, the UFO they landed inside of it was always a massively ugly waste of money). I feel mostly ambivalent on the proposal I think, provided taxpayers aren't on the hook for it.

If this proposal actually happens, civic leaders from the south side really should lobby hard for the CTA to revisit the Gold Line proposal to take part of the existing Metra electric right-of-way and turn it into a rapid transit corridor. If the city really wants to revitalize the lakefront and drive tourism, they should focus on increasing access between the lakefront parks (the stupid bean/Millennium Park, Grant Park, etc), the Museum Campus (the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Planetarium, Soldier Field), McCormick Place, and Jackson Park (the Museum of Science and Industry and the new Barack Obama Presidential Library). Plus the Gold Line could be used to bring a valuable link for south lake shore communities between the Loop all the way down to South Chicago. ​ Seems like a win/win to me.

Side note: Also, boost the Green Line back to Jackson Park like it used to be ​ It'd make for a great transfer point for people between the Gold Line and the Green Line.

Links below if you're curious what the hell I'm talking about:
Axios: Chicago Bears dream big with lakefront stadium proposal
Axios: First look: Renderings of the Chicago Bears' proposed lakefront stadium
Active Transportation Alliance: More rail service needed along south lakefront

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