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“Bikeway Hearing Parking Lot”: Talking with folks from the massive crowd outside and inside the Portage Park Neighborhood Bike Network meeting
When I rolled up solo to yesterday's Portage Park Senior Center for the community meeting on the Chicago Department of Transportation's neighborhood local bikeway network proposal, there was a long line of people snaking out the door. To be honest, due to the organized opposition we've seen recently to traffic safety projects on Archer Avenue in Brighton Park, and Grand Avenue in West Town, I was a little apprehensive.
March 6, 2026
O’Hare Area Bike Network Study takes off with first virtual meeting
Last winter, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways create the O'Hare Area Bike Network Study to examine ways to create a more connected bikeway network in the communities surrounding the airport. The people working on the project include a steering committee and advocacy groups. Read Streetsblog's previous coverage of the project here.
December 16, 2025
Cook County’s O’Hare Area Bike Network Study is looking at ways to connect cycling routes near the airport
Last winter, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) launched the O'Hare Area Bike Network Study, looking at opportunities to build a cohesive cycling system in the area around the airport.
September 8, 2025
Something to look forward to: Here’s a map of where CDOT is planning to install new bikeways in 2025
The day after the giant pierogi dropped in Whiting, Indiana, I wrapped up Streetsblog Chicago's Bike Lane Fest 2024, a quest to visit every new or upgraded bikeway the Chicago Department of Transportation completed last year.
February 26, 2025
Part 4 of SBC’s Bike Lane Fest 2024: West Side
Check out Part 1: Uptown, Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Rogers Park, Edgewater here
January 2, 2025
Get a pizza the action: Take a virtual ride on the new raised bike lane across from Lou Malnati’s on the Leavitt Street Greenway
On Sunday, as part of Streetsblog Chicago's Bike Lane Week 2024, I checked out a little project to create a more seamless transition between two segments of the Leavitt Street (2200 W.) Neighborhood Greenway side street bike route. North of the North Branch of the Chicago River, the route runs about three miles between Diversey Parkway (2800 N.) and Berwyn Avenue (5300 N.)
December 18, 2024
Part 2 of SBC’s Bike Lane Fest 2024: Lincoln Square, Irving Park, and Albany Park
Check out Part 1: Uptown, Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Rogers Park, Edgewater here
December 17, 2024
Part 1 of SBC’s Bike Lane Fest 2024: Uptown, Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Rogers Park, Edgewater
Check out Part 2: Lincoln Square, Irving Park, and Albany Park here.
December 11, 2024
Intro to Streetsblog Chicago’s Bike (and e-scooter) Lane Fest 2024
Howdy, Streetsblog Chicago readers! We couldn't ask for a better day to kick off this publication's now-annual Bike Lane Fest series than this lovely mid-December day with weather in the upper 40s Farenheit. (Let's not think too hard about whether climate change is playing a role.)
December 9, 2024
Many sustainable transportation advocates showed up for the last meeting on the Church Street bikeway plan
An attendee credited previous Streetsblog coverage of the controversial project with helping to draw the big turnout.
June 29, 2024
