Comments on: Residents React to Plans for New Ravenswood Metra Station

By: Details Unveiled for Lawrence Avenue Streetscape | The Center Square Journal

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:20:43 +0000

[...] also believes the infrastructure improvements will work well with the new Metra Station to be located north of Lawrence on Ravenswood. He said that while the projects are separate, [...]

By: Metra Releases Revised UP-N Schedule, Reviews Plans for Ravenswood Station | The Center Square Journal

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:16:13 +0000

[...] As previously reported, a new Ravenswood Station will be built as part of the UP-N construction project. At an open house last month residents expressed concerns about the new station being located north of Lawrence Avenue on Ravenswood. Attendees discussed the impact this would have on traffic, parking, and community gardens. Last Friday, the Tribune reported that community concerns prompted a review by Metra in regard to the station location. [...]

By: Woodworking Project Plans

Woodworking Project Plans — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:18:00 +0000

There was a vote in May to approve this with the residents.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:28:40 +0000

This happened 3 DAYS AGO.

http://www.wellesparkbulldog.com/news/up-ravenswood-station-move-not-a-done-deal

By: Metra Open House Draws a Crowd | The Center Square Journal

Metra Open House Draws a Crowd | The Center Square Journal — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:04:34 +0000

[...] Residents React to Plans for New Ravenswood Metra Station 55 Comments – Join the conversation. [...]

By: youidiot

youidiot — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:45:50 +0000

cause there is a metra stop at lawrence. that’s why….oh and there is nowhere to build it

By: i

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:07:53 +0000

Trolling on the Internet to get your political message across? How about dropping the mouse and doing something in real life?

Let’s stick to the train station here, mmkay?

By: We want leadership

We want leadership — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:31:16 +0000

Dear Alderman Schulter -

Now, it’s time to take a stand on the budget crisis, TIF reform
and school funding. It’s time to explain why you voted to sell off parking meters. It’s time to address service delivery in a time where service cuts may become inevitable. It’s not enough to say, “I know my way way around City Hall and can get things done.” That old way of doing things no longer works. Why? The clout heavy system of using service delivery as a political tool only works when there is enough money to throw around. Now that years of mismanagement and piece-meal service delivery has driven the City Council to pawn assets, we want to know how you plan on delivering services? How do you plan on ensuring that homes in the 47th ward retain their value or school class sizes aren’t increased when the budget deficits soar towards $1 billion plus in the coming years? We haven’t heard anything from you regarding these issues. Instead, what we heard was you complaining about the size of corporate logos on the bridge houses if they are privatized. It’s time to act like we have a strong council/weak mayor form of government.

The time to act is now. The elections are just a 7 months away.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:20:03 +0000

Metra is re-aligning tracks to provide for 17 foot center-to-center clearances (instead of 18-feet like the Union Pacific had desired). This will pose no problem to anything on the sides of the embankment.

Had this been the best scenario possible, Metra would have restored or reserved a third main track by adding retaining walls (for a cost of approximately $60M) in order to add express service in the future. At this point, that possibility will be completely destroyed once the project gets underway.

Yes, your gardens are wonderful, but reserving one of two main rights-of-way for transit on the north side of the city really would have been…..prudent.

By: Joe B

Joe B — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:27:55 +0000

I live on 3800 block of Ravenswood, while I can’t get much into the discussion about the new station on Lawrence. Can anyone comment on what exactly the Metra plans are for all the bridges and tracks in general? I’ve got a lot of sweat-equity in our gardens across the street, would hate to see that all get torn up… would love to know what anyone else has heard. Thanks!