LAKE & PULASKI TOD

The partnership between Farr Associates and Bethel New Life, a community organization active in Chicago’s Garfield Park west side neighborhood, formed from as part of a grassroots effort in the 1990s to save the CTA Green Line from decommissioning.

Our partnership resulted in a visionary Neighborhood Center and a TOD plan, creating a walkable neighborhood anchored by a new park. The Farr Associates-designed Bethel Commercial Center is operated by Bethel New Life, and includes a daycare center, jobs center, ground-floor commercial storefronts, a bank, and direct access to the Green Line Pulaski Station.

Subsequent projects from this plan include the Lake & Central TOD Plan, the Parkside Residential District, and Keystone Village Master Plan.

Client: Bethel New Life

Location: Chicago, IL

Year: 1993