Lower West Side

Lower West Side is community area 31, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Armour Square, Bridgeport, McKinley Park, Near West Side, North Lawndale and South Lawndale. It covers about 2.9 square miles.

‘L’ stations inside its boundary: 18th (Pink Line), Damen (Pink Line), Western (Pink Line) and Ashland (Orange Line).

Metra station inside its boundary: Western Avenue.

CTA bus routes that run through it: 8 Halsted, 9 Ashland, X9 Ashland Express, 18 16th/18th, 21 Cermak, 31 31st, 49 Western, X49 Western Express, 50 Damen and 60 Blue Island/26th.

Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 40 acres across 10 parks. The largest are Harrison Park (19 acres), Dvorak Park (6.3 acres), Canalport Riverwalk Park (5.2 acres), Daley Park (2.7 acres) and Canal Origins Park (2.4 acres).

Chicago Public Library branch inside its boundary: Lozano. Divvy has 14 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.

It falls within the 12th and 25th Wards.

Sources: City of Chicago open data portal (community area and ward boundaries, ‘L’ stations, Chicago Park District parks, CTA bus routes, Chicago Public Library branches, Divvy stations, Special Service Areas); Metra station locations derived from Cook County Assessor parcel proximity data (2025).