Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Edgewater

A worker bolts down a bollard on Clark Street. Photo: John Greenfield

Long-awaited post installation will hopefully bring order to the chaos on Clark Street

By John Greenfield | Oct 26, 2021 | No Comments

Assuming the bike lanes start functioning as intended, and more people start cycling in them, bringing additional potential customers to the corridor, that should help reassure some of the merchants.

Some people biking on Clark are using the sidewalk rather than take their chances in the half-finished, car-clogged bike lanes. Photo: John Greenfield

Clark bike lanes in Edgewater are coming along, but not without their issues

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

The half-finished, inconsistent design, which slaloms between three different layout, is creating lots of confusion.

People riding bikes on Glenwood north of Devon. Photo: John Greenfield

Let’s make Glenwood from Devon to Pratt one-way to make room for bike lanes

By Beth Medley and John Greenfield | Jul 28, 2021 | No Comments

Converting Glenwood to a one-way between Devon and Pratt is a promising idea to make the street more bikeable.

Clark Street near Victoria, looking south. Image: Google Maps

Scary high-speed, 4-lane stretch of Clark in Edgewater is getting protected bike lanes

By John Greenfield | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

The project, which involves relocating much of the on-street parking, will also make Clark safer and more pleasant to walk on.

The 5900 block of Sheridan Road in Edgewater. North of Lake Shore Drive, Sheridan is a four-lane traffic sewer. Image: Google Maps

How do you solve a problem like Sheridan Road?

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments

If we're going to convert lanes on Sheridan to make room for sustainable transportation, bus lanes are the most pressing need.

The Lawrence station as it looks now and the future design. Images: Google Maps, CTA

First major phase of four Red Line station rehabs and track upgrades kick off next month

By John Greenfield | Apr 21, 2021 | No Comments

The project will rebuild the century-old Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr Red Line stations and tracks.

The current Argyle station design and the future one. Images: Google Maps, CTA

Thoughts on Uptown and Edgewater Red Line station designs

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

In general the stops will have a sleek, minimalist appearance and a red-and-white color scheme, and eliminating the need for supporting pillars in the viaducts will create an airier feel.

The new columns for the Belmont flyover. Photo: CTA

Here’s an update on the Red and Purple Modernization project a year into the project

By Lisa Phillips | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

All of the Belmont flyover columns were finished this summer, and temporary stations are being built in Uptown and Edgewater to allow for service as new ones are built.

Elmhurst Metra station's current depot, which will be replaced and expanded. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Metra construction continues full steam (diesel, electricity?) ahead during COVID-19

By Igor Studenkov | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

A silver lining of the pandemic is that while Metra schedules are light, the railroad can get a jump on construction projects.

The 5500 block of North Sheridan Road, looking north. Edgewater Beach Apartments are to the right. Image: Google Street View

BMW Driver Fatally Struck Lorraine Campion, 91, as She Crossed Street in Edgewater

By John Greenfield | Sep 26, 2018 | 26 Comments

Campion was the 30th pedestrian to be struck and killed in Chicago this year.

The new bike trail (with an access lane for pedestrians) crosses Simonds Drive south of Foster. Photo: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: Lakefront Trail Separation between Montrose and Ardmore

By John Greenfield | Jul 7, 2018 | 11 Comments

The new bike route adds a half-mile to the trip, but cyclists are rewarded with scenic views.

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