Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Lakefront Trail

Chicago Streetsies: Best of 2017

By John Greenfield | Dec 22, 2017 | 1 Comment

As we close out 2017 here at Streetsblog Chicago, we thought we’d celebrate the upside of a generally rotten year in the United States by highlighting some of the more positive things that happened in Chicago transportation in 2017.

A cab driver crashed onto the Lakefront Trail in summer 2010. Photo: Ciscel

Reckless Drivers Are a Bigger Worry for Chicago Trail Users Than Homicidal Ones

By John Greenfield | Nov 8, 2017 | 20 Comments

Local authorities should do everything they can to prevent all types of traffic violence.

The Lakefront Trail near Chicago Avenue. Image: Google Street View

Another Cyclist’s Tale of Watery Peril on the Lakefront

By George Brannen | Nov 1, 2017 | 6 Comments

In the wake of out article about the perils of lakefront algae, Chicago native George Brannen shared his own story of a shoreline misadventure

Cyclists (blue route) will be required to circumnavigate Cricket Hill (right side of map) while pedestrians (red route) will use the existing Lakefront Trail. Image: Chicago Park District

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Ardmore-Montrose Plan Will Add a Half-Mile to Bike Route

By John Greenfield | Sep 19, 2017 | 19 Comments

For better or for worse, cyclists will have to detour east to the lakefront on this stretch, and trail users will have to go through an underpass to cross Montrose.

A cyclist rides on the revetment by the Adler Planetarium last week. Photo: John Greenfield

Not Lichen It: Injured Cyclist Wants Park District to Address the Lakefront Algae Problem

By John Greenfield | Sep 14, 2017 | 4 Comments

Stephanie Reid slipped on the green stuff and broke her arm while riding. Now she wants to keep others from suffering the same fate -- or worse.

Photo: Patrick L. Pyszka, city of Chicago

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Eyes on the Street: Lakefront Trail Separation Is Finished Between 31st and 41st

By John Greenfield | Jul 7, 2017 | 5 Comments

This morning city and park district officials cut the ribbon on the first completed section of the Lakefront Trail separation project between 31st and 41st Street. This provides a preview of what trail separation will look like on the rest of the trail between 71st and Ardmore – where there’s sufficient space to create different […]

A new stretch of trail for cyclists, just south of the 35th Street bridge. Photo: John Greenfield

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Eyes on the Street: Lakefront Trail Separation From 31st to 41st

By John Greenfield | Apr 28, 2017 | 11 Comments

I took a spin to the South Side to check out the in-progress trail separation project between 31st and 41st, which broke ground last August and is almost done.

During the lakefront expansion project at Fullerton, a temporary paved path was built next to Lake Shore Drive. Trail separation might look something like this, but with pedestrians on one of the paths and cyclists on the other. Photo: Michelle Stenzel, Bike Walk Lincoln Park

Hedge Fund Billionaire Ken Griffin Donates $12M for Lakefront Trail Separation

By John Greenfield | Dec 21, 2016 | 25 Comments

Residents have previously identified the creation of separate paths for pedestrians and bike riders on the 18.5-mile trail as a top priority for improving the lakefront.

Unsafe Construction Zones and Trashed Bike Lanes Are Endangering Cyclists

By John Greenfield | Aug 29, 2016 | 6 Comments

[Last year the Chicago Reader launched a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership allows Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We syndicate a portion of the column after it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print. The paper hits the […]

An Epidemic of Bike Crashes; Bad Trail Design May Have Caused One of Them

By John Greenfield | Jun 24, 2016 | 7 Comments

It’s been an awful two weeks for bike collisions in northeast Illinois. On Tuesday of last week, a 29-year-old woman was struck and injured on her bicycle at Jackson and Homan, by a police officer who witnesses say ran a red light without using lights or sirens. That Wednesday bike courier Blaine Klingenberg was fatally […]

How Can We Fix the Most Treacherous Part of the Lakefront Trail?

By John Greenfield | Feb 23, 2016 | 23 Comments

[The Chicago Reader recently launched a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership allows Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We syndicate a portion of the column after it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print. The paper hits the streets […]

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