Urban Design & Visualization Services

SCB’s urban design and visualization efforts have included the following communities and projects:

• Fairmont Town Center, Fairmont, IL – Redevelopment concept for a neighborhood town center to balance unique rural character with community development goals and pedestrian improvements.
• Blue Island Western Ave Corridor, Blue Island, IL – Retail corridor revitalization including streetscape, pedestrian safety elements, parking, and façade improvements.
• Norridge Town Center, Norridge, IL – Concept plan options for an under-utilized industrial site and vacant retail properties to be redeveloped into a new town center.
• Joliet Prison Redevelopment Vision, Joliet, IL – Imagery to illustrate the project vision and gather support for the redevelopment of the former Joliet Prison site.
• Lakemoor Town Center, Lakemoor, IL – Urban design concept for corridor improvements to establish a town center, increase retail opportunities and provide greater access to a recreational lakefront.
• Irving Park Road Corridor Redevelopment Vision, Hanover Park, IL – Visualization of four revitalized sub-districts along the Irving Park Road corridor focusing on better access, streetscape, retail improvements, and site redevelopment.

• Washington Street Retail and Trail Improvements, Waukegan, IL – Urban design concepts for the revitalization of a downtown Latino retail corridor and bike trail entrance, including ideas for improved signage, façade renovations, and streetscape.
• Metra Station Corridor Vision, Elmwood Park, IL – Redevelopment concepts for the district surrounding an existing Metra station to help improve access; increase walkability; and encourage higher density, transit-oriented development.
• Redevelopment Site Concepts, Chicago Heights, IL – Site design concepts for the redevelopment of a vacant site into a new industrial park, and the visualization of a concept for a new mixed-use development downtown.
• Metra Station Corridor Vision, Elmwood Park, IL – Redevelopment concepts for the district surrounding an existing Metra station to help improve access; increase walkability; and encourage higher density, transit-oriented development.
• Chicago Green Healthy Neighborhoods, Chicago, IL – Context diagrams, planning visuals and an illustrative overview to help promote the City of Chicago’s vision for this Near South Side Chicago district.

• Downtown Riverwalk Concept, Wilmington, IL – Concept for improving connectivity and attractiveness of Wilmington’s historic downtown retail corridor by converting a former parking area into a civic plaza, and improving the river’s edge with a pedestrian path, cafes, seating areas, and landscaped zones.
• Redevelopment Site Concept for Densification, North Chicago, IL – Concept master plan for the redevelopment of an underutilized suburban site into a denser, mixed use, more livable neighborhood.
• Gateway Development Concept, Carol Stream, IL – Concept for the development of underutilized sites along primary arterials roadways, and municipal gateways in Carol Stream.
• Conservation Subdivision Design, Sugar Run Creek, IL – Site plan study for expanded housing options in the community, on vacant land. Strategy included new multi-use trail connections and opportunities for a broader mix of housing types and densities.
• Bike Trail Concepts, Franklin Park, IL – Streetscape realignment concepts that illustrate how bike trails, shared lanes, and protected lanes could be added existing streets in the community to create a safer environment for alternative transportation.