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5+ years after senior was killed at Surf/Broadway, CDOT is finally installing a crosswalk
Surely we shouldn't have to wait that long after a senior is killed for the city to fix an intersection. And it would be far better to make safety upgrades to pedestrian crossings before tragedy strikes.
August 7, 2021
Eyes on the Street: It’s On For Once-Missing Washington/Michigan Crosswalk
To help make it easier to walk to the second busiest tourist attraction in Chicago, the Department of Transportation recently reopened a crosswalk across the north leg of the intersection of Michigan and Washington. The crosswalk provides an essential, direct link between the Cultural Center and Millennium Park's many attractions, like next week's Milton Suggs Big Band concert.
July 17, 2014
Eyes on the Street: CDOT Restores Removed Crosswalk to Millennium Park
During the Daley administration, many marked crosswalks at busy downtown intersections disappeared in an attempt to speed up auto traffic. These missing crosswalks confused pedestrians, led to overcrowding at remaining crossings, and often doubled the time it took to get from one corner to the other. Previous transportation commissioner Gabe Klein restored the most high-profile of these missing crosswalks, the Queen's Landing crosswalk over Lake Shore Drive between Buckingham Fountain and Lake Michigan.
May 13, 2014
State Court Ruling May Erode Right to Walk in Unmarked Crosswalks
A recent decision by Illinois's 1st District Court of Appeals could make it harder to hold city governments and individual drivers accountable for pedestrian safety.
May 8, 2013