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.
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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.
Martin: Let’s prioritize transportation equity, catch up with other cities on biking
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Martin's Transportation and Infrastructure Budget Town Hall was an opportunity to get info on the city’s transportation budget and provide feedback on priorities for transportation spending.
Talking about Slow Streets and equitable community input
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47th Ward alderman Matt Martin hosted a panel on these topics with reps from the Active Transportation Alliance, the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Streetsblog Chicago.
Leland Slow Street will be expanded west to the Chicago River tomorrow.
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CDOT is also adding more signs to the existing Slow Streets on Leland and near the Bloomingdale Trail to make sure drivers know that the streets aren't to be used as cut-throughs.
Topics at 47th Ward meeting: Using transit to encourage density, Bike to School Day
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Transit consultant Ed Zotti, talked about his idea for waterfront transit lines at the 47th Ward Transit Committee meeting.
The first public hearing on the Leland greenway extension was refreshingly uncontroversial
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Unlike the community meeting for the Dickens greenway in Lincoln Park, there was little vocal pushback against the project.
47th Ward: Community outreach will help prevent backlash to Leland Greenway extension
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While the Dickens Greenway proposal in Lincoln Park has been highly controversial, meeting with Lincoln Square neighborhood groups early in the planning process is promoting buy-in.
Petition Launched for a Neighborhood Greenway on Leland Avenue in Lincoln Square
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The route would run from the Chicago River to Western Avenue.
Leland Greenway Won’t Be Extended West of Clark Before Pawar Leaves Office
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While the traffic-calmed side-street bikeway is already underway in the 46th Ward, there are currently no plans to extend it west.
Pawar, and an Army of Seniors, Lobby the CTA to Restore Lincoln Bus Service
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Last night, local community leaders and dozens of senior citizens showed up for the CTA’s 2015 budget hearing, imploring the agency to restore the full #11 Lincoln Avenue bus route. The Lincoln bus previously ran between Skokie and the Blue Line’s Clinton station in the West Loop. As part of the CTA’s 2012 decrowding plan, […]