Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Harry Osterman

During Greenway Meeting, Osterman Proposes Seminars on Sharing the Road

By Alex Soble | Oct 25, 2016 | 13 Comments

Thirty people gathered at the the Rivendell Theatre in Edgewater on Saturday morning to discuss the treatments currently being added to a short stretch of Glenwood Avenue to create a pedestrian- and bike-friendly “neighborhood greenway.” These changes include a new contraflow bike lane and signage that will calm traffic and facilitate two-way bike traffic on this […]

The Glenwood Avenue Neighborhood Route Isn’t Just a Pipe Dream

By John Greenfield | Jun 15, 2015 | 1 Comment

I’m not sure what the Chicago Department of Transportation has been smoking lately, but they’ve cleverly proposed installing a contra-flow bike lane on a northbound stretch of Glenwood Avenue in Edgewater. Southbound cycling is already common here because Glenwood is a safer, more relaxing alternative to nearby Clark Street and Broadway. At a recent community […]

Legalize It! Glenwood Route Will Make Contra-Flow Biking Safe & Predictable

By John Greenfield | Jun 11, 2015 | 21 Comments

Once in while, the Chicago Department of Transportation has a bikeway idea that’s so good, I wish that I’d thought of it first. Such is the case with the proposed Glenwood Avenue Neighborhood Route. This neighborhood greenway would run for 0.75 miles on Glenwood between Ridge and Carmen, and on Carmen for 0.25 miles between […]

If a Car-Free Bryn Mawr Doesn’t Make Sense, How About a Car-Lite One?

By John Greenfield | Mar 4, 2014 | 29 Comments

View Larger Map Looking east at the Red Line tracks on Bryn Mawr. The Active Transportation Alliance’s recently released list of 20 proposed streets for partial or total pedestrianization continues to spark conversation about whether Chicago streets should be as car-dominated as they are. One of the roadways mentioned was Bryn Mawr between Sheridan and […]

Loyola Proposes Building a “People Street” on Kenmore Avenue

By John Greenfield | Mar 29, 2013 | 30 Comments

View Larger Map Looking north on the 6300 block of North Kenmore Avenue prior to the current construction. Last year the Chicago Department of Transportation striped a contraflow bike lane on Albion Avenue in Rogers Park. The idea was to allow northbound cyclists to avoid busy Sheridan Road by riding from the Kenmore Avenue bike […]