Cyclists and pedestrians account for 63% of all serious injuries along Chicago Ave. Numerous hit and runs have caused life-altering critical injuries and deaths.
Complete Street infrastructure is proven to reduce speeding- decreasing both the likelihood and severity of crashes.
Protected bike lanes will improve travel conditions for cyclists and drivers alike, and discourage sidewalk riding making pedestrians safer.
Studies show that when these improvements are installed, business revenues increase.
More trips to Chicago Ave by foot, bike, bus and train will improve air quality, reduce noise pollution and carbon emissions, and free up road space for those that will continue to drive.
The Chicago Ave Coalition supports a safer, vibrant, more sustainable corridor with protected bike lanes, expanded pedestrian space, enhanced transit stops, and green infrastructure.
Evanston secures $3 million to create safer, bike-friendly Chicago Avenue
A planned revamp of Chicago Avenue from downtown Evanston to the city’s Chicago border received a significant boost Wednesday with a $3 million grant from the state…
Downtown Evanston endorses Chicago Avenue bike lane project
A two-way protected bike lane along Chicago Avenue may result in some inconvenience initially but will contribute to a safer and more prosperous corridor in the long run, the executive board of Downtown Evanston recently said in a statement…
Residents, business owners back protected bike lanes
Over 250 business owners and residents cosigned a letter Monday, urging Mayor Daniel Biss and city staff to continue supporting the Chicago Avenue multimodal corridor improvements project…
Enthusiasm mounting for proposed Chicago Ave. bike lane
Looking east towards Evanston’s existing Chicago Avenue two-way protected bike lane at Clark Street, two blocks north of Davis Street. The current proposal calls for extending the bikeway about two miles south from Davis to the city of Chicago border at Howard Street…
Chicago Avenue could get protected bike lane stretching south to Howard
A protected, two-way bike lane along Chicago Avenue is on city planners’ wish list. Sat Nagar, project manager of the Chicago Avenue Multimodal Corridor Improvements, presented an update on the proposal…