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Tom Peppard
1 week, 1 day agoMain and Oakton are not suitable bike routes without improvements. South Evanston needs better E/W connections
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Mike M.
1 day 12 hours agoI go to Chicago Avenue businesses ALL THE TIME but I never ride ON Chicago Ave any longer than I absolutely need to to get to a business. I take side streets and only get on Chicago when I absolutely have to. I would patronize more businesses if I could safely ride past them.
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Anonymous
1 hour 15 mins agoThe new crosswalks and bump outs are great for pedestrians but because there's no place to ride except for the street they act as dangerous merge points with drivers. We need to be mindful of cyclist safety with these projects, not just the interactions between drivers/pedestrians and potential unintended consequences.
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Christian Fredrickson
2 days 13 hours agoWe should stop left turns from Keeny onto Chicago Ave.
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Deborah Long
2 days 22 hours agoIt would be great to have bike lanes on Ridge in this area.
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Anonymous
4 days 23 hours agoNeed a crosswalk here with a connecting sidewalk along Dewey. Take the sign down telling people to cross at Dodge. If I live across from the library and community center I should be able to safely walk across the street to it, not divert me just for the comfort of cars
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Jennifer Grandy
4 days 2 hours agoBoth Maple & Grove and Elmwood & Grove are not great for pedestrians. There is no crosswalk at Emerson & Grove despite a lot of pedestrian traffic for the local businesses (Cupitol and T’ian Bistro) and the YMCA. Cars routinely nearly blow stop signs. This area needs speed humps, other infrastructure to make drivers slow down, or just a redesign that prioritizes pedestrians.
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Anonymous
2 days 18 hours agoCyclists aren't allowed to use Ridge, so a safe all ages facility should exist as an alternative along Asbury which is directly parallel. This would be a boon for getting to Downtown, as right now you either have to take Dodge to Church or Hinmann/Lakefront either of which add considerable distance to the journey and thus discourage cycling as an option
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Christian Fredrickson
2 days 18 hours agoWe should stop left turns from Keeny onto Chicago Ave.
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Anonymous
1 week, 1 day agoPlease DO NOT remove the protected bike lane here. The Church and Dodge Project is not safe enough for children biking to ETHS
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1 week, 1 day agoLinda
Why would they want to remove the protected lane by the high school We need more protected lanes not less
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5 days 21 hours agoJohn
Totally agree. The danger is exacerbated by the fact that this is a bus stop. According to the proposed design, buses will block the bike lane when making a stop - forcing cyclists to merge into traffic. This should be protected and separated similar to how bus stops are handled in front of NU along the Sheridan protected bike path.
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Deborah Long
2 days 22 hours agoIt would be great to have bike lanes on Ridge in this area.
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Jennifer Grandy
4 days 2 hours agoBoth Maple & Grove and Elmwood & Grove are not great for pedestrians. There is no crosswalk at Emerson & Grove despite a lot of pedestrian traffic for the local businesses (Cupitol and T’ian Bistro) and the YMCA. Cars routinely nearly blow stop signs. This area needs speed humps, other infrastructure to make drivers slow down, or just a redesign that prioritizes pedestrians.
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Drew
1 week, 1 day agoChannel Trail crossings at Church, Dempster, Main, and Oakton are hazardous due to right turn on red cars and left turning cars onto and from McCormick. Pedestrian/bike "walk lights" that stop ALL traffic for a short time to allow crossings would lower the risk.
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Tom Peppard
1 week, 1 day agoMain and Oakton are not suitable bike routes without improvements. South Evanston needs better E/W connections
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Anonymous
2 days 20 hours agoHave had 3 near missed where I am in the bike lane, go through a green light to cross ridge, and a car doesn't look for bikes and stops a couple feet away. Sometimes included honks which just feel rude and unwelcoming when I'm just going on a green through the lane. Not sure what's needed to get cars to check the bike line before turning, but I'm open to ideas.
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Anonymous
1 day 16 hours agoRemoving the crosswalk here was a terrible idea. I don't care if you're making one crosswalk better, don't cancel it out by making the other one worse. We need more crosswalks not less. And if they'd actually asked any of us, we would have said the southern crosswalk was used more! Now we have to cross three streets instead of just one to take the most direct path. Ridiculous backwards movement from engineering staff
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Onnie Monter
1 week, 1 day agoI'm a frequent commuter cyclist. My work is off of Ridge in Chicago where it is legal to bike on Ridge, and I also frequently see bikers in Evanston in the "illegal" areas (the street) biking on Ridge S of Emerson, or the "gray zone" (the sidewalk), which I also end up using for part of my commute, though I hate to scare pedestrians. I am not a fast cyclist, however, and am happy to walk my bike when I am approaching within 50 feet of a pedestrian on Ridge, which I'm sure they appreciate. Overall, though, I'd love it if the city did more to offer clarity on how to make Ridge bikeable year-round in Evanston, and I'm sure the many sidewalk and "illegal" street cyclists I see would also appreciate it, whether that be through a widened sidewalk/bike lane, or through dedicated bike infrastructure on the street itself. We cyclists can't go as fast as cars, but that only points to offering cyclists MORE options for faster or more convenient routes if we want to encourage biking, not the backwards, car-focused thinking of prioritizing Ridge as a slightly faster "car street", "too dangerous" for cyclists...and who's fault is that? If emergency vehicles need more access to Ridge due to St. Francis and Evanston Hospital, that only further pushes the logic that we should have dedicated lanes that can be shared between emergency vehicles and bikes, who can easily pull over for an ambulance or firetruck if need be. I'm not sure how this would impact the 201 bus route, too, but I'm sure forward-thinking traffic designers can see past our car-centric infrastructure to make something more inclusive of everyone's needs.
Ward: 9th
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Rafael
2 days 21 hours agoCapital improvement recommendation on Lake Michigan waterfront between City of Chicago border and South Boulevard beach. 1) Remove existing rip rap/boulders along shoreline. 2) Install permanent corrugated steel retaining wall to hold back lake water from land area. 3) Construct new combination bike path and pedestrian walkway adjacent to new retaining wall. 4) Extend new bike path east onto Sheridan Road with cross-over at South Boulevard. 5) Maintain Sheridan (4) lane roadway in order to optimize vehicular traffic flow.
Ward: 3rd
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David Cook
1 week agoCreate an underpass from the north end of McCormick bike path to connect with the wooden bridge in the golf course to continue the Noyes bike path to the Noyes commercial district and on to the lakefront bike path.
Ward: 7th
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John Fervoy
4 days 19 hours agoHad 3 kids go to ETHS for a total of 12 years. I understand the need for convenient drop off area but if biking were safer, more convenient, that could have saved us many trips by car. We know what works in this kind of situation as we have Sheridan at Northwestern to look to for inspiration. Protected bike lanes, bus stops, plus drop off areas could be coordinated in this busy area. This is the key multimodal puzzle for us to focus on.
Ward: 9th
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Anonymous
5 days 21 hours agoThe entire Church street bike lane should be a fully protected and separated facility. Paint and plastic bollards are not sufficient protection. This needs a concrete curbe height separation similar to what is planned for the Dodge to McDaniel section and which exists on Sheridan
Ward: 2nd
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Anonymous
1 week 3 days agoCars blow through this area fast and don’t yield to cyclists or pedestrians. Lanes are wide so there’s plenty of room to narrow the street for safety and add a protected bike path on the north side
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1 week, 1 day agoDrew
Agree. With the school and Rbt. Crown Center this should be safe east-west bike opportunity in this area and it is not.
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Tom Peppard
1 week, 1 day agoExtend bike lanes north to at least South Blvd to improve safe connections between Evanston and Rogers Park, which are lacking. North of South Blvd, Hinman, etc are good alternatives
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Anonymous
1 day 2 hours agoPer Northwestern's Ryan Stadium website and FAQ section. They state, "Plans call for a bike valet system, keeping more cars off the road. Northwestern University aspires to have the stadium be among the most bike-friendly college venues in the U.S." If the expectation is that people bike to the new Ryan Field stadium, protected bicycle infrastructure that prioritizes cyclist safety is an absolute must and there is currently no infrastructure to support that. Safe, physically separated bike lanes and secure parking are essential to reducing congestion and making biking a realistic option for people of all ages and abilities to access the stadium.
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Mary Jo Huck
2 days 21 hours agoNeed bike lanes on Chicago Ave. & on Main Street. east to Dodge
Ward: 3rd
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Mary Jo Huck
2 days 21 hours agoNeed bike lanes on Chicago Ave. & on Main Street. east to Dodge
Ward: 3rd
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Anonymous
2 days 21 hours agoIt is often difficult and feels unsafe as a pedestrian trying to cross Central in any of the commercial areas. In many places there is nothing but a marked crosswalk, with no traffic light, no stop signs, no yellow lights of any kind to make the cars stop or even notice. Better pedestrian crossings in the busier areas would go a long way!
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John Fervoy
4 days 19 hours agoHad 3 kids go to ETHS for a total of 12 years. I understand the need for convenient drop off area but if biking were safer, more convenient, that could have saved us many trips by car. We know what works in this kind of situation as we have Sheridan at Northwestern to look to for inspiration. Protected bike lanes, bus stops, plus drop off areas could be coordinated in this busy area. This is the key multimodal puzzle for us to focus on.
Ward: 9th
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John Fervoy
4 days 19 hours agoHad 3 kids go to ETHS for a total of 12 years. I understand the need for convenient drop off area but if biking were safer, more convenient, that could have saved us many trips by car. We know what works in this kind of situation as we have Sheridan at Northwestern to look to for inspiration. Protected bike lanes, bus stops, plus drop off areas could be coordinated in this busy area. This is the key multimodal puzzle for us to focus on.
Ward: 9th
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Mary Jo Huck
2 days 21 hours agoNeed bike lanes on Chicago Ave. & on Main Street. east to Dodge
Ward: 3rd
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Janet Kelsey
2 days 21 hours agoThis is a particularly hazardous corner, with speeding commuter traffic, a lot of pedestrians, and just adjacent to a school. Robust measures need to be taken to keep pedestrians safe at this corner.
Ward: 3rd
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Michelle Mills
1 week 2 days agoThe sharrows on Sheridan between Clark Sq park (north and Sheridan Square (to south) -- at a minimum -- create unsafe spaces for pedestrians, cyclists, and all other foot traffic like runners, children, scooterists, etc. Very few use the sharrow space in the street since Sheridan is so narrow here and are on the sidewalk instead. This creates danger for the level of volume, as well as a number of people turning into driveways or parking. Perhaps we could consider getting rid of the street parking on Sheridan between Sheridan Sq. and the curve to allow a dedicated bike lane?
Ward: 3rd
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1 week, 1 day agoAnonymous
Yes! Build a pathway on the east side of Sheridan from Clark Sq Park to Garden Park and then along the lakefront at Calvary... the southeast of Evanston deserves a lakefront trail too!
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Anonymous
2 days 19 hours agoIt would be great if bikes could travel continuously southward on Maple through the Church/Maple intersection. A lot of riders (including myself) ride on the sidewalk for a short stretch on Church in order to continue going south on Maple. Maybe a bike lane could be painted on this very short section of sidewalk?
Ward: 7th
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Mary Jo Huck
2 days 21 hours agoNeed bike lanes on Chicago Ave. & on Main Street. east to Dodge
Ward: 3rd
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Mary Jo Huck
2 days 21 hours agoNeed bike lanes on Chicago Ave. & on Main Street. east to Dodge
Ward: 3rd
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John Fervoy
4 days 18 hours agoEvanston and Wilmette collaborated to draft a feasibility study of extending the Channel Trail to Wilmette Harbor. If we connect this trail to the Green Bay Trail (via Poplar) and Sheridan bike lanes, we can bridge this unfortunate trail gap for our region. The relatively short extension is challenging and expensive as we attempt to avoid construction on the golf course level. It's important to remember this choice as we evaluate the best course of action.
Ward: 9th
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Anonymous
2 days 22 hours agoDo a road diet on Ridge. Even drivers don't like it with the narrow lanes. Four lane to three lane conversion. It would add left turn lanes at the traffic lights to make better flow and reduce the three phases to just two. Then at the areas without left turn lanes you add pedestrian refuge islands so people can safely cross Ridge as it's a huge safety barrier today. Even if you can't add bike lanes to Ridge itself, it would make it so much safer for everyone for there to be two travel lanes of appropriate width, left turn lanes, and safer perpendicular crossings. Let's stop thinking about how to move as many cars as quickly as possible and how to create a safe and attractive community for the people who live along Ridge
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Jennifer Grandy
4 days 21 hours agoSherman Avenue downtown is very anti-pedestrian and cyclist. It’s very easy to drive through, but terrible to walk or bike through. Due to the three lanes and angle parking. Road diet is needed. This would also likely address the issue of cyclists on Sherman’s side walks. They are riding on the sidewalks because they do not feel safe.
Ward: 4th
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John Fervoy
4 days 18 hours agoThere is a diagonal scar through town were the Mayfair Cutoff - a section of Weber Spur train line - ran through town. That mostly vacant route runs in front of ETHS to Oakton and McCormick offering the potential for off-road transit through our industrial corridor to connect with the growing Weber Spur Trail. For more information on this opportunity see: https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/07/15/innovation-zones-reimagining-evanstons-west-side-future/
Ward: 9th
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John Fervoy
4 days 18 hours agoFor those walking or biking north into Evanston, this current situation works as a "not welcome" sign. The need to repair the revetment is a once in a lifetime opportunity to expand the green space including a two-way, off-road bike trail, and increased pedestrian sidewalk. Chicago has a long-term initiative (the Last 4 Miles Plan) to complete the Burnham Plan's design of a continuous accessible lakefront. Evanston has the rare opportunity to take the baton and develop a similar plan for our lakefront. Bikes and pedestrians have to dodge and weave to traverse our semi-accessible lakefront. Reminder, Burnham lived here.
Ward: 9th
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Onnie Monter
1 week, 1 day agoYes to Chicago Multimodal! Is there anyway to use the space between Metra & Purple Line tracks for a dedicated walk/bike lane, maybe even with "pocket playgrounds" like they have in the Netherlands, or bridges over busy streets to speed up biking time, to give a dedicated recreation and transit space for our city? I'm thinking like the 606, but even better. Looking out the train windows that dead space always seems like a missed opportunity.
Ward: 9th
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David Cook
1 week agoCreate an underpass from the north end of McCormick bike path to connect with the wooden bridge in the golf course to continue the Noyes bike path to the Noyes commercial district and on to the lakefront bike path.
Ward: 7th
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Janet Kelsey
2 days 21 hours agoThe section of Main Street between Forest Avenue and Main Street is dangerous, with many speeding cars. There is no place to cross in this section, so pedestrians are constantly at risk.
Ward: 3rd
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Tom Peppard
1 week, 1 day agoCuster is helpful connection to Rogers Park, consider making it a bike route. We need more/safer connections between Evanston and RP
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Jennifer Grandy
4 days 21 hours agoSherman Avenue downtown is very anti-pedestrian and cyclist. It’s very easy to drive through, but terrible to walk or bike through. Due to the three lanes and angle parking. Road diet is needed. This would also likely address the issue of cyclists on Sherman’s side walks. They are riding on the sidewalks because they do not feel safe.
Ward: 4th
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Tom Peppard
1 week, 1 day agoExtend bike lanes north to at least South Blvd to improve safe connections between Evanston and Rogers Park, which are lacking. North of South Blvd, Hinman, etc are good alternatives
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Jesper Stelter
2 days 16 hours agoDespite living on Main street close to the trains, I cannot safely make it to the shopping center here or anywhere on Main St. To feel safe, I have to take Greenleaf and go parallel to Main in order to get to my destinations. Even if I want to go to Skokie, I try to avoid the Main St. bridge where possible.
Ward: 4th
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Anonymous
6 days 20 hours agoThere is no true east-west bike lane other than Church St. Greenleaf is ideal for this by eliminating parking on one side of the street. We need an east west south of downtown
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3 days 20 hours agoAnonymous
I agree. Many bikers use Greenleaf as an east west route. Bike lanes can be created by eliminated parking on one side of the street. This is a route that is needed.
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3 days 20 hours agoAnonymous
I agree. Many bikers use Greenleaf as an east west route. Bike lanes can be created by eliminated parking on one side of the street. This is a route that is needed.
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2 days 22 hours agoAnonymous
Adding a 2-way bike lane on the south side of Greenleaf would not only improve biking conditions for those visiting the Chicago Ave corridor and Nichols, it would also narrow the roadway, which could reduce motorists' speeds. Parking is prohibited in front of Nichols; however, this has the effect of widening the lane and encourages motorists to speed directly in front of the school, which is a safety hazard.
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1 day 21 hours agoAnonymous
church street is only has one way protect for a chunk of it
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Drew
1 week, 1 day agoThe area bounded by Dodge (W), Emerson (S), Simpson (N), and Ridge (E) is a biking no-man's land due to dead end streets, one-way streets, difficult Green Bay crossings, with no paths, routes, or lanes. The Mason Park expansion and improvements will help, but there needs to be a comprehensive plan to improve routes in this area.
Ward: 8th
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Anonymous
1 week, 1 day agoMake northwestern do a free Bike Valet and build a Divvy station at the new Ryan field
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2 days 21 hours agoDeena Fischer
Haven Middle School could really benefit from more bike parking. It’s encouraging that so many students are biking to school, and expanding secure bike storage on all sides of the building would help keep pace with that demand. Right now, when racks are full, many students lock their bikes to the chain-link fence, which isn’t a safe or reliable option.
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Anonymous
2 days 21 hours agoThe shops at Dempster/Dodge have abysmal bicycle parking (and an ugly glut of car parking). It would be great if there were a way to require more (and functionally designed) bike parking in this and other major commercial areas. My family and I are constantly struggling to find bike parking here and in other locations, and sometimes choose not to bike somewhere because of it.
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2 days 16 hours agoJesper Stelter
Seconded; I would park my bike here to get breakfast (since it's the only place with open shops at the time) and go to work, but there are no good, long-term bike facilities to utilize.
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Anonymous
2 days 20 hours agoI bike to the barber's here every month, and occasionally stop at CVS after work, and everytime I feel like I have to lock up to a tree or something since I can't find bike parking. I thought there was nearby parking for the barber at one point but recently can't find it and can't tell if I imagined it.
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Anonymous
1 week, 1 day agoYou need protected lanes here along Lincoln. Lots of kids going to St A.'s, Haven etc, and the car traffic is bad especially during the rush. Farther west on Lincoln you can do sharrows, but east of Prairie you need protected lanes for the kids. I't s frankly shocking nobody has been injured or killed
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4 days 21 hours agoAnonymous
Agree 1000%
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Agree 1000%
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Agree 1000%
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Agree 1000%
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Agree 1000%
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Agree 1000%
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2 days 21 hours agoKari Frank
A protected bike lane on Lincoln (ideally all the way to Lovelace Park) is the only way that it would be safe for anyone - especially kids - to bike to along Central business corridors (by going parallel) and into northwest Evanston.
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Anonymous
1 week, 1 day agoThe bike lanes on Dodge Ave are terrifying to ride in. Often they are blocked by parked cars and/or the pavement is in poor condition or covered with snow, ice, and garbage. People step in and out of them to load/unload their cars without looking for cyclists. I'd rather ride in the street with the cars! Please don't build any more bike lanes like these.
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1 week, 1 day agoAnonymous
Agreed they should make them like on Sheridan Rd by northwestern
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1 week, 1 day agoThis is the worst intersection in the city and there's no safe way for bikes to go through. The emerson bike lanes end right beforehand and then you're on your own through this mess.
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1 week agoJarrod
Emerson is the main 2 way option for bikes between Northwestern campus and N Shore Channel Trail. Ideally it would all be 2 way protected bike lanes. Right now this intersection is extremely dangerous!
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Anonymous
1 week 3 days agoChurch Street bike lane needs to be protected with concrete downtown to stop the cars and trucks from illegaly parking here which happens all of the time in this spot and is terribly dangerous
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1 week, 1 day agoLinda
So dangerous in front of the library too where families might be trying to bike! This shouldn't even be listed as a protected lane on the map because it's really just paint
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Christian Fredrickson
2 days 19 hours agoNeeds bike lane as planned. Many neighbors in my complex support this with a few detractors.
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Anonymous
2 days 18 hours agoWe kept a handful of on-street parking spaces when the street was redone (parking spaces that are little used), instead of building a path for protecting the lives of families and children trying to bike to school or the community center. Our priorities for these projects are not correct.
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Anonymous
6 days 17 hours agoThere the bike lane is interrupted for one block and there's parking instead. Cyclists have to merge into traffic, and them immediately back out; not good.
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2 days 21 hours agoKari Frank
100% agree - this is not only annoying, but also dangerous. Especially as this is the designated bike route going west here. Use it regularly to bike to the shops on Dempster/Dodge, and other places west of Ridge, with a kid, and it's always very nerve-wracking in that spot particularly.
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Anonymous
2 days 18 hours agoThe bike lane here is not protected at all despite what the map says. If this is what you think a protected bike lane is we're in big trouble. It's just paint. It NEEDS to be protected though. Like concrete barrier protected. This is a three lane speedway with entrances and exits to parking garages.
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Anonymous
2 days 19 hours agoLincoln street is screaming for protected bike lanes. It's a natural east/west bike route between lake/Sheridan road and the Old Orchard Trail. It's heavily used by kids biking to school (Haven, St. A's, Orrington, Lincolnwood, etc.). Lincoln protected bike lanes would also provide a safe way to bike to Central Street businesses.
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Samuel
1 week, 1 day agoUpgrade painted lanes to protected. Street parking is not even halfway used on this entire stretch on either side of the street
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1 week agoDiane
There is an obstructed view turning north onto Dodge from Cleveland Street making it hazardous for drivers to keep track of people on the bike path and the street traffic. Also, in the summer, flowers planted on the parkway creates another obstruction so it's very hard to see the bike lane, especially if someone is biking in the wrong direction. I request that you evaluate the parking on the northeast corner of Dodge and Cleveland and if you agree, open up the view (by removing one parking space) to allow for a larger unobstructed turning radius. Also, the parkway must be cleared of plants to allow for a view of the bike path. A family member had an accident there because they did not see a biker coming from the north (from the wrong direction) and it was traumatic for all and could have been avoided. Evanston has the right spirit about bike paths but the Dodge bike path between Oakton and Main needs more attention so it can be a safe place for both bikers and cars.
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Jesper Stelter
2 days 16 hours agoAccessing the 909 side of the Davis CTA station from the South-West is awkward and time consuming or dangerous. Coming from the southwest, you need to go north past the CTA station, then loop around; stop at Maple/Davis then walk from there; or cycle counterflow on Davis. I feel two-way bike lanes are needed on both Church and Davis to encourage safe cycling and ease of access downtown.
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Christian Fredrickson
2 days 19 hours agoNeeds bike lane as planned. Many neighbors in my complex support this with a few detractors.
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Christian Fredrickson
2 days 18 hours agoWe need this route by the seawall on lake side is way too narrow.
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Anonymous
1 day agoSnow is not cleared on protected bike lane in front of Evanston Place Apartments.
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2 hours 4 mins agoAnonymous
Chicago Ave. often is busy with speeding police or fire/emergency vehicles because this route usually moves faster than alternatives. You should not make the lanes narrower or impede traffic flow. As a pedestrian relying mostly on buses and trains, I think you are not doing bicyclists a favor to cram them into this crowd.
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Drew
1 week, 1 day agoChicago Ave Multimodal proposal is a good idea as long as changes provide protected lanes, traffic & bike signals, and pedestrian safety equivalent to the Chicago Ave. rework along the NU campus.
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1 week, 1 day agoAnonymous
Yes, build the protected lanes on Chicago Ave
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Anonymous
1 week, 1 day agoWhy is the divvy station at crown center in the back? It should be at the front door where it is most accessible. It's like they put the station in the worst most possibly inconvenient location for people trying to get to/from crown center to use. It should be less steps to rent a divvy than to reach a parked car, or else people are just gonna drive.
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Axel Mueller 12 hours 25 mins ago
I would like to see “no biking on sidewalk” signs and enforcement *everywhere*. Despite being a bike-rider myself I feel extremely unsafe on sidewalks as a pedestrian with a dog especially when it is dark and cyclists ride their bikes without lights at relatively high speeds on the sidewalks. One especially dangerous route is along Asbury between Dempster and Green Bay. To keep cyclists safe, the city should use space on the roadside, separate from sidewalks and outlaw bike riding on sidewalks generally. This is a serious issue and has involved me not only in various accidents and cyclists nearly overrunning my dog but also in many unsettling interactions with aggressive cyclists.
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Axel Mueller 12 hours 25 mins ago
I would like to see “no biking on sidewalk” signs and enforcement *everywhere*. Despite being a bike-rider myself I feel extremely unsafe on sidewalks as a pedestrian with a dog especially when it is dark and cyclists ride their bikes without lights at relatively high speeds on the sidewalks. One especially dangerous route is along Asbury between Dempster and Green Bay. To keep cyclists safe, the city should use space on the roadside, separate from sidewalks and outlaw bike riding on sidewalks generally. This is a serious issue and has involved me not only in various accidents and cyclists nearly overrunning my dog but also in many unsettling interactions with aggressive cyclists.
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Axel Mueller 12 hours 25 mins ago
I would like to see “no biking on sidewalk” signs and enforcement *everywhere*. Despite being a bike-rider myself I feel extremely unsafe on sidewalks as a pedestrian with a dog especially when it is dark and cyclists ride their bikes without lights at relatively high speeds on the sidewalks. One especially dangerous route is along Asbury between Dempster and Green Bay. To keep cyclists safe, the city should use space on the roadside, separate from sidewalks and outlaw bike riding on sidewalks generally. This is a serious issue and has involved me not only in various accidents and cyclists nearly overrunning my dog but also in many unsettling interactions with aggressive cyclists.
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Linda Hamburg 2 days 17 hours ago
There are 150 bike riders in our high rise at 807 Davis St. please be aware of the density of people who live and bike in downtown Evanston!
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Linda Hamburg 2 days 17 hours ago
There are 150 bike riders in our high rise at 807 Davis St. please be aware of the density of people who live and bike in downtown Evanston!
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Linda Hamburg 2 days 17 hours ago
There are 150 bike riders in our high rise at 807 Davis St. please be aware of the density of people who live and bike in downtown Evanston!
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Anonymous 2 days 20 hours ago
Most of the commercial areas in Evanston have insufficient bicycle parking, which discourages biking to those areas. This includes, but is not limited to, the Dempster/Dodge intersection and shopping complex, Main St, Central St, downtown Evanston. It is important not only to have sufficient parking (sufficient = bikers can always find a spot within a block of their destination without crossing a street) but that the style of the bike racks be functional with U-lock. There are many types of bike racks that are extremely frustrating to use, which is almost worse than no parking at all.
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Stefan 2 days 22 hours ago
I hope the city continues to prioritize projects that get Evanston closer to having a "comprehensive bike network", in which residents can make almost any trip on a bicycle if they choose to. As an everyday biker, I firmly believe that separated lanes (preferably protected) are necessary on major corridors - Chicago Ave, Dodge, Main St, Church, Dempster. Greenways are a good alternative where traffic volume and speed can be significantly calmed - Greenleaf for example. (Also the Glenwood Greenview stretch in Rodgers Park for inspiration). Now is the time to think strategically and over a long time horizon. It would be great to see as part of project evaluation criteria a question of "How far toward a comprehensive bike network does this move us?" This should take into account the location of residences, destinations (shopping, parks, libraries), and existing infrastructure. In several years, we'll have Chicago and Dodge lanes, 2 important North-South corridors. At a glance, we could use some work on East-West corridors - Main (which leads to Robert Crown), Dempster, Church, Greenleaf. Thanks for all your hard work. Stefan
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Anonymous 2 days 23 hours ago
What is the plan for car traffic along the Chicago Ave Corridor? There are many businesses whose patrons drive; where will they be able to park if not along Chicago Ave?
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Anonymous 2 days 23 hours ago
What is the plan for car traffic along the Chicago Ave Corridor? There are many businesses whose patrons drive; where will they be able to park if not along Chicago Ave?
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Anonymous 2 days 23 hours ago
What is the plan for car traffic along the Chicago Ave Corridor? There are many businesses whose patrons drive; where will they be able to park if not along Chicago Ave?
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Anonymous 2 days 23 hours ago
What is the plan for car traffic along the Chicago Ave Corridor? There are many businesses whose patrons drive; where will they be able to park if not along Chicago Ave?
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Anonymous 2 days 23 hours ago
What is the plan for car traffic along the Chicago Ave Corridor? There are many businesses whose patrons drive; where will they be able to park if not along Chicago Ave?
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Jennifer Grandy 6 days 19 hours ago
Hi, I fully support moving ahead with the Chicago multimodal corridor. It would do a lot to enhance safety and both the biking and pedestrian experience in the area. I’d also like the new plan to consider enhancing downtown. Right now, it’s very convenient for drivers and not so great for cyclists and pedestrians (eg Sherman Avenue is very wide and can be unwieldy to cross). More raised cross walks and even a protected lane on Sherman would give everyone more space/protection.
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Drew 1 week, 1 day ago
Have city council take up issue of throttle controlled electric "bikes" -- actually electric motorcycles -- that use paths and protected lanes.
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