Open Boulevards in North Lawndale: “It makes you want to come outside”
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Douglas Boulevard for walking, jogging, biking, live music, games, a Haitian American Museum of Chicago exhibit, and grilling: a day of fun and culture.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Eyes on the Street
Dissenting opinions: Why do some bike shop owners oppose the Pratt bike bridge?
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The arguments against building the bridge don't outweigh the positives: safer, more convenient, and more pleasant east-west bike and pedestrian access.
Prisca Reynoso-Benitez, 64, is 2nd person killed at same location on Devon in 9 years
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The pedestrian fatality epidemic along Devon in Little India should be addressed with more stop signs, stoplights, and speed cameras.
Another one bites the dust: Seminary Slow Street removed, petition launched to restore it
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"Unless we demonstrate to our leaders that the community values safe streets over driver convenience, this could be the last year of Shared Streets in Chicago."
Eyes on the street: New paint-and-post bike lanes on Logan east of Western
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As is often the case when new parking-protected lanes are installed, things are kind of a mess right now, with lots of cars parked in the bike lane.
Take a virtual bike ride on the new Logan Boulevard bike lanes near Western Avenue
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Adding painted Jersey walls to the new Logan lanes would offer real, physical protection for cyclists. That would be an even better tribute to the people who died while biking there.