Blue Island Plans for Revitalization Around Its Transit Assets
The city of Blue Island, a south suburb of Chicago, has been engaged in a planning process to revitalize its downtown area by making better use of its transportation assets. The vilage is located on both Metra’s Rock Island and Electric lines, and near a large area of freight rail yards to the east. The planning process is a result of a partnership between CNT and the village, the goal of which is to simultaneously spur redevelopment of not only the downtown, but also the industrial areas of this older suburb. It is hoped this this strategy could be a model for other csimilar ommunities, both in the region and across the country.
Read more about Blue Island in the Daily Southtown. Read more about transit-focused development in the Chicago Tribune.
