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IDOT explains why it’s being fussy about the Busse Highway bike lane plan
Compromising with a short stretch of sharrows in order to allow for a road diet with bike lanes on the rest of the project area would be far safer than the status quo, for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists alike.
October 24, 2021
What should drivers do to avoid blocking bikeways – especially bike-share workers?
When the person clogging the bikeway is employed by a city-owned bike-share system, an entity whose entire purpose is to make bicycling easier, this kind of blockage can feel like a betrayal.
October 22, 2021
4 months after racially-charged Council battle, signs for DuSable LSD unveiled
Another fight regarding the coastal highway is on the horizon, as the city and state prepare to reconstruct North DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
October 21, 2021
CMAP survey: Residents place a high value on ability to get places, access to amenities.
The survey gauged close to 2,500 northeastern Illinois residents’ attitudes toward key quality of life factors, such as transportation, open space, and housing, and what they considered successes and challenges across the region.
October 21, 2021
Metra 2022 budget calls for new day pass, more wheelchair-accessible Chicago stations
Metra is cautiously optimistic that ridership will rebound in 2022 as it prepares to approve its budget for next year.
October 21, 2021
The case for municipal sidewalk snow clearance in Chicago
Better Streets organizer and local planner, Michael Podgers, makes the case for municipal sidewalk clearance in Chicago.
October 20, 2021
IDOT wants to strip parking for bike lanes. Merchants push back. Both sides are wrong.
IDOT wants to strip parking on a short stretch of Busse Highway in Park Ridge to make way for bike lanes. Residents are pushing back. But a 4-to-3 conversion would be a better strategy.
October 19, 2021
Open Boulevards in North Lawndale: “It makes you want to come outside”
Douglas Boulevard for walking, jogging, biking, live music, games, a Haitian American Museum of Chicago exhibit, and grilling: a day of fun and culture.
October 18, 2021
Driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, in North Lawndale and left the scene
Johnson was the 18th person killed on foot on Chicago streets this year.
October 18, 2021
Dissenting opinions: Why do some bike shop owners oppose the Pratt bike bridge?
The arguments against building the bridge don't outweigh the positives: safer, more convenient, and more pleasant east-west bike and pedestrian access.
October 15, 2021
