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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1977
Page
4
Terran Doehler reports that Hyde Park’s 53rd Street to Lake Park corridor suffers severe parking shortages. Merchants lose customers, shoppers circle endlessly, and safety concerns rise due to double parked cars. A special park meeting is proposed to seek fixes.
ROSS W. LATHROP notes imminent Lakefront roadwork on Highway 41 from Roosevelt Road to 71st Street during the season. He reports ongoing discussions with city and state officials and outlines proposed repairs and seven additional modifications to exits and entrances on the Drive.
A group of merchants drivers and residents met last Monday to discuss easing parking congestion in Hyde Park. Proposals include enforcing lot time limits, adding meters on Harper Court service drives, and paving 53rd and Harper for temporary meters. Long term ideas cover parking decks at 53rd Lake Park or YMCA 53rd Dorchester. The 53rd Street Merchants seek 2 hour meters in the Lake Park Lot though lease terms and income depend on current tenants. East Hyde Park will face more strain as Louis Silberman begins 54th and Hyde Park Blvd development. Parking Committee plans summer meetings and a public hearing with no promises.
A public commentator urges lakefront work within existing road beds and proposes seven minor improvements for South Lake Shore Drive including an exit lane at 53rd Street and close entrances at 54th Street 56th Drive Bowling Green Drive and Commodore Whalen Drive. The speaker backs a cautious phased approach with community input.
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