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The "Next Stop" design competition seeks to find the designer of Chicago's forthcoming Bus Rapid Transit system. The project has a simple mission statement: "This single-stage international design ideas competition is intended to be a catalyst for iconic, sustainable, and functional design for Chicago’s planned BRT system."

Chicago plans to expand its BRT from a pilot project to service running on its Central Corridor and possibly the Western-Ashland corridor.

In order to make sure a design can be adapted to any station in the city, organizers have specified that each proposal must have plans for three different locations: Downtown near State and Madison, Bucktown-Logan Square at the Western Avenue Blue Line L stop, and Pilsen near 18th and Ashland. All entries are due May 13 at noon.

Budding transit designers should head to the BRT Chicago website for the submission guidelines and more information about "Next Stop".

Read the competition brief at the Chicago Architectural Club.