This Chicago Stadium Could Go From a Sea of Sprawling Parking Lots to a Bustling, Walkable Pedestrian District
As it stands today, Chicago’s United Center — the home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks professional sports franchises — is surrounded by a sea of parking lots with thousands of parking spaces.
The “Madhouse on Madison” and its adjacent blocks are effectively a no man’s land for pedestrians, representing a literal and figurative gulf between the burgeoning West Loop and Fulton Market District — which has seen a flood of investment and new development over the last decade — and the East Garfield Park community, which still remains largely under-resourced and disinvested.
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