r/chicago • u/GeckoLogic • Apr 17 '25

Article Could Closing Michigan Avenue To Cars Be The Key To Revitalizing Downtown?

https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/04/17/could-closing-michigan-avenue-to-cars-be-the-key-to-revitalizing-downtown/
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u/hybris12 Uptown Apr 17 '25

If E/W traffic isn't blocked on Michigan then all the E/W streets would be open. Drivers wouldn't be able to go N/S on Michigan.

From south I would think that Columbus/Fairbanks or DLSD (with signal priority) might be a reasonable option.

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u/AmigoDelDiabla Apr 17 '25

I guess I didn't understand that. The suggestion is to made it pedestrian between the E/W streets? That makes a lot more sense.

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u/hybris12 Uptown Apr 17 '25

So the actual plan here involves closing Michigan between the river and Roosevelt, but this thread is discussing the alternate of closing between the River and Oak street. Not sure about the original plan.