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Backstage at the Dickensian drama: What CDOT’s FOIA response did and didn’t tell us about the planning for the plaza removal
Plus the mainstream media breaks its silence on the Dickens plaza removal issue, with a good article and a great letter to the editor in the Chicago Tribune
The big picture: Rony Islam from Chicago, Bike Grid Now! and Lincoln Parker Molly Fleck discuss the citywide impact of Dickens plaza removal
Active Transportation Alliance Advocacy Manager Alex Perez also provided a statement.
Some 150 bike riders, thousands of letters protest plans to give Dickens plaza back to motorists
The 43rd Ward confirmed that, to facilitate driving, the City intends to remove the plaza that was installed only about nine months ago. Advocates say that would set a terrible precedent.
Eyes on the River: Chicago transportation infrastructure, as seen from the North Branch Works boat tour
Rolling on the river provided a fresh perspective on Near North Side and downtown walk/bike/transit facilities.
“Please sir, we want some more more”: A request to extend the Dickens Greenway to the Lakefront Trail
Software engineer Nikolas Gamarra asks Ald. Knudsen to expand the Dickens route, as well as make bike improvements to Wells Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Great expectations: Dozens of riders turned out for Bike Jam to support controversial Dickens Greenway
And the old, fear-mongering anti-greenway website Friends of Dickens has been transformed into Friends of the Dickens Greenway.
Thar he blows! Ed Fitzpatrick goes public with his obsession with killing the Dickens Greenway, assisted by Inside Publications
A new article from the car-centric newspaper chain, featuring Fitzpatrick griping about the bikeway, falsely claims the project was paid for with "Chicago taxpayer funds" due to a "bait and switch."
Jason Kardish, 40, killed by hit-and-run SUV driver at Diversey/Ashland, is first Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2024
According to Police News Affairs, as of Tuesday afternoon, no one was in custody.
Ride like the Dickens! Take a virtual ride on the long-NIMBYed, now completed Dickens Greenway
In a move not previously mentioned by CDOT to Streetsblog, the route features more-or-less the first bike-centric traffic diverter installed in Chicago.
