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The Mellow Chicago Bike Map Highlights Low-Stress Routes
It's available in print in this week's Chicago Reader and online as a smartphone-friendly Google Map.
June 21, 2018
Details on the Chill New Way to Bike to Evanston
Among the 20 new miles of bikeways the Chicago Department of Transportation has planned for 2018, one of the most useful new routes will be the Rogers Park Greenway. It will extend the popular Glenwood Greenway in Uptown and Edgewater by a couple of miles miles and create a low-stress way to visit Evanston, our neighbor to the north.
June 19, 2018
Plenty of Good Chicago Bikeway Projects Will Be Built in 2018
The list includes several miles of neighborhood greenways
June 13, 2018
The New Divvy Bikes App Is Handy, But There’s Room for Improvement
Improving the bike route directions and making the app accessible to people with colorblindness would be a plus.
May 31, 2018
Evanston’s Fountain Square Rehab and Road Diet Is Creating a Great Public Space
The suburb converted a road median and excess travel lanes to an attractive new plaza, and more improvements are in the works.
May 29, 2018
CDOT Proposes Bike Upgrades for Drexel, But Some Folks Want More Car Parking Instead
Should Drexel get dooring-free bike lanes, or additional parking lanes? The second option would cost the city an extra $230K.
May 25, 2018
The Broadway/Lawrence Streetscape Has Turned Asphalt Into Public Space
The project connected a traffic island to the sidewalk to create a new plaza.
May 25, 2018
The New Planters Along Milwaukee Avenue Are Blooming Fantastic!
The flower pots are an easy, inexpensive way to add protection from cars and make the street move attractive. Photo: Steven Vance
May 23, 2018
How to Make Sure the Englewood Line Trail Is a Real Asset for the Community
Anton Seals from Grow Greater Englewood discusses the importance of respecting the neighborhood's history, and learning from the mistakes of The 606.
May 8, 2018
Separation Anxiety: Uptowners Fear Ardmore-Montrose Bike Path Will Cause a Bloodbath
The trail reroute also adds a half-mile detour for bicyclists.
May 8, 2018
