Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about River North

City Focuses on Communication, Not Citations, to Remove Snow

By Steven Vance | Feb 18, 2014 | 24 Comments

A huge complaint during this #Chiberia season has been the lack of snow removal from sidewalks. The problem is nothing new, but complaints are rising along with the frequency of the snowfall — it is the fifth snowiest winter, after all. The issue was discussed at February’s Mayor’s Pedestrian Advisory Council, and last week CDOT […]

Eyes on the Street: Unwalkable Kinzie Sidewalk Finally Replaced

By Steven Vance | Jan 21, 2014 | 5 Comments

The steps, broken pavement, and roller coaster ramps at the southwest corner of Kinzie Street and Clark Street were all repaired recently. The construction was originally supposed to wrap up by spring 2013, but didn’t finish until December. The six-month long construction was unusually complex, according to 42nd Ward Alderman Reilly’s newsletter. Because of the […]

Maximizing the Chicago Riverwalk’s Role as a Transportation Route

By John Greenfield | Feb 7, 2013 | 10 Comments

The Chicago Riverwalk extension, from State Street to Lake Street along the south bank of the waterway, will be a marquee public space and recreation project in the same class as Millennium Park and the Bloomingdale trail and park. And like the Bloomingdale, the riverwalk also has the potential to be a valuable addition to […]