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“Bikeway Hearing Parking Lot”: Talking with folks from the massive crowd outside and inside the Portage Park Neighborhood Bike Network meeting
When I rolled up solo to yesterday's Portage Park Senior Center for the community meeting on the Chicago Department of Transportation's neighborhood local bikeway network proposal, there was a long line of people snaking out the door. To be honest, due to the organized opposition we've seen recently to traffic safety projects on Archer Avenue in Brighton Park, and Grand Avenue in West Town, I was a little apprehensive.
March 6, 2026
Part 3 of SBC’s Bike (and Scooter) Lane Fest 2024: Portage Park, Irving Park, North Center, Avondale, Logan Square, Hermosa, Humboldt Park
Check out Part 1: Uptown, Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Rogers Park, Edgewater here
December 23, 2024
After recent crashes in 39th Ward, constituents urge Ald. Nugent to make safer walk/bike infrastructure happen before someone else gets hurt
The alder attended a quarterly community meeting where neighbors shared their visions for improving walking and biking in the district.
September 23, 2024
Male cyclist, 43, critically injured in Wrightwood/Pulaski crash, driver not ticketed
Recently the Chicago Department of Transportation, with community input from local residents, has installed bike lanes on many Northwest Side streets. One of them was Wrightwood Avenue (2600 W.), a popular residential east-west cycling route.
June 6, 2023
CDOT announces a grid of new bike routes for Belmont Cragin and Hermosa
It looks promising that these largely working-class, Latino Northwest Side communities are about to become a lot more bike-friendly.
July 29, 2021
Far Northwest Siders Brainstorm Ideas to Improve Bike Access
Residents met with Active Trans staff to discuss ideas to improve pedestrian, cycling, and transit conditions on the Far Northwest Side.
October 31, 2017
Sposato Drops Opposition to Jeff Park Bump-outs; More Safety Infra Planned
Fortunately, Sposato recently saw the light on the issue and dropped his resistance, and the proposal is moving forward.
December 9, 2016
