Station Area

The West Ravenswood Corridor Greenway Metra North Line Improvements

View North
The reconstructed station will extend from Lawrence Avenue to south of Leland Avenue, with platforms crossing
Leland on the railroad bridge. All existing landscaping here will be removed.
rendering to come
New Station
If Ravenswood Avenue is left as-is, there will be no green space at all. The retaining wall for the station structure
would be located directly behind the existing curb line. Ravenswood is already one-way southbound in this area.
By narrowing the street while maintaining its existing one-way southbound direction, about fifteen feet of land
will be reclaimed for green space, landscaping and sidewalks to access the station. The current angle parking
is lightly-used and will be converted to parallel parking, allowing for a “kiss and ride” area near the southern
entrance to the station. This drop-off site will also improve traffic flow on Ravenswood. Stormwater
Management Area

Additional landscaping is proposed for the west side of Ravenswood as well to improve the overall landscape New Landscape Plantings
and Sidewalk
appearance around the new station, since the current west side street frontage between Lawrence and Leland
is completely devoid of any greenery.

Width of Existing Green Space

N E W S TAT I O N
Green Space

PARALLEL PARKING
New landscape Landscape
plantings entire “bump-out” for
Sidewalk for
Landscape length of station traffic calming
station access
“bump-out” for and stormwater
traffic calming ANGLED PARKING
mitigation
and stormwater
mitigation

Area Facts Cross Section

Lawrence to Leland Existing Anticipated
Parking on east side of street 44 spaces 28 spaces (approximately)
Community Green Space 7,787 square feet 12,395 square feet (+59%) Green Space
Safety Fence
Green Space
New Station

Natural Drainage Area none 3 areas Existing

Station

Traffic Flow Traffic Flow

Retaining Wall
Angled Parking Head-in Parking Angled Parking Parallel Parking