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Obama Center construction makes it difficult to access 63rd Street beach on foot, bus
The construction on the Obama Presidential Center has impacted many different groups in many different ways, but pedestrians, bike riders, and transit rider have borne the brunt.
August 25, 2022
Buffered bike lanes are coming to 71st in South Shore as part of streetscape project
Local alderman Leslie Hairston also discussed transportation plans for the Obama Presidential Center.
July 27, 2021
Obama Center work starts this summer. What does the plan mean for transportation?
The Obama center should improve the Jackson Park green space and pedestrian and bike access within the park. But it's a shame that LSD and Stony Island had to be widened as part of the bargain.
February 4, 2021
Police have always limited Black people’s mobility and freedom in public spaces
This moment is an opportunity to redefine the role of police and center Black lives, our freedom, and our movement through spaces.
June 3, 2020
Jackson Park Watch Opposes Plan for Pedestrianization, Road Diet on Cornell
The group's concern that a "four-to-three conversion" road diet on the stretch of Cornell between 57th and 59th will create carmaggedon is misguided.
March 2, 2018
Obama Center Transportation Plan Will Cost $175 Million, Mostly for Road Widening
Conservatively, $125 million of that money will be used to add lanes to Lake Shore Drive and Stony Island. Think how far that money could go towards improvoing transit access to the center instead.
February 23, 2018
Mike Payne: Let’s Improve Rail Access to the Obama Center Instead of Widening Roads
The longtime Gray Line advocate spoke before the CTA board last week to propose rapid transit service on the Metra Electric line as an alternative to more asphalt.
January 17, 2018
Residents Convince Obama Foundation to Remove Garage From Midway, Submerge It
The next step should be to make the whole plan less car-focused by investing in transit infrastructure rather than road widening.
January 9, 2018
100-Plus U. of C. Professors Oppose the Current, Car-Centric Obama Center Plans
While the faculty members are opposed to pedestrianizing Cornell Drive, they also note that it would be inequitable to use parkland to house a garage for the center and spend taxpayer money to widen nearby roadways.
January 8, 2018
Friends of the Park Opposes Plan for Obama Center Garage
The parks advocacy group is opposing plans for an above-ground facility, but isn't against building a new garage.
October 24, 2017
