Courier proposes Neighborhood Greenway on Belle Plaine for ghost kitchen access
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A Streetsblog reader proposes a new greenway in the 47th ward
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about 47th Ward
Leland Slow Street reopens, and two more routes are opening in the 5th Ward tomorrow
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Once the sun comes out, we'll surely see lots of people, including plenty of families and kids, enjoying these safer, traffic calmed streets again.
47th Ward bike drive kicks off today in conjunction with the Leland Slow Street reopening
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Redistributing gently used bikes will help ensure that as many Chicago young people as possible can enjoy the benefits of biking this summer.
Relax, affordable housing plan by Western Brown stop would preserve almost all parking
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Developers of an affordable TOD presented their plans to Lincoln Square residents. Numerous NIMBYs oppose the presentation due to unfounded concerns about parking.
Alderman Martin approves 48-unit equitable TOD at Zia’s restaurant site in Lakeview
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This project seems like a good template for equitable transit-oriented development that should be emulated elsewhere on the North Side.
New TOD planned for Zia’s Lago Via site in Lakeview
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This site is a half-mile walk from the Irving Park Brown Line station, and is also on the relatively high-frequency Ashland Avenue bus corridor.
Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year
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Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.
New Maplewood / Campbell bikeways are a youth-driven participatory budgeting project
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The Youth Council from Waters Elementary, including student aged 8-12, proposed the project.
Creating the Grace Greenway from the 312 River Run to the Lakefront Trail would be easy
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The city cleverly legalized westbound riding on this low-stress street with a block of contraflow bike lane. A couple more short stretches of contraflow further east could make Grace even more bikeable.
Eyes on the Street: New Slow Street is in on School and Henderson in Lakeview
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Now that Henderson is fully traffic-calmed, it looks like a great place for kids to do laps on bikes or scooters, of for grown-ups to go for a jog.
School and Henderson streets in Lakeview will become Slow Streets on Monday
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Community feedback on the idea has been positive so far, so assuming there's no major opposition this week, it will be installed next week.