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There *shouldn’t* be a road just like it: Better Streets’ Lakefront Community Visioning calls for a shoreline without an 8-lane DLSD

Attendees want to see the waterside highway transformed into a people-friendly boulevard with a dedicated transit corridor.

September 13, 2024

The Active Transportation Alliance is helping Illinois communities win ITEP grants for walk/bike projects

ATA is collaborating with the Illinois Public Health Institute and the Illinois Department of Transportation on webinar info sessions.

August 23, 2024

IDOT discusses why they’re recommending an NDLSD rebuild without dedicated transit lanes

While IDOT implied that having 25 percent less road capacity for cars on the lakefront is a defect of the proposal for dedicated transit lanes, it's actually a feature.

August 13, 2024

Save Our Lakefront Rally draws huge crowd to Redefine the Drive open house, demanding a people-friendly DLSD layout

The advocates and elected officials who attended and spoke are upset that IDOT and CDOT's current plan simply rebuilds the 8-lane shoreline highway with no transit lanes.

August 9, 2024

Furious about IDOT’s car-centric North DLSD plan? Take action at Thursday’s open house and Save Our Streets Rally

Let decision-makers know it would be a huge mistake to rebuild the eight-lane shoreline highway without transit lanes during a global warming crisis.

August 7, 2024

New East Side Connectivity Plan would make cycling to Big Marsh bike park safer

But why doesn't the plan include a safe route on an IDOT-controlled stretch of 103rd Street, just north of the park?

July 14, 2023