Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Neighborhood Greenways

The Roscoe Greenway features a contraflow bike lane on the west side of Broadway to facilitate a northbound jog. Photo: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: The Roscoe and School/Aldine Greenways Are Ready to Ride

By John Greenfield | Oct 9, 2018 | 10 Comments

The new greenways feature an unusual raised bike lane section, pedestrian improvements, and some walk signals that are accessible to people with visual impairments.

Leland Avenue east of the Chicago River. Image: Google Street View

Petition Launched for a Neighborhood Greenway on Leland Avenue in Lincoln Square

By John Greenfield | Jul 26, 2018 | 3 Comments

The route would run from the Chicago River to Western Avenue.

Rendering of the contraflow bike lane on the southbound stretch of Glenwood north of Pratt. Image: CDOT

Details on the Chill New Way to Bike to Evanston

By John Greenfield | Jun 19, 2018 | 8 Comments

Among the 20 new miles of bikeways the Chicago Department of Transportation has planned for 2018, one of the most useful new routes will be the Rogers Park Greenway. It will extend the popular Glenwood Greenway in Uptown and Edgewater by a couple of miles miles and create a low-stress way to visit Evanston, our […]

New buffered lanes on Stony Island Avenue near Lake Calumet will make cycling to Big Marsh bike park a bit safer, although truck traffic will still be a hazard. Photo: Slow Roll Chicago

Plenty of Good Chicago Bikeway Projects Will Be Built in 2018

By John Greenfield | Jun 13, 2018 | 56 Comments

The list includes several miles of neighborhood greenways

Rendering of the plaza and bikeway between the north and south buildings of Uplift High School. Image: Site Design

Work Has Started on the Leland Avenue Greenway in Uptown

By John Greenfield | Sep 23, 2017 | 8 Comments

After several years of delay and significant design changes, CDOT has finally started work on the Uptown bikeway.

In general Roscoe and School/Aldine are already good streets to ride on, but the greenways will make them better. Image: Google Street View

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Get Ready for Chicago’s Next Great Greenways on Roscoe and School/Aldine

By John Greenfield | Aug 2, 2017 | 8 Comments

These streets are already nice places to ride, but street markings, wayfinding signs, and traffic calming will make them even better.

New buffered lane on Jackson from Halsted to Jefferson. Photo: CDOT

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CDOT Has Been Busy Installing Bikeways This Spring

By John Greenfield | Jun 1, 2017 | 9 Comments

It’s prime time for laying thermoplastic pavement markings, so the Chicago Department of Transportation has been hustling to install new bike lanes and Neighborhood Greenways.

More Support Needed to Save Manor Avenue Traffic Diverter Test

By Steven Vance | Sep 15, 2016 | 58 Comments

The Chicago Department of Transportation’s proposal for a neighborhood greenway on Manor Avenue is endorsed by 33rd Ward alder Deb Mell and the ward’s Transportation Action Committee (I am a member of the TAC). But the initiative is facing fierce opposition from some Ravenswood Manor neighbors who object to plans for traffic diverters at Manor and […]

Meeting to Discuss Manor Greenway Amidst Opposition Set for Thursday

By Steven Vance | Jul 26, 2016 | 19 Comments

The 33rd Ward is holding the monthly meeting of its Transportation Action Committee on Thursday to discuss the Manor Greenway, a proposal from the Chicago Department of Transportation to connect two multi-use park paths via an on-street route on Manor Greenway. Jeff Sobczyk, assistant to Alder Deb Mell, said in the meeting announcement that the […]

Manor Greenway Could Become City’s Best By Cutting Cut-Through Motorists

By Steven Vance | Jun 21, 2016 | 70 Comments

Last week, the Chicago Department of Transportation revealed its proposal to connect riverfront paths, reduce cut through traffic, and make it safer to walk and bike along streets in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood. CDOT developed the plan for a “neighborhood greenway” between Horner Park and Ronan Park along the north branch of the Chicago River […]

Here’s How the Wood Street Greenway Could Better Prioritize Bicycling

By Steven Vance | Jun 17, 2016 | 2 Comments

Over the past few years the city has built a handful of “neighborhood greenways,” projects that involve small changes to side streets that can have a big impact in making them more bikeable, while connecting residential areas to the wider network of bike lanes. If the Chicago Department of Transportation picks up the pace on building these bikeways, […]

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