Montrose-Fullerton Trail Separation Will Require Cyclists to Cross a Parking Lot — Twice
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The North-Oak plan includes a new concrete walking path by the Oak Street underpass.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Lakefront Trail
Latest Crash Highlights Need for Guardrails Along Lakefront Trail
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The collision, which critically injured the driver, was at least the third crash along the south Lakefront Trail within a few months.
Chicago Streetsies: Best of 2017
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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.
Reckless Drivers Are a Bigger Worry for Chicago Trail Users Than Homicidal Ones
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Local authorities should do everything they can to prevent all types of traffic violence.
Another Cyclist’s Tale of Watery Peril on the Lakefront
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In the wake of out article about the perils of lakefront algae, Chicago native George Brannen shared his own story of a shoreline misadventure
Ardmore-Montrose Plan Will Add a Half-Mile to Bike Route
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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.
Not Lichen It: Injured Cyclist Wants Park District to Address the Lakefront Algae Problem
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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.
Eyes on the Street: Lakefront Trail Separation Is Finished Between 31st and 41st
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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 […]
Eyes on the Street: Lakefront Trail Separation From 31st to 41st
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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.
Hedge Fund Billionaire Ken Griffin Donates $12M for Lakefront Trail Separation
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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
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An Epidemic of Bike Crashes; Bad Trail Design May Have Caused One of Them
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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 […]