The city of Evanston transformed Ridge Avenue for two miles yesterday for the annual Bike The Ridge, a car-free open streets event. Normally, Evanston bans bicycle riding on Ridge Avenue, a four-lane arterial through town, but not this past Sunday.
Ridge Avenue could go on a road diet, swapping space for cars with space for curbside bike lanes, which would have the further benefit of keeping bicyclists out of the hair of people on the sidewalk.
