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Round 2 of the dueling Archer rallies: Brighton Park road upgrades draw praise from nearby residents, citing traffic safety improvements
During last week's dueling rallies against and for the Archer Avenue traffic safety project in in front of the 12th Ward office in Brighton Park, there were two or three times as many opponents as proponents. But at last Monday's installment of the weekly event, there were two or three times as many project supporters as detractors.
December 17, 2025
What’s the future of Archer? Safe Streets advocates faced off against car activists backed by pro-charter school lobbying group Urban Center
Update Sunday, 12/14/25, 1:45 PM: Last Friday, the Chicago Department of Transportation released an FAQ document that helps debunk some of the misinformation that's circulating about the Archer Avenue traffic safety project.
December 10, 2025
CBS’s one-sided and misleading report about Archer Avenue is a great example of how *not* to cover a traffic safety project
Update 12/6/25 12:15 AM: As discussed on the Facebook post for this article, car activists are planning a protest against the Archer Complete Streets project this Monday 12/8, 4:30 p.m. at Ald. Ramirez's office, 3836 S. Archer Avenue. The nearby group Gage Park Cyclists is inviting supporters of the street remix to show up to demonstrate support for the plan.
December 5, 2025
Proposed Archer, Kedzie upgrades would be a big step forward to improve traffic safety on the Southwest Side
The planned improvements include a 4-to-3 road diet and slip lane removals on Archer, protected bike lanes, pedestrian upgrades, and bus boarding islands.
July 22, 2024
40th Ward Development Town Hall heralds many promising Far North Side sustainable transportation projects
Ald. Andre Vasquez and his staff discussed upcoming pedestrian improvements, plazas, and bikeways, plus the new Peterson/Ridge Metra station.
June 10, 2024
CDOT is extending Avondale’s popular Belmont protected bike lanes west to Milwaukee
New PBLs, crosswalks, sidewalk extensions, and island bus stops will be installed on a 0.6-mile stretch of Belmont between Milwaukee and Kimball.
May 17, 2024
Take it to the bridge! Meeting attendees want CDOT’s Division Street plan to extend bikeway separation to the new spans
Sustainable transportation advocates see some good things about the plan, and others aspects that need improvement.
March 28, 2024
Martin’s ordinance to require walk/bike/transit upgrades in projects gets vote Friday
The goal ofd Ald. Matt Martin's ordinance is to ensure that all CDOT repaving and streetscape projects prioritize safe and efficient sustainable transportation.
March 2, 2023
Ordinance would require walk/bike/transit upgrades whenever streets are repaved
The goal of the legislation is to ensure that every time CDOT repaves a street, rather than simply restriping it the same way as before, it prioritizes the needs of people walking, biking, and riding transit.
July 7, 2022
Commercial Avenue tendrá ciclovías elevados y extensiones para autobuses
Este proyecto de Calles Completas, o Complete Streets, incluye mejoras en el entorno urbano de Commercial sobre las calles 83 y 93, con mejoras adicionales en la calle 92.
December 23, 2021
