CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
North Grant Park - Streeterville
Curbside Management Study
PURPOSE
The NGPS Study is a traffic demand management planning initiative focused on the densely-populated North Grant Park and Streeterville neighborhoods in Chicago. The goal of the study is to better understand the related transportation and traffic problems encountered in the study area and assess prospective physical, operational, and regulatory solutions and recommendations.
The study will also help CDOT formalize its understanding and approach to curbside management. The solutions and strategies developed in this study may serve as a toolkit template for other Chicago neighborhoods.
STUDY AREA
The North Grant Park and Streeterville neighborhoods offer a number of amenities to Chicago residents, commuters, tourists, and business travelers, including popular restaurants, museums, entertainment venues, shopping, and nightlife. These neighborhoods see many transportation modes being used, including buses, trains, Divvy and personal bicycles, tourist and convention center shuttles, taxi cabs, ride-sharing services, delivery and commercial trucks, emergency service vehicles, and personal vehicles.
The entire City interacts with the North Grant Park and Streeterville neighborhoods on a near-daily basis, with people coming from all over for jobs, entertainment, and healthcare. The study outcomes will impact not only those residents who live in the area but also those who travel through it.
WHAT IS CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT?
Curbside Management is the term used for prioritizing, optimizing, allocating and managing curb space to maximize mobility and access for the wide variety of curb demands.
Curb space is being sought by several different types of users. In prior years, curb space was most often used by buses, taxis, delivery trucks, parking and bike lanes. More uses are now increasing demand and competition for curb space. These include rideshare companies, such as Uber or Lyft; rapid delivery services, such as Amazon; food delivery services, such as UberEats or GrubHub; and other new transportation modes and services.
Metered Parking
Passenger Drop-off Zone
Bus Stop
Paratransit and
Accessible Loading
Loading Zone
Bike Share Station
Metered Parking
Passenger Drop-off Zone
Bus Stop
Paratransit and
Accessible Loading
Loading Zone
Bike Share Station
OUTCOME AND IMPLEMENTATION
The study will inform policy changes that can lead to congestion relief, improved transit reliability, increased safety, positive economic impacts, and ease of navigation in the City of Chicago. Each street, sidewalk, and curb has different uses, values, and benefits for everyone. The study will aim to understand what the value is to each user group and how the City can maximize the value for all users.