Winnslie Expansion 3rd Community Meeting : Part 1
Event date: Wed, Aug 6, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
Join us for highlights from the third community meeting on the Winnslie Parkway Expansion. This session features updated landscape plans, including the Gateway Garden and Allee, and South Raised Crosswalk. Community members, designers, and neighbors came together to review design details, discuss plantings, and share feedback on how this new green space will enhance Ravenswood for years to come .
Winnslie Expansion 3rd Community Meeting, Part 2
Event date: Wed, Aug 6, 2025
Part II of the Third Community Meeting for the Winnslie Parkway Expansion highlights the evolving design concepts, including the North Raised Crosswalk, and the Evergreen Garden. City officials and design partners are working hand in hand with community leaders to transform the Metra embankment into a unique urban green space that blends historic materials, native plantings, and innovative design to serve both neighbors and the environment.
📍 EXPANSION MASTER PLAN PART 1
Event date: June 4, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
👥 Attendees include members of Friends of Winnslie Parkway, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA31, landscape design team, and community supporters.
In this video, Friends of Winnslie Parkway present the master plan for the upcoming Winnslie Parkway Expansion in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. Mark Weber (President, Friends of Winnslie Parkway) gives opening remarks and historical background, followed by Stephen Christy and landscape architect David Bier (Futurity, Inc.) who introduces the detailed expansion plans. After the indoor presentation, attendees tour the expansion site along North Ravenswood Avenue before work begins.
📍 EXPANSION MASTER PLAN PART 2
📍 Event date: June 4, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
👥 Attendees include members of Friends of Winnslie Parkway, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA31, landscape design team, and community supporters.
IIn this video, landscape architect David Bier (Futurity, Inc.) gives a guided tour of the southern Winnslie Parkway Expansion in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. Starting at the Lawrence Avenue Gateway, he explains key design features along the Allee path to the South Elevated Crosswalk near Concordia Day Care.
The video includes maps and visuals showing new plantings, improved access, and connections to community spaces—highlighting the transformation of this neglected corridor into a welcoming green space.
📍 EXPANSION MASTER PLAN PART 3
📍 Event date: June 4, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
👥 Attendees include members of Friends of Winnslie Parkway, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA31, landscape design team, and community supporters.
In this third video from the Winnslie Parkway Expansion Walk the Trail event, landscape architect David Bier presents plans for the area between the Southern and Northern Elevated Crosswalks.
He highlights key design features, pathways, and plantings that will enhance this green corridor in Ravenswood. Attendees walk the site as David explains the proposed improvements, with visuals and diagrams illustrating the transformation.
📍 EXPANSION MASTER PLAN PART 4
📍 Event date: June 4, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
👥 Attendees include members of Friends of Winnslie Parkway, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA31, landscape design team, and community supporters.
In this final video from the Winnslie Parkway Expansion Walk the Trail event, landscape architect David Bier guides the group from the North Elevated Crosswalk to the Yew Garden, where the new expansion meets the original Parkway near Ainslie.
David highlights the Yew Grove—a quiet, shaded retreat—and shares the final features of the Expansion Master Plan. This video completes the June 4, 2025, walkthrough of the full Winnslie Parkway Expansion corridor.
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