Bricktown Neighbors Get a Say: Avondale's Belmont & Kimball Corridor Is Getting a Makeover — and the City Wants Your Input
By Socialhood News · Avondale ·
One of Avondale's busiest and most complex intersections is getting a long look — and residents are being invited to help shape its future. A community planning process is underway focused on improving the Belmont Avenue and Kimball Avenue area, with neighbors asked to weigh in on how the corridor can be made safer, more walkable, and better connected to the rest of Bricktown.
The effort, reported by Block Club Chicago, is part of a broader push to address longstanding concerns about traffic flow, pedestrian safety, and the overall experience of moving through one of the neighborhood's most-traveled crossroads. Belmont and Kimball sits at the heart of Avondale's commercial and transit life — it's where the Blue Line's Belmont stop anchors foot traffic, and where buses, bikes, and cars converge daily. For a neighborhood that has been growing rapidly and attracting new residents and businesses, getting the infrastructure right at this node matters enormously.
The planning process reflects a wider pattern of community-driven investment that has defined Avondale's rise. The neighborhood has been threading a careful needle: welcoming growth — new taprooms, residential development, food businesses — while ensuring that the physical fabric of streets and public spaces keeps pace. Residents who show up and make their voices heard at input sessions are directly influencing what that future looks like.
Avondale has spent recent years earning national recognition as one of Chicago's most dynamic neighborhoods, with Time Out ranking it the fifth coolest neighborhood in the world in 2025. But that recognition carries a responsibility: making sure the streets, sidewalks, and transit connections that knit the community together are built for the people who actually live and work here. The Belmont and Kimball planning effort is a tangible expression of that commitment.
If you live, work, or spend time in Avondale, this is your chance to shape one of the neighborhood's most important public spaces. Follow the 35th Ward office and Block Club Chicago's Logan Square/Avondale coverage for updates on upcoming input sessions and how to participate.
Sources:
1. https://blockclubchicago.org/logan-square-humboldt-park-avondale/