New Grant Park plan a great improvement

11/02/2011 10:00 PM

Editorial

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Daley Bicentennial Plaza is a dinosaur.

Let’s face it. When Millennium Park was built, it was essentially a bigger, far better version of the elegant recreational plaza that Daley Bi once was.

There’s way too much concrete in the current space, and there’s absolutely no reason to have a traditional ice rink on the east side of Columbus Drive when Millennium Park’s is much nicer.

The new plan from Michael Van Valkenburgh is a breath of fresh air. It provides a new vision for the park that’ll complement Millennium Park better while simultaneously creating a distinct experience.

The loss of tennis courts at the park is unfortunate, but they’re a much better fit for the smaller, more community-focused park at Lakeshore East.

This is Chicago’s front yard, and it’s an appropriately elegant vision for it.


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