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Huge turnout for Granville Avenue Traffic Safety project meeting to hear CDOT’s proposal to change the road from a “cut-through” to a safer street
The department proposes adding traffic calming infrastructure, one-way segments, and contraflow bike lanes on the nearly three-mile, two-way side street, where speeding and crashes are common.
October 16, 2024
When it comes to following the basic rules of journalism, Inside Publications’ anti-bike editor is a Roenigk-ade
Ronald Roenigk's articles are often inflammatory and misleading. And even if he knows he got the facts wrong, he may not run a correction.
September 24, 2024
Stone free! City finally cuts the ribbon on the bike bridge that Berny Stone blocked
Now that we can close the book on the 15-year Stone Free Bridge saga, it's time to advocate for making other safety improvements to the North Shore Channel Trail.
November 10, 2020
Why Did Berny Stone Block the Bridge CDOT Is About to Build?
The alderman gave multiple explanations, but a former Active Trans director says racism was to blame.
October 19, 2017
A Quick Update on the Bike Bridge Berny Blocked
The bike-pedestrian bridge connecting two sides of the North Shore Channel Trail near Lincoln and Peterson avenues is one piece of infrastructure I can't wait to see completed. Its absence symbolizes the power of Chicago's aldermen to obstruct improvements as the city grows its car-free transportation network.
February 19, 2013