Here Are Seven Times the City Said the Chicago Riverwalk Would Accommodate Biking
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Here's clear evidence that banning cycling on the riverwalk would be an unfair bait-and-switch.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Brendan Reilly
All’s Well That Ends Wells? Trailblazer Gets a Street Name, Fascist Tribute Remains
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Today Congress Drive was renamed for civil rights icon Ida B. Wells, but aldermen King and Reilly originally called for renaming Balbo Drive, which honors Mussolini's air commander.
Eyes on the Street: Mixed Messages on the Riverwalk
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While signs and markings on the Lakefront Trail lead cyclists to the riverwalk, signs at the promenade warn that they'll be prosecuted if they ride there, even though it's still legal to do so.
The City Has Posted Signs Threatening Prosecution for Biking on Riverwalk
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Unless Alderman Reilly's proposed ordinance passes, which hasn't happened yet, you have every right to ride your bike (courteously, of course) on the riverwalk.
Active Trans Study Vindicates Reilly’s Opposition to “Distracted Walking” Ordinance
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The downtown alderman was right: Dangerous drivers, not distracted pedestrians are largely to blame for traffic crashes.
Drivers Struck 296 People in Reilly’s Ward in the Last Year, No Reported Riverwalk Crashes
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The car-pedestrian crashes included 48 cases with incapacitating injuries, but there have been no media reports of serious bike/ped crashes in the ward. So why is Alderman Reilly focused on banning bikes on the riverwalk?
Aldermen Introduced an Ordinance to Rename Balbo Drive for Ida B. Wells
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Some Italian-American community members say they'll continue to fight the name change.
Official: Reilly Jumped the Gun on Navy Pier Flyover Work
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A recent announcement by downtown alderman Brendan Reilly that the second phase of Navy Pier Flyover construction was about to begin was premature, according to a city official. In an email to residents on Friday, Reilly stated that Phase II of the $60 million bike/ped bridge, the section between the Ogden Slip and the Chicago […]
Lack of Concrete Protection for Rebuilt Kinzie Lanes Is a Missed Opportunity
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With apologies to The Who, “Meet the new lanes / The same as the old lanes.” Chicago cyclists have experienced a lot of highs and lows with the Kinzie protected bike lanes. Unfortunately, there’s a new setback. The city has announced the current reconstruction of the lanes won’t involve adding concrete protection, which represents a […]
Reilly to CDOT: Please Fix Dearborn Protected Bike Lane’s Lousy Pavement
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Downtown alderman Brendan Reilly is known as the man who tried to get the Kinzie protected bike lanes removed, but he recently racked up some bike lane karma. Shaun Jacobsen, the urban planner behind the transportation blog Transitized, wrote to Reilly to about poor pavement conditions on the Dearborn two-way protected bike lane. The alderman […]
Ald. Reilly Has a Responsible Approach to Off-Street Parking
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When it comes to parking management in Chicago, there have been a couple of encouraging developments recently. In September, City Council passed a beefed-up revision of the transit-oriented development ordinance, which makes it easier than ever to build dense, parking-lite developments near train stations. And, recently, Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) made some very sensible statements […]