Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Lakeview

Don’t Believe the Hype: Plenty of CTA Riders Support the Belmont Flyover

By John Greenfield | Jun 5, 2015 | 38 Comments

Other local media outlets have given plenty of airtime to Lakeview residents who are opposed to the CTA’s Red-Purple Bypass project, better known as the Belmont Flyover. Their concern is completely understandable, since the transit agency’s plans call for 21 buildings on 16 parcels of land to be demolished, partially demolished, or relocated. And, although CTA originally […]

Eyes on the Street: Just About All the Dots Are in at the Lincoln Hub

By John Greenfield | May 28, 2015 | 18 Comments

Here’s a quick update on the Lincoln Hub traffic calming and placemaking project at Wellington/Southport/Lincoln. By noon today, workers had finished painting the dots at the northern corner of the six-way intersection, and were well on the way to finishing the northwest corner. By the evening commute, it’s likely that all the dots will be […]

CTA: Belmont Bypass Necessary to Accommodate Current and Future Riders

By Steven Vance | May 21, 2015 | 49 Comments

The Chicago Transit Authority published on Tuesday its federally mandated environmental assessment for the Red-Purple Bypass project, better known as the Belmont flyover. The bypass is part of the Red-Purple Modernization project, which will rebuild all of the tracks from Belmont to Linden station in Wilmette, and reconstruct several stations to add elevators and other amenities. This bypass would […]

Eyes on the Street: Half-Finished “Lincoln Hub” Is Already Improving Safety

By John Greenfield | Apr 29, 2015 | 16 Comments

Last week, construction started on the “Lincoln Hub,” a traffic calming and placemaking project at Lincoln/Wellington/Southport, and the intersection has already been transformed for the better. The makeover is part of a larger $175K streetscape project that Special Service Area #27 and the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce are doing on Lincoln from Diversey to Belmont, […]

Like TOD Ordinance, Less Restrictive Zoning Can Help Lakeview Businesses

By Steven Vance | Apr 16, 2015 | 35 Comments

The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce is concerned that restrictive zoning, car parking requirements, and changing household types may hinder growth in the high-demand neighborhood and negatively affect local businesses. The chamber, along with Special Service Area #27 (map), published a report this week [PDF] that shows that not only is Lakeview’s housing supply failing to keep […]

CDOT Puts Belmont on a Confusing, Dangerous “Binge Diet” At Western

By Steven Vance | Jan 5, 2015 | 30 Comments

Bicycling up and over the Chicago River on Belmont, from Avondale to Roscoe Village, will soon be more comfortable once the Chicago Department of Transportation gives the street a “road diet” and replaces car travel lanes with new buffered bike lanes. Bicyclists shouldn’t get too comfortable, though: Once they’ve crested the bridge eastbound, they’ll be […]

Parking-Lite Residences Sprouting All Across Chicago

By Steven Vance | Dec 29, 2014 | 27 Comments

The resurgent downtown economy and the growing demand for car-lite living, both in Chicago and nationally, have spurred an apartment-building boom that’s transforming neighborhoods citywide. Many of these apartments are rising along the Chicago Transit Authority’s rail lines, partially thanks to a recent change to the city’s zoning ordinance that has made it easier to […]

Cyclist Dies a Few Weeks After Being Struck by 89-Year-Old Driver

By John Greenfield | Nov 10, 2014 | 14 Comments

View Larger Map The crash site at Lincoln, Addison and Ravenswood. A bicyclist who was struck from behind by an elderly driver in September has died from his injuries.On September 27, around 7:35 p.m., Joseph Korner was bicycling north near 3559 North Lincoln in Lakeview, according to Officer José Estrada from Police News Affairs. Korner, […]

New People Spots Are Part of Strategy to Energize Ho-Hum Stretch of Clark

By John Greenfield | Sep 30, 2014 | 15 Comments

In July, two new “People Spot” mini parks debuted on an Lackluster segment of Clark near Wellington, as part of a larger campaign to revitalize the business strip. The new parklets are located in front of El Nuevo Mexicano restaurant, 2914 North Clark, and Osteria De Pizza Metro, 2863 North Clark. They cost a total […]

New Grocery’s City-Mandated Car Parking, Not Buses, Will Congest Broadway

By Steven Vance | Jul 25, 2014 | 21 Comments

Some East Lakeview neighbors are unhappy with a proposed retail complex along Broadway, just north of Wellington, that would house a large Mariano’s supermarket on its lower floors and an Xsport Fitness on its upper floors. The five-story building will have retail space with a large driveway and loading area on the ground floor, the […]

What’s the Fastest Way Around Chicago? That Depends, Says New Map

By Steven Vance | Jun 27, 2014 | 26 Comments

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab published an interactive map this week that shows a new way to measure access across Chicago via different transportation modes. Instead of assessing how far one can travel by a certain mode, like a previous online map has shown, or showing the cost of travel, this map looks solely […]

Lakeview SSA Readies Placemaking Plan For Lincoln Avenue

By Steven Vance | Jun 16, 2014 | No Comments

Lisa Santos hopes that a new Lincoln Avenue Placemaking Plan will “slow down traffic – people, too – on Lincoln Avenue, so they can see our independent businesses.” Santos owns Southport Grocery and also chairs the West Lakeview Special Service Area #27, one of Chicago’s 44 business improvement districts. The SSA and the Lakeview Chamber of […]

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