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What are agencies doing to ease Kennedy lane closure pain, and what should they do?
IDOT and other local transportation agencies are taking steps to address the challenges this project may pose for people commuting by both cars and more sustainable modes.
April 10, 2023
New bike lane plan for Belmont and Kedzie still falls short
At the first meeting of the new Chicago Mobility Collaborative on June 30, the Chicago Department of Transportation briefly presented a new plan for the Belmont and Kedzie intersection. This is a complicated intersection, involving both grid and diagonal streets, an expressway exit and support columns, plus existing and new bike lanes.
July 19, 2022
Man on bike, 54, critically injured in crash with SUV driver at Bryn Mawr/Nagle intersection
The bike rider suffered an injury to his right leg and multiple lacerations to the body and face, but he is expected to survive.
March 15, 2022
The ‘L’ Reduces Congestion on Highways More Than Widening Would
Yesterday, a road construction lobbying group tricked many local publications into promoting their highway expansion agenda.
November 24, 2015
IDOT to Waste $43 Million Trying to Relieve Kennedy Congestion
The Illinois Department of Transportation is pulling another bad idea out of its old bag of tricks, proposing to add two traffic lanes on the Kennedy Expressway between Harlem Avenue and Cumberland Avenue. Also included in IDOT's proposal are modified ramps at Cumberland and a new ramp onto the Tri-State Tollway (I-294).
February 12, 2014