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Jessica Papanek

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Here are new ways to provide input on N. LSD plan, including need for bus lanes

By Jessica Papanek | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments
More advocacy is needed to keep the drive from being rebuilt in a way that maintains the car-centric status quo.
Photo: John Greenfield

Unacceptable: Leaders essentially nix bus-only lane option from North LSD Plan

By Jessica Papanek | Jun 17, 2020 | No Comments
That doesn't mean that an efficient, equitable LSD remix is a lost cause, but rather that we're going to have to fight harder to achieve that goal.
Potential access ramp layout for center-running bus lanes. Image: IDOT

Bus-only lanes are needed on North LSD. Here are some possible scenarios.

By Jessica Papanek | Apr 1, 2020 | No Comments
More advocacy is needed to make sure we don't wind up with a car-centric North Lake Shore Drive redesign.
Residents hope that the changes to Lake Shore Drive will be divinely beneficial for safety and efficiency. Photo: John Greenfield

“Leave Briar Alone!”: Lakeview Residents Weigh in on North Lake Shore Drive Plans

By Jessica Papanek | Aug 14, 2019 | 8 Comments
The latest proposals presented at a community meeting included changes to the Belmont and Irving Park Junctions.
A CREATE grade separation project. Photo: Jessica Papanek

CREATE, and How the Lack of a National Infrastructure Vision Hurts Us All

By Jessica Papanek | Jul 17, 2018 | 3 Comments
Getting federal funding for the massive regional rail congestion relief project could be a struggle.
Rendering of a 10-lane North LSD with dedicated bus lanes. Image via Michelle Stenzel

IDOT Shares Its Latest Transit Concepts for the North Lake Shore Drive Rehab

By Jessica Papanek | Jul 16, 2018 | 27 Comments
Will the department add bus-only lanes without ballooning the drive into a ten-lane monstrosity?

IDOT Proposes Detailed Options for Lakefront Trail, Part of North Lake Shore Drive Project

By Jessica Papanek | Mar 13, 2018 | 11 Comments
After many (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine) meetings the first phase of what will probably be a decades-long process of the complete reconstruction of North Lake Shore Drive took place yesterday afternoon. This meeting was the most straightforward as the elements considered had already been narrowed down and because most attendees were […]
Photo: John Greenfield

North LSD Survey Says: People Want More Buses, Fewer Cars

By Jessica Papanek | Dec 7, 2017 | 14 Comments
The solution is clear: build more bus lanes. But IDOT doesn't seem to have fully gotten the memo yet.
A possible layout for North Lake Shore Drive with reversible managed lanes.

IDOT Favors Managed Lanes for the North LSD Redesign

By Jessica Papanek | Oct 17, 2017 | 15 Comments
IDOT finally lifted the curtain off its Transit and Managed lanes concepts for the North Lake Shore Drive reconstruction project.
A proposal calls for widening the shoreline with infill between Oak and North.  Image: City of Chicago

There Ain’t No Road Just Like It: Latest LSD Session Reveals Some Ambitious Ideas

By Jessica Papanek | Jul 13, 2017 | 15 Comments
At yesterday’s public meeting on the North Lake Shore Drive reconstruction the public got a better look at what the Illinois and Chicago departments of transportation have planned for the coastal highway.
The LSD/Michigan/Oak area could get a Museum Campus-style transformation.

Status Quo or Forward-Thinking: Which LSD Vision Will Prevail?

By Jessica Papanek | May 23, 2017 | 12 Comments
While it’s going to be a challenge to get progressive changes made to the Drive, it’s a battle worth fighting.
Last Friday's public meeting on TOD plans for the Broadway corridor. Photo: Jessica Papanek

Residents Want More Affordable Housing Along Broadway as Part of Red/Purple Rehab

By Jessica Papanek | May 16, 2017 | 3 Comments
Instead of focusing on higher-end shops, restaurants, and housing, many neighbors along this corridor expressed strong support for affordable housing to help maintain a diverse community.
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