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New Configuration at Fullerton and LSD Confounds Peds and Cyclists

By Steven Vance | Jun 4, 2013 | 18 Comments

Last year the Chicago Department of Transportation reconfigured Fullerton Avenue between Cannon Drive and the lakefront to make it easier for cars to enter southbound Lake Shore Drive, at the expense of pedestrians and bicyclists. To make room for a dedicated right-turn lane and a second on-ramp lane, CDOT eliminated the south sidewalk of Fullerton, […]

Eyes on the Street: LEDs Brighten a Safer Congress. Now About That BP…

By Steven Vance | Apr 18, 2013 | 7 Comments

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein held an event last Thursday to flip on the new LED lights overlooking the beautified Congress Parkway streetscape that was completed last year. I visited on Sunday evening to take a look at the lights. Congress Parkway needed a lot of help to become a pedestrian-friendly street. […]