Positive Impact

Rooted in the wider community, Lakeside’s neighborhood assets will drive broad-based economic growth. The extension of Lake Shore Drive will improve access to the site, which will encourage retailer and residential developments. New retail and commercial will create permanent jobs, and the innovation zone will create industries and employment. Increased density in the area will pull transit south, and retail and lakefront access will pull transit east, creating a vibrant sense of place on the Southeast lakefront.