# CHICAGO | Redefine the Drive **URL:** \ **Category:** Parks & Infrastructure\ **Created:** [March 27, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613 "2023-03-27T18:05:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613/1 "2023-03-27T18:05:10Z")
> **[New renderings released for Redefine the Drive](https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/new-renderings-released-redefine-drive)** > > New renderings have been released of the potential future condition of the northern lakefront as part of the Redefine the Drive efforts currently underway. Led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Chicago Department of... > **[North DuSable Lake Shore Drive :: Redefine the Drive](https://northdusablelakeshoredrive.org/)** > > North Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive - The proposed project involves reconstruction of seven miles of the 8-lane Lake Shore Drive boulevard, including the 12 highway junctions. The project will also include... ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613/2 "2023-04-20T22:44:29Z")
> > > Dennis McClendon @mrdowntownchi ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613/3 "2024-08-12T18:37:50Z")
> **[Final design for Redefine the Drive proposes lakefront highway with no...](https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/final-design-redefine-drive-proposes-lakefront-highway-no-transit-priority)** > > IDOT and CDOT recently hosted an open house to share their final preferred alternative for the redesign of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive. The North DuSable Lake Shore Drive Phase 1 Study is looking to improve the corridor by improving safety and... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613/4 "2024-09-14T11:25:06Z")
> **[There \*shouldn't\* be a road just like it: Better Streets' Lakefront Community...](https://chi.streetsblog.org/2024/09/13/there-shouldnt-be-a-road-just-like-it-better-streets-lakefront-community-visioning-calls-for-a-lakefront-without-an-8-lane-dlsd)** > > Attendees want to see the shoreline highway transformed into a people-friendly boulevard with a dedicated transit corridor. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613/5 "2025-08-02T02:37:01Z")
> **[Part Of DuSable Lake Shore Could Move Underground If City Extends Grant Park...](https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/31/part-of-dusable-lake-shore-could-move-underground-if-city-extends-grant-park-to-lakefront/)** > > The bold Park District plan would expand the plaza around Buckingham Fountain to the lakefront — with DuSable Lake Shore Drive tunneled underneath the new public space. Critics say it's a "pipe dream." ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613/6 "2026-09-02T17:24:26Z")
If this continues for longer than four hours someone should call a doctor. [https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/drivers-face-backups-as-lake-shore-drive-bridge-remains-in-up-position/](https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/drivers-face-backups-as-lake-shore-drive-bridge-remains-in-up-position/)