The CTA announces the name of the new Green Line station currently under construction – Press releases – News

The Chicago Transit Board today approved an ordinance officially designating the new City of Chicago rail station, currently under construction along the Green Line at the intersection of Lake Street and Damen Avenue. The new station, scheduled to open in the coming weeks, will officially be known as the “Damen” Green Line station.

“Few people realize that there is a process for determining the appropriate naming of our stations, which is ultimately intended to help our riders understand where they are on the network or to help them navigate a little more easily to their destination,” said CTA President Dorval R. Carter. , Jr. “The new Damen Green Line station will proudly serve as a community anchor for the West Side Chicago community, as well as those traveling to and from Malcolm X College and events at the neighboring United Center. »

The strikingly modern design of the new Damen Green Line station will be fully accessible to those using mobility devices and will fill a gap between existing Green Line stations, providing convenient connections for those who live and work near the industrial corridor in development of Kinzie.

Construction of the station is led by the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and was designed by Perkins & Will, a Chicago-based global architecture and design firm known for its innovative transit station projects from British Columbia to the city of Chongqing, China. The projected cost of the project is $80 million and is being funded by the Kinzie Industrial Corridor Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District.

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