The Axis of Chicago

Avondale Avenue block boundary street Buckingham Fountain Buren Street Canal Street central Chicago Plan Chicago Plan Commission Chicago River city limits Clinton Street Columbus Park Congress Street plan connection double decking double level downtown district Drive and Roosevelt east and west entering the downtown express highway feet grade separation Grant Park gress Street Illinois Street improvements Jackson Boulevard Lake Street located loop lower level Madison Street Market Street Michigan Avenue Monroe Street north and south Oak Park Outer Drive passenger pedestrians Polk Street proposed quadrangle streets railroad ramps rapid transit roadways Roosevelt Road route Salle Street south of Harrison south streets station head house street car line street north street space Street to Michigan subway terminal traffic artery traffic flow trucks Union Station Ordinance upper level viaduct Wacker Drive Washington Boulevard west side artery west side street west side superhighway west side traffic wholesale wholesale district wide width