The State Street Mall experiment, which ended with jackhammers ... Brad Hunt, a vice president and city planning historian at the Newberry Library. The push to renovate State Street was partly ...

State Street transitioned from allowing motor vehicles into a pedestrian and transit mall, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said. “The first part was blocking off [Library Mall] to motor vehicles and ...

In the late 60s and early 70s the tail end of State Street, often mistakenly referred to as Library Mall made the switch. Ilstrup, calling the potential project the next big thing, is hopeful city ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Madison’s Common Council discussed and adapted a report for the State Street Pedestrian Mall experiment Tuesday night. The report surveyed pedestrians and business owners ...

The pedestrian mall experiment is not the first development in recent years to make the lower blocks of State Street more accessible and attractive to downtown foot traffic. Last June ...

Donation Options Search Search Search On State Street, looking south from Randolph in 1987, a year after the semi-pedestrian mall ended. Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share If Chicago officials are serious ...