Chicago River Kayak Parkmoss Design32nd Ward

A Kayak Park can help make the Chicago River healthier, and also create vital new public spaces in an area where they are lacking. We can transform the North Branch from eye-sore to inspiration, bringing people to the water and helping regenerate an underappreciated part of the city.

Adding floating treatment wetlands (little islands that are essentially rafts with river grasses growing in them) to the river creates new habitat for birds, fish and plants. New park elements like a concert platform, a floating pool and a kayak launch will bring Chicagoans to the river and nearby companies and stores (such as Costco, Whole Foods and Goose Island’s tech hub), as well.

The projects shown here can be completed all at once or one at a time, as funding becomes available. Once we test it at the North Branch, a successful project could be repeated in other parts of the Chicago River—or other urban rivers—in the future.

ChiCago RiVER KaYaK PaRK a Kayak Park for the Chicago River can help make the river healthier, and create new public spaces. We can transform the North Branch from eye-sore to in-spiration, bringing people to the water and to the nearby companies and stores (Costco, Whole Foods, and goose island’s tech hub).

adding floating treatment wetlands - little islands - to the river, creates new habitat for birds, fish and plants. New park elements like a concert platform, floating pool, and kayak launch will bring Chicagoans to the river and make use of a neglected part of the city.

The projects shown here can be completed one at a time, or all at once, as funding becomes available. once we test it at the North Branch, a successful project could be repeated in other parts of the Chicago River - or other urban rivers - in the future.WaRd 32

Development along the river corridor is booming, but most of the Chicago River’s path through our city is a hidden wasteland of rusting metal piles, parking lots, and industrial buildings. We can do better.

dRiViNg oVER BRidgEs shouldN’T BE ThE oNlY WaY ChiCagoaNs iNTERaCT WiTh ThE RiVER!

Po

ol

Ba

Rg

EC

oN

CE

RT

VE

Nu

EK

aYa

K l

au

NC

hC

oN

CE

PT

2entertainment

15restaurants

14shops

5coffee

parks

14EL stops

0bike paths

17bus lines

8

10 m

inut

e w

alk

32nd WardChicago River Kayak Park

moss Designmoss-design.com