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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
A Few Reasons Why Letting Elon Musk Build the O’Hare Express Is Still a Bad Idea
Local transportation advocates an analysts have weighed in on the subject.
June 18, 2018
Plenty of Good Chicago Bikeway Projects Will Be Built in 2018
The list includes several miles of neighborhood greenways
June 13, 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
Why Pace’s Diesel-Electric Bus Pilot Was Never Expanded Beyond Highland Park
The suburban has since rolled out 91 compressed natural gas vehicles.
May 19, 2018
The Case of the Missing Bike Racks: CDOT Hasn’t Installed Them Since 2016
The good news is that installation is about to start up again, with 500-1,000 racks a year for the next five years.
May 17, 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
Why Isn’t CTA-Style Metra Service Being Considered for Lincoln Yards?
Due to Emanuel's apathy towards Metra city is focusing on building a new Goose Island transitway while ignoring the nearby existing Metra lines.
May 7, 2018
