th ▁Street ▁ ▁Future ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁sust ain able ▁and ▁equ itable ▁economic ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Chicago ▁neighborhood , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Chicago ▁is ▁spons oring ▁its ▁re development . ▁ ▁The ▁effort ▁represents ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁sust ain able ▁neighborhood ▁rev ital ization ▁develop ments ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁should ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁sust ain able ▁re development ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁Chicago ' s ▁plan ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁r ated ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Green ▁Building ▁Council ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁LE ED ▁( L ead ership ▁in ▁Energy ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Design ) ▁for ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Development ▁pilot ▁program . ▁ ▁US ▁Ste el ▁South ▁Works ▁Site ▁re development ▁A ▁thirty - year ▁development ▁plan ▁estimated ▁to ▁cost ▁$ 4 ▁billion ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁huge ▁steel ▁mill , ▁which ▁operated ▁along ▁the ▁neighborhood ' s ▁sh or eline ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁has ▁under g one ▁extensive ▁demol ition ▁and ▁environmental ▁rem ed iation ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁plan ▁called ▁for ▁extension ▁of ▁Lake ▁Sh ore ▁Drive , ▁with ▁site ▁construction ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁South ▁Chicago ▁is ▁a ▁strong